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Jun 15, 1987 · Thames Film: Directed by William Raban. With T.S. Eliot, John Hurt. This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea.
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- Documentary
- William Raban
- 1987-06-15
Sep 23, 2021 · Directed by William Raban, narrated by John Hurt. ‘From London Bridge to the seaward limit is a distance of 50 miles. The Thames flows eastward through a temporary landscape of docks, wharves ...
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This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea. It has a narration from John Hurt that takes the form of reading old manuscripts, books and news articles, and also a posthumous narration from poet TS Eliot reading from his own work, The Dry Salvages from the Four Quartets.
May 2, 2015 · Watch trailer. Genres: Art, Documentary. Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. ‘A visionary film’. Peter Ackroyd. To co-incide with a retrospective at the 61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen this month we present a new digital restoration of William Raban’s classic experimental documentary on London’s River Thames.
- 2 min
- LUX Moving Image
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- William Raban
- John Hurt
Thames Film. 1987. 1h 6m. Documentary. Cast. T.S. Eliot (Narrator #1) John Hurt (Narrator #2) Director. William Raban. Synopsis. This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow...
By filming from the low freeboard of a small boat, the film attempts to capture the point of view of the river itself, tracing the 50 mile journey from the heart of London to the open sea.