Documentary · United Kingdom · 1954 · 20m

Elizabethan Express

Elizabethan Express poster
Director
Tony Thompson
Cast
Alan Wheatley as Self - Narrator (voice) Howard Marion-Crawford as Self - Narrator (voice)
Crew
James Ritchie — Director of Photography Ronald Craigen — Director of Photography Robert Paynter — Director of Photography William J. Maclean — Editor Clifton Parker — Original Music Composer Paul Le Saux — Writer
Synopsis

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. A nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ex-LNER Class A4.

Mood & Themes
transportationrailroadpassenger train
Key Collaborators
Tony Thompson Director James Ritchie Director of Photography Ronald Craigen Director of Photography Robert Paynter Director of Photography William J. Maclean Editor Clifton Parker Original Music Composer Paul Le Saux Writer Edgar Anstey Producer
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