The Way to the Sea

The Way to the Sea

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The Way to the Sea

1936

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A 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway. A lesser known contemporary of Night Mail, also featuring the music of Benjamin Britten and poetry of W.H. Auden.

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Geoffrey Tandy

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Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland

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Directed by: J.B. Holmes

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