The Distant Thames

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The Distant Thames

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The Distant Thames

London’s Screen Archives
Windsor
1951
Sound
8m

A river symphony and an early example of stereoscopic film made about the River Thames.

Produced for the Festival of Britain in 1951 by Raymond Spottiswoode, the Royal River, from which this extract originates, was made during a short-lived golden era for 3D film. Available here in 2D, this extract has a lovely lilting quality; get carried away by William Alwyn's pastoral score and the delightful panoramic views of Windsor.

Sequences from a forthcoming stereoscopic study of the Thames, to be called Royal River.

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