Elstree Story

Name: Elstree Story
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 1 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Richard Todd, Monty Banks, Jack Buchanan

1952
1h 1m

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Starting in 1927 when the first film, The White Sheik, was made there, Elstree Story features excerpts from over forty productions - including Hitchcock's Blackmail, the first feature-length... Read allStarting in 1927 when the first film, The White Sheik, was made there, Elstree Story features excerpts from over forty productions - including Hitchcock's Blackmail, the first feature-length British talkie ever shown - with early appearances by some of cinema's greatest stars; it... Read allStarting in 1927 when the first film, The White Sheik, was made there, Elstree Story features excerpts from over forty productions - including Hitchcock's Blackmail, the first feature-length British talkie ever shown - with early appearances by some of cinema's greatest stars; it is a most memorable and evocative journey through the years.

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Updated in the year 2000 to reflect the fifty years of filmmaking following on from its original release. This edition was shown at an Elstree Film Studios event with the original film's host, Richard Todd, in attendance.

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Features King's Mate (1928)

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6/10

A view of the ABPC studio in 1951

This is a documentary about the ABPC studios in Elstree.At the time of the making of this film they employed a workforce of 600.The principal narrator is Richard Todd and features 40 of the films made at the studio.It is not a linear history.It instead introduces us to various members of staff who were employed at the time.So we hear from an editor,a cameraman,a casting director and so on.Unfortunately in most cases we are not told who is speaking.So this film is a snapshot of a particular moment in time of the studio's history timed to coincide with its 25th anniversary.On the DVD there is also an interesting 22 minute extra where Paul Walsh who helped save the studios brings the story up to date.