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There Go the Boats

There Go the Boats

1951Short⏱️ 24m
DocumentaryShort

Depicts a way of life on the British waterways that was soon to pass with the arrival of the container ships and motorways.

Director
R.K. Neilson-Baxter
Writers
R.K. Neilson-Baxter, Miles Tomalin
Stars
N/A
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
British Transport Films

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

There Go the Boats
by CinemaSerf2024-12-14

"This is a fairly standard documentary that reminds us just how pivotal canals were to communication and distribution as late as the 1940s. Using some actuality, and the odd animated map, we are invited on a journey along these British waterways inspecting the locks and the hand-hewn tunnels whilst encountering some of the folks who live by and/or make their living there. It's quite an interesting retrospective of a time now long past, and of how people moved essential, sometimes heavy, goods along these watery highways. It is informatively narrated; is nicely supported by some decent phot..."

📖 Synopsis

Depicts a way of life on the British waterways that was soon to pass with the arrival of the container ships and motorways.