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Westminster Abbey

1945 · 19 min

A stately, music-filled guided tour through centuries of stone and ceremony, calm and reverent rather than gripping.

Directed by
Horace Shepherd
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alvar Liddell
Overview
The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

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Directed by
Horace Shepherd
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alvar Liddell
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Horace Shepherd
    Starring
    Alvar Liddell
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    United Kingdom

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