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A Hundred Years Underground

1963 · 39 min

A gentle, nostalgic tour through a century of trains and civic pride, brisk enough to hold interest without ever asking much.

Directed by
John Rowdon
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John Rowdon, Herbert Morrison, John Betjeman
Overview
A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak alongside some excellent archive film.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
John Rowdon
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John Rowdon, Herbert Morrison, John Betjeman
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Tone
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
John Rowdon
Starring
John Rowdon, Herbert Morrison, John Betjeman, Henry Moor
Runtime
39 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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