The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon | |
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Directed by | Basil Wright |
Written by | Robert Knox (sailor) (commentary, excerpt from "An Historical Relation of Ceylon") |
Produced by | John Grierson (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Narrated by | Lionel Wendt |
Cinematography | Basil Wright John Taylor |
Edited by | Basil Wright |
Music by | Walter Leigh |
Running time | 38 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
The Song of Ceylon is a 1934 British documentary film directed by Basil Wright and produced by John Grierson for the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board.
The film was shot on location in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the start of 1934 and completed at the GPO film studios in Blackheath London.
Digitized versions of the film are available to watch online on youtube and via the Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire website. See the links below.
The youtube version is low quality in comparison to the version on the Colonial Film site.
A DVD version of the film is available from the British Film Institute as part of their award winning GPO DVD series.
Plot summary
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Cast
- Lionel Wendt as Narrator (voice)
Soundtrack
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References
- Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire Entry for Song of Ceylon.
- Screenonline Entry for Song of Ceylon.
Bibliography
External links
- Watch The Film Online at the Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire Website
- The Song of Ceylon at IMDb
- The Song of Ceylon is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Articles with empty sections from February 2010
- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- 1934 films
- British documentary films
- British short films
- English-language films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Basil Wright
- Short documentary films
- Sri Lankan films
- Sponsored films
- 1930s documentary films
- Documentary film stubs