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Underground (1928 film)

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Underground
File:Underground, directed by Anthony Asquith.jpg
Directed byAnthony Asquith
Written byAnthony Asquith
Produced byHarry Bruce Woolfe
StarringBrian Aherne
Elissa Landi
Cyril McLaglen
Norah Baring
CinematographyStanley Rodwell
Production
company
Distributed byPro Patria Films
Release date
1928
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Underground is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen, and Norah Baring. The film examines the lives of ordinary Londoners and the romance between them, set on and around the London Underground.

Premise

An electrician and a porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground.[1]

Cast

Production

Underground was made by British Instructional Films at Elstree and Cricklewood Studios[2] and on location in London including scenes shot at Lots Road Power Station in Chelsea.[3] The film was based on an original scenario written by Asquith.[4]

Restoration

Underground was restored in 2009 under the auspices of the British Film Institute (BFI). In 2011, composer and well-known silent film accompanist Neil Brand wrote a completely new score for the film, which was then premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in London.[5]

References

Bibliography

  • Ryall, Tom. Anthony Asquith. Manchester University Press, 2005.

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