The Great Barrier (film)
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| The Great Barrier | |
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| Directed by | Milton Rosmer Geoffrey Barkas |
| Produced by | Günther Stapenhorst |
| Written by | Alan Sullivan (novel) Michael Barringer Ralph Spence Emeric Pressburger Milton Rosmer |
| Starring | Richard Arlen Antoinette Cellier Barry MacKay Lilli Palmer |
| Music by | Hubert Bath Jack Beaver Louis Levy |
| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier Glen MacWilliams Robert Martin Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | Charles Frend Ben Hipkins |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Release dates
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February 1937 |
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Running time
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83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Barrier is a 1937 British historical drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Richard Arlen, Lilli Palmer and Antoinette Cellier. The film depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1] It was based on the 1935 novel The Great Divide by Alan Sullivan. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.[2] The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton.
Contents
Cast
- Richard Arlen - Hickey
- Lilli Palmer - Lou
- Antoinette Cellier - Mary Moody
- Barry MacKay - Steve
- Roy Emerton - Moody
- J. Farrell MacDonald - Major Rogers
- Ben Welden - Joe
- Jock MacKay - Bates
- Ernest Sefton - Magistrate
- Henry Victor - Bulldog Kelly
- Reginald Barlow - James Hill
- Arthur Loft - William Van Horne
- Frank McGlynn Sr. - Sir John MacDonald
References
- ↑ BFI Database
- ↑ Cook p.192
Bibliography
- Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Great Barrier at IMDb
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- English-language films
- 1937 films
- 1930s drama films
- 1930s historical films
- British drama films
- British historical films
- British Western (genre) films
- British films
- Films directed by Geoffrey Barkas
- Films directed by Milton Rosmer
- Lime Grove Studios films
- Films set in Canada
- Films set in the 1880s
- Films shot in British Columbia
- Rail transport films
- 1930s British film stubs
- British black-and-white films
