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THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Cannes Classics
- Directed by :
- Michael POWELL
- Country:
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Year:
- 1937
- Duration:
- 75.00 minutes
Synopsis
The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island’s highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island’s peace and splits the two clans apart.
Credits
- Michael POWELL - Director
- Michael POWELL - Screenplay
- Monty BERMAN - Cinematography
- Skeets KELLY - Cinematography
- Ernest PALMER - Cinematography
- Cyril RAY - Music
- Derek TWIST - Film Editor
Actors
- Eric BERRY - Robbie Mansun
- Belle CHRYSTALL - Ruth Mansun
- Finlay CURRAY - Peter Gray
- John LAURIE - Peter Mansun
- Niall MACGINNIS - Andrew Gray
Contacts and useful links
Production
BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE - James White - 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN UK - T : 44 207 957 4847 - james.white@bfi.org.uk - www.bfi.org.uk
The Official Selection 2005
Cannes Classics
- 49TH PARALLEL
- A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
- AL'LÈÈSSI... UNE ACTRICE AFRICAINE
- AN AIRMAN'S LETTER TO HIS MOTHER
- APPUNTI PER UN ORESTIADE AFRICANA
- BEYOND THE ROCKS (1922/2005)
- BLACK NARCISSUS
- BULLITT
- CHICHI ARIKI
- EAST OF EDEN
- ENAMORADA
- I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING
- INGMAR BERGMAN COMPLETE: BERGMAN AND THE CINEMA / BERGMAN AND THE THEATRE / BERGMAN AND FÅRÖ ISLAND
- JAMES DEAN: FOREVER YOUNG
- JOHN CASSAVETES
- KITANO TAKESHI SHINSHUTSU-KIBOTSU
- LA FILLE DE L'EAU
- LA PERLA
- LE FEU FOLLET
- LES ANGES DU PECHE
- LOS OLVIDADOS
- MARTY
- MOMENTS CHOISIS DES HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA
- PATHER PANCHALI
- PELE ETERNO
- REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
- SALÓN MÉXICO
- SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN
- THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
- THE LAST WALTZ
- THE RIVER
- TIAN XIA DI YI QUAN
- TWO-LANE BLACKTOP