Film
Between the Tides
1958 · 21m · Documentary
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Overview
Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films.It is a study of the animal and plant life of Britain's shores. The film show the fascinating and colourful marine life of shoreline and rock pool, filmed in the inter-tidal zone of a typical and attractive rocky shore of southwest England. The amazing diversity of creatures must be seen to be believed; periwinkles, top-shells, starfish and lump suckers, the self-concealing flatfish, the gaper and razor fish and the commuting and breeding seabirds. Beautifully photographed in glorious Technicolor by resident cameraman Ron Craigen, the film was awarded fifteen international film honours, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Cast
Crew
- Ralph KeeneDirector
- James Burns SingerWriter
- Ian FergusonProducer
- Edgar AnsteyExecutive Producer
- Ronald CraigenDirector of Photography
- Edward WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- John LegardEditor
Details
- Release date
- August 24, 1958
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
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