From 1959 to 1969, the Rank organisation made a series of short films for the cinema under the series title Look at Life. The films were released on a weekly basis and shown in Odeon cinemas up and down the country. Ultimately over 500 Look at Life films were produced, all of them shot on 35mm film and in colour.
Now film historian John Huntley presents 5 films from the series, all of which feature the railways of the time - a time of great change, when steam was rapidly being replaced by diesel;-
Letting Off Steam (1959)
Draw The Fires (1963)
High Wide And Faster (1964)
Turn Of The Wheel (1964)
Playing Trains (1967)
Presented by John Huntley
100% colour
Duration 48 minutes
DVD
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