Rowlandson's England (1955)

Director:

John Hawkesworth

Writers:

Robert Hamer, John Hawkesworth

Stars:

Alec Guinness

Cast

Credited cast:
Alec Guinness	...	Narrator

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Film Institute (BFI), Egret Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

User Reviews

Fascinating Technicolor Short

The publicity sheet says the film was co-directed by Hawkesworth and Hamer, produced by Hawkesworth. Theatrically released in the U.K. by Warner Bros in August 1956, the 984-feet Technicolor short ran 11 minutes.

SYNOPSIS: The England of the Napoleonic Wars as interpreted by painter and caricaturist, Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827).

COMMENT: The director of Kind Hearts and Coronets, Father Brown and To Paris with Love has once again united with his favorite star, Alec Guinness, to produce a vigorous slice of entertainment. This time his subject is Rowlandson's England as depicted in the artist's often rough but brutally accurate illustrations. All told, this little film provides a fascinating glimpse of a long-vanished world.