The London Nobody Knows (1969)

A 45-minute trippy documentary of late 1960's London and is a fascinating time capsule of the remnants of a bygone age before Londons's extensive redevelopment in the late 1960's.

Director:

Norman Cohen

Writers:

Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Brian Comport (additional material)

Star:

James Mason

Cast

Cast overview:
James Mason	...	Self - Guide / Narrator

Storyline

A 45-minute trippy documentary of late 1960's London and is a fascinating time capsule of the remnants of a bygone age before Londons's extensive redevelopment in the late 1960's.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | breaking eggs | yiddish | reference to jack the ripper | housing problem | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Trivia

At 38 mins 44 sec James Mason visits the scene of Jack The Rippers 2nd victim, still the same after all those years, gone now though.

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Connections

References Till Death Us Do Part (1965)

User Reviews

A must see for anyone interested in the gritty historic fabric that was London in the sixties.

A thought provoking and funny (at times) documentary. James Mason makes the narration of the documentary all the better.

In this production you see facets of London life long since forgotten. Street markets and their entertainers, residential slums, you witness the toughness of what it is to be homeless in a time where financial aid was not available as easily as it is today.

The scene of the egg breaking plant was strange at first but it does show the strange sense of humour that people had in this decade. The vibrant mix of people that occupy London is shown fully in the short fifty three minutes.

It can be rather sad at times to see people at their lowest but gratifying to see some of those people trying to make their lives a little better in any way they can.

James Mason makes a valid comment on the new buildings sprouting in and around London and makes the point that the demolition of old buildings is something that should not be mourned as the same fate awaits the new buildings in years to come.

I think in this he meant to say that change is inevitable and can be for the good sometimes. Overall I think the production was excellent, I give it ten out of ten.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1969 (UK)

Also Known As:

Unbekanntes London

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norcon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1