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Michael Powell (story)
Release Date:
9 September 1938 (USA)
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A way of life is dying on a Shetland island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | John Laurie | ... | Peter Manson |
| Belle Chrystall | ... | Ruth Manson - His Daughter |
| Eric Berry | ... | Robbie Manson - Her Brother |
| Kitty Kirwan | ... | Jean Manson - Their Grandmother |
| Finlay Currie | ... | James Gray |
| Niall MacGinnis | ... | Andrew Gray - His Son (as Niall Macginnis) |
| Grant Sutherland | ... | John - the Catechist |
| Campbell Robson | ... | Mr. Dunbar - the Laird |
| George Summers | ... | Trawler Skipper |
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81 min | UK:62 min (1940 re-issue) | UK:74 min (1990 NFA-restoration) | USA:74 min | USA:72 min (Milestone print)
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New 35mm print made and shown September 1999 as part of NY Film Festival.
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Continuity: In the sequence in which Ruth runs down and uphill then to the shore, she is first barefoot, then wearing shoes, then barefoot again.
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Featured in Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
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Psalm 23
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It was very strange watching a film that was shot on an Island that I can see out of my living room window (on clear days).
The film touched on many issues that affected people of the Shetlands around that time, but you should glad hearted, because in REAL life the people of Foula (the REAL Island) still managed to survive, there are approx 30 people living on Foula (Pronouced "Fulla") at this time, and they now have (as from the end of 2004), for the first time 24 hour electricity! (previously only 15 hours a days worth).
Of course, none of the main characters are from Shetland, because they sound Scottish. (The Shetland accent is a mix of Scots and Norwegian Dialect), but the film does its best.. and people who lived in Shetland NEVER spoke Scottish Gaelic.. ever.. tho they did speak Danish before the 17th Century...
This film is available in the Shetland Libraries, and it is watched with much mirth by us... watch and enjoy!