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A Hundred Years Underground

1963-10-12 · 39 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary

A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak alongside some excellent archive film.

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Directors
John Rowdon
Production companies
British Transport Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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John RowdonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Herbert MorrisonSelf
John BetjemanJohn BetjemanSelf
Henry MoorSelf

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