The Open Road

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Documentary

Overview

In the summer of 1924 Claude Friese-Greene, a pioneer of colour cinematography, set out from Cornwall with the aim of recording life on the road between Land’s End and John O’Groats. Entitled The Open Road, his remarkable travelogue was conceived as a series of shorts, 26 episodes in all, to be shown weekly at the cinema. The result is a fascinating portrait of inter-war Britain, in which town and country, people and landscapes are captured as never before, in a truly unique and rich colour palette.

Keywords

england
travel
filmmaking

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1926
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BFI
Cast: Norman Swan
Director: Claude Friese-Greene
Producer: Claude Friese-Greene
Cinematography: Claude Friese-Greene
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0283525