The England of Elizabeth
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The England of Elizabeth is a 1957 documentary
about the Elizabethan age, directed by John Taylor
for British Transport Films
. It is particularly noted for its score composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
. The soundtrack script (by Gloucestershire novelist John Moore) is read by veteran Shakespearean actor Alec Clunes
.
Vaughan Williams' score was the basis for the concert work Three Portraits from the England of Elizabeth.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the Elizabethan age, directed by John Taylor
John Taylor (documentary filmmaker)
John Elston Taylor was a British documentary filmmaker.Born in Kentish Town, London, on 5 October 1914, John Taylor had originally set his sights on a career in carpentry, however shortly after finishing school he was offered a job by his sister's husband, documentary filmmaker John...
for British Transport Films
British Transport Films
British Transport Films was an organisation set up in 1949 to make documentary films on the general subject of British transport. Its work included internal training films, travelogues , and "industrial films" promoting the progress of Britain's railway...
. It is particularly noted for its score composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams OM was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song: this activity both influenced his editorial approach to the English Hymnal, beginning in 1904, in which he included many...
. The soundtrack script (by Gloucestershire novelist John Moore) is read by veteran Shakespearean actor Alec Clunes
Alec Clunes
Alexander "Alec" Demoro Sherriff Clunes was an English actor and stage manager.Among the plays he presented were Christopher Fry's famous play The Lady's Not For Burning. He gave the actor and dramatist Sir Peter Ustinov his first break with his production The House of Regrets. His film career was...
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Vaughan Williams' score was the basis for the concert work Three Portraits from the England of Elizabeth.