Underground (1928 film)
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Underground is a British drama film
directed by Anthony Asquith
and starring Brian Aherne
, Elissa Landi
, Cyril McLaglen
, and Norah Baring
. An electrician and a porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground
.
Underground was restored in 2009 under the auspices of the British Film Institute
(BFI). In 2011, composer and well-known silent film accompanist Neil Brand
wrote a completely new score for the film, which was then premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre
in London..
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations...
and starring Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne was a British actor of both stage and screen, who found success in Hollywood.-Early life and stage career:...
, Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing....
, Cyril McLaglen
Cyril McLaglen
Cyril McLaglen was a British actor who appeared in a variety of films between 1920 and 1951. He was born in London in 1899 and made his film debut in the 1920 film The Call of the Road. He was the younger brother of the actor Victor McLaglen...
, and Norah Baring
Norah Baring
Norah Baring , born Norah Minnie Baker, was an English film actress most famous for portraying "Diana Baring" in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! . She is also known for playing the female lead in Anthony Asquith's silent thriller A Cottage on Dartmoor...
. An electrician and a porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
.
Underground was restored in 2009 under the auspices of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
(BFI). In 2011, composer and well-known silent film accompanist Neil Brand
Neil Brand
Neil Brand , is a British dramatist, composer and author. In addition to being regular silent film accompanist at London's National Film Theatre, Brand has composed new scores for two recently restored films from the 1920s, namely The Wrecker and Anthony Asquith's Underground. Brand has also acted...
wrote a completely new score for the film, which was then premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre
Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
in London..