Song of Ceylon
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The Song of Ceylon is a 1934 British documentary film
directed by Basil Wright
and produced by John Grierson for the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board.
Digitized versions of the film are available to watch online on youtube and via the Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire website. See the links below.
A DVD version of the film is available from the British Film Institute.
Documentary film
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directed by Basil Wright
Basil Wright
Basil Wright, , was a documentary filmmaker, film historian, film critic and teacher.-Biography:...
and produced by John Grierson for the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board.
Digitized versions of the film are available to watch online on youtube and via the Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire website. See the links below.
A DVD version of the film is available from the British Film Institute.