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| The Edge of the World | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Powell |
| Written by | Michael Powell |
| Produced by | Joe Rock |
| Starring | John Laurie Belle Chrystall Eric Berry Finlay Currie Niall MacGinnis |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman Skeets Kelly Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Derek N. Twist |
| Music by | Lambert Williamson (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Independent Exhibitors[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over £30,000 (est.)[3] |
The Edge of the World is a 1937 British film directed by Michael Powell, loosely based on the evacuation of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. It was Powell's first major project. The title is a reference to the expression ultima Thule, coined by Virgil (Georgics 1:30).
The film is the story of the depopulation of one of the isolated outer islands of Scotland as, one by one, the younger generation leaves for the greater opportunities offered by the mainland, making it harder to follow the old ways of life there.
- ^ Review from "Picture Show" magazine, 14 August 1937 Retrieved 12 November 2012
- ^ BFI: The Edge of the World – distributor Archived 3 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 November 2012
- ^ "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project. 12 August 2008.