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1975-03-17 Animation 27mins

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

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An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

  • Released
    1975-03-17
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    27mins
  • Genre
    Animation, History, Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Bob Godfrey Films, British Lion Films, Grantstern Films

Crew

Bob Godfrey
Director
Keywords:
cartoon fictional biography short film

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Cast

Richard Briers

Richard Briers
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Harry Fowler

Harry Fowler
Barbara Moore

Barbara Moore
Angus Lennie

Angus Lennie
Peter Hawkins

Peter Hawkins
Dick Graham

Dick Graham
Imogen Claire

Imogen Claire
Cyril Shaps

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-16

Two men are painting a battleship and the older is regaling the younger with the achievements of the engineering genius that was Isambard Ki... read more

Two men are painting a battleship and the older is regaling the younger with the achievements of the engineering genius that was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I could have sworn it was the voice of Angus Lennie (remember "Ives" from the Great Escape - 1963) and sure enough it is! Anyway, using a comibination of animation styles and photography we spend half an hour on a planet very near "Monty Python" as the feats of this gentleman - some more successful than others - are celebrated with a satirical set of songs and dialogue. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert - even William Gladstone get in on the act as the story unfolds and Britain evolves from a nation of not a lot to a nation of industrially fuelled Empire. It's genuinely quite funny with some of the writing gently taking the mickey out of just about all sectors of society that benefitted from his bridges, railways, boats and other intricate and ingenious mechanisms. You can spot plenty of influences here, everything from Lionel Jeffries to the much derided British Rail commercials we used to get in the 1970s, and it takes a brief pop at the consequences of the industrial decline too as it packs a relentless amount of history (fact or fiction) into thirty minutes of quirky film-making. "Flying Officer Ives" was a tunnel man - so was IKB. No Steve McQueen though.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Two men are painting a battleship and the older is regaling the younger with the achievements of the engineering genius that was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I could have sworn it was the voice of Angus Lennie (remember "Ives" from the Great Es...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-16

Two men are painting a battleship and the older is regaling the younger with the achievements of the engineering genius that was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I could have sworn it was the voice of Angus L...

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