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Overture One-Two-Five (1978)
 

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Main image of Overture One-Two-Five (1978)
 
DirectorC. David Lochner
Production CompanyBritish Transport Films
SponsorBritish Railways Board
ProducerJohn Legard
PhotographyRonald Craigen
PhotographyTrevor Roe
EditorJohn Legard
MusicDavid Gow

An impressionistic study of British Rail's new High Speed Train.

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With specially-composed music by David Gow and no commentary, Overture One-Two-Five was the last complete production to be shot on 35mm film by British Transport Films. It was produced to mark the introduction of the new Inter-City 125 High Speed Train services between Paddington and Bristol. One of the last high budget productions, it was treated to a coat of Technicolor and a theatrical cinema release. It also unknowingly marked the beginning of the slow decline that eventually led to the closure of the unit. With the abandoning of support features and shorts at cinemas in the late 1970s and early '80s, the majority of British Transport films made after 1978 were made primarily for internal use.

Steven R Foxon

*This film is included in the BFI British Transport Films DVD compilation 'Reshaping British Railways'.

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British Transport Films