Edgar Anstey

Edgar Anstey

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
February 16, 1907

Biography

Edgar Anstey OBE (16 February 1907 – 26 September 1987), was a leading British documentary filmmaker.

Photo

Edgar Anstey 1

Representative Works

Diesel Trainride
Diesel Trainride
8.0
/ English
Housing Problems
Housing Problems
6.1
/ English
Link Span
Link Span
8.5
/ English
Rush Hour
Rush Hour
No Rating Yet
/ English
Before Hindsight
Before Hindsight
7.0
/ English
Dinner Hour
Dinner Hour
No Rating Yet
/ English
Travelling Sixties
Travelling Sixties
No Rating Yet
/ English
Debris Tunnelling
Debris Tunnelling
No Rating Yet
/ English
Every Valley
Every Valley
7.0
/ English
Berth 24
Berth 24
7.5
/ English
Snow
Snow
6.4
/ English
Fenlands
Fenlands
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Housing Problems
1935Nominee

Best Director

Housing Problems

Link Span
1956Winner

Best Picture

Link Span

Rush Hour
1970Nominee

Best Picture

Rush Hour

Career Highlights

Debris Tunnelling
1943Highlight

Best Picture

Debris Tunnelling

Every Valley
1957Highlight

Best Picture

Every Valley

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