The Edge of the World
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This article is about the 1937 film by Michael Powell. For other uses, see The Edge of the World (disambiguation).
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).
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The Edge of the World | |
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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) |
Distributed by | British Independent Exhibitors[1] |
Release date | 6 July 1937 (UK)[2] |
Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | over £30,000 (est.)[3] |
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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.