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1945

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Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda, The Lavender Hill Mob), one of Ealing Studios’ most popular filmmakers, directs this charming tale. Filmed in 1945, Painted Boats is an incredibly endearing docudrama that follows in great detail life upon the canals of Britain and the colourful characters that call it home. Read more

Starring	Jenny Laird, Robert Griffith, Bill Blewitt, May Hallatt
Director	Charles Crichton
Genres	Drama

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Painted Boats

Starring	Jenny Laird, Robert Griffith, Bill Blewitt, May Hallatt
Director	Charles Crichton
Studio	ELEVATION
Run time	DVD: 57 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1945 To Rent: DVD: 11 Jan 2010

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  PAINTED BOATS
  
  BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED BY DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE , THIS FILM IS A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ENGLISH CANAL BOAT HISTORY, MADE DURING WW2 IT HAS A GENTLE STORY , WITH THE ... read more »
  
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  messing about with boats
  
  Really a documentary on the canal boats and the changes they were going through at the time with a little drama added to make it more entertaining.
  
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  Wonderful to look at...
  
  ...the love story is perfunctory at best, but the vivid scenes of life on the canals and the way that the canal folk go about their business re fascinating. ... read more »
  
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  PAINTED BOATS
  
  BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED BY DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE , THIS FILM IS A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ENGLISH CANAL BOAT HISTORY, MADE DURING WW2 IT HAS A GENTLE STORY , WITH THE ... read more »
  
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  Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda, The Lavender Hill Mob), one of Ealing Studios’ most popular filmmakers, directs this charming tale. Filmed in 1945, Painted Boats is an incredibly endearing docudrama that follows in great detail life upon the canals of Britain and the colourful ...