Blighty (Original title)Après La Guerre (Working title)
Date: 24 March 1927 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Adrian Brunel
Synopsis: Drama. The story of an English family on the home front during the First World War. Lady Villiers' son Robin and the family chauffeur, Marshall, both enlist at the outbreak of war. Robin Villiers marries a French girl he meets behind the lines and they have a child, but he is later killed in action. Marshall brings Robin's widow and the child to England when Armistice is declared and they are welcomed into the Villiers family. Marshall marries Anne, the Villiers' daughter.
Genre: War
Subjects: Peace celebrations, World War I, Ferdinand, Franz, Archduke (1863-1914), Political assassinations, Austria
Releases
Date: 1927Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 101 mins 47 secs - Length: 8397 FeetLanguage: English
Date: 28 September 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 102 mins Distributor: BFIPlayer
Title: war film with a difference': Adrian Brunel's Blighty and negotiation within the British studio system of the late silent periodAuthor: BOTTING, Josephine Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the First World War drama 'Blighty' (1927), directed by Adrian Brunel for Gainsborough Studios. Places the film in the context of other war films of the time, and discusses Brunel's experience of seeking to retain creative control while also fulfilling the demands of the studio and its commercial imperatives.
In: The Stoll Herald v5 n210 30 Jan 1928 Page: 4
Title: [The Stoll Herald - v5 n210 30 Jan 1928: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1040 24 Mar 1927 Page: 59
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1040 24 Mar 1927: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v13 n74 February 1927 Page: 20
Title: [The Picturegoer - v13 n74 February 1927: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v70 n1067 24 Mar 1927 Page: 57
Title: [The Bioscope - v70 n1067 24 Mar 1927: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7153 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-9101
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1576235
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826-2
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Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638847
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Description: 50I - Hard DiskSound: SilentDuration: 106.11 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: C-1573781
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Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1576235
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Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:46:10 minutesProRes 422 - ProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-526801
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Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:46:10 minutesProRes 422 - ProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-526801-2
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Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826-2
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Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638847
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Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231756
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376227
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
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Description: BFI identifier: C-9103
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7153 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-9101
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7156 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-9105
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 24 March 1927 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Adrian Brunel
Synopsis: Drama. The story of an English family on the home front during the First World War. Lady Villiers' son Robin and the family chauffeur, Marshall, both enlist at the outbreak of war. Robin Villiers marries a French girl he meets behind the lines and they have a child, but he is later killed in action. Marshall brings Robin's widow and the child to England when Armistice is declared and they are welcomed into the Villiers family. Marshall marries Anne, the Villiers' daughter.
Genre: War
Subjects: Peace celebrations, World War I, Ferdinand, Franz, Archduke (1863-1914), Political assassinations, Austria
Releases
Date: 1927Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 101 mins 47 secs - Length: 8397 FeetLanguage: English
Date: 28 September 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 102 mins Distributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(9)
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures, Producer: Carlyle Blackwell, Producer: Michael Balcon, Assistant Director: Norman Walker, Original story: Ivor Montagu, Script: Eliot Stannard, Photography: Jack Cox, Art Director: Bertram Evans
Cast
(12)
Ellaline Terriss (the mother [Lady Villiers]), Godfrey Winn (the boy [Robin Villiers]), Jameson Thomas (the chauffeur [Marshall]), Lilian Hall-Davis (the daughter [Ann Villiers]), Nadia Sibirskaïa (the girl), F. Annesley Hely (the father [Sir Francis Villiers]), Wally Patch (Drill Sergeant), Dino Galvani (Poilu), Seymour Hicks (Armistice Day enthusiast in hospital), Renée Houston, Billie Houston (typist), Fred Emerald ([tommy])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v12 n2 2015 Pages: 151-171Title: war film with a difference': Adrian Brunel's Blighty and negotiation within the British studio system of the late silent periodAuthor: BOTTING, Josephine Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the First World War drama 'Blighty' (1927), directed by Adrian Brunel for Gainsborough Studios. Places the film in the context of other war films of the time, and discusses Brunel's experience of seeking to retain creative control while also fulfilling the demands of the studio and its commercial imperatives.
In: The Stoll Herald v5 n210 30 Jan 1928 Page: 4
Title: [The Stoll Herald - v5 n210 30 Jan 1928: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1040 24 Mar 1927 Page: 59
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1040 24 Mar 1927: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v13 n74 February 1927 Page: 20
Title: [The Picturegoer - v13 n74 February 1927: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v70 n1067 24 Mar 1927 Page: 57
Title: [The Bioscope - v70 n1067 24 Mar 1927: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7153 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-9101
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1576235
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638847
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(9)
Description: 50I - Hard DiskSound: SilentDuration: 106.11 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: C-1573781
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - Hard DiskMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1576235
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:46:58 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-526875
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:46:58 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-526875-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:46:10 minutesProRes 422 - ProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-526801
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:46:10 minutesProRes 422 - ProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-526801-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-526826-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638847
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231756
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376227
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(3)
Description: BFI identifier: C-9103
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7153 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-9101
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 7156 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-9105
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film