Forbidden Territory (Original title)
Date: 10 December 1934 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Phil Rosen
Synopsis: Under an assumed name Sir Charles Farringdon, with his son Michael, visits the Soviet Union to investigate the disappearance of his elder son Rex. The latter has been imprisoned in Siberia for wandering into the `forbidden territory'. Tracing his whereabouts, Charles and Michael evade the Soviet agents who are shadowing them and travel to Siberia. With the help of a school teacher and a singer the duo successfully rescue Rex, discovering in the course of their escape that the `forbidden territory' contains a large Soviet aerodrome.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Releases
Date: 1934Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7380 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1722 18 Apr 1940: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v7 n76 April 1940 Page: 54
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v7 n76 April 1940: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v54 n4403 17 Apr 1940 Page: 11
Title: [Today's Cinema - v54 n4403 17 Apr 1940: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1436 25 Oct 1934
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1436 25 Oct 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v4 n185 8 Dec 1934 Page: 28
Title: [The Picturegoer - v4 n185 8 Dec 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7509 FeetBFI identifier: C-524887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1048063
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Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1048072
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1049213
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1048063
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1048072
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1049213
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Film materials(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7509 FeetBFI identifier: C-524887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7476 FeetStock date: 1935BFI identifier: C-59768
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7511 FeetBFI identifier: C-524885
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7536 FeetBFI identifier: C-524886
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7510 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-59765
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7476 FeetBFI identifier: C-217822
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7476 FeetBFI identifier: C-217823
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Date: 10 December 1934 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Phil Rosen
Synopsis: Under an assumed name Sir Charles Farringdon, with his son Michael, visits the Soviet Union to investigate the disappearance of his elder son Rex. The latter has been imprisoned in Siberia for wandering into the `forbidden territory'. Tracing his whereabouts, Charles and Michael evade the Soviet agents who are shadowing them and travel to Siberia. With the help of a school teacher and a singer the duo successfully rescue Rex, discovering in the course of their escape that the `forbidden territory' contains a large Soviet aerodrome.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Releases
Date: 1934Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7380 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(17)
Production Company: Progress Pictures, Producer: Richard Wainwright, Production Manager: Joe Rock, Dialogue: D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Scenario: Alma Reville, Dialogue: Dorothy Farnum, By: Dennis Wheatley, Photography: C. Van Enger, Photography: R. Angst, Editor: H.St.C. Stewart, Art Director: O.F. Werndorff, Furs: Marco, Music Director: Louis Levy, Sound Recording: Philip Dorté, Technical Adviser: C.A. Captain Hill, Studio: Shepherd's Bush Studios
Cast
(9)
Binnie Barnes (Valerie Petrovna), Gregory Ratoff (Alexei Leshkin), Anthony Bushell (Rex Farringdon), Ronald Squire (Sir Charles Farringdon), Tamara Desni (Marie-Louise), Barry Mackay (Michael Farringdon), Anton Dolin (Jack Straw), Marguerite Allan (Fenya), Boris Ranevsky (Runov)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1722 18 Apr 1940Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1722 18 Apr 1940: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v7 n76 April 1940 Page: 54
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v7 n76 April 1940: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v54 n4403 17 Apr 1940 Page: 11
Title: [Today's Cinema - v54 n4403 17 Apr 1940: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1436 25 Oct 1934
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1436 25 Oct 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v4 n185 8 Dec 1934 Page: 28
Title: [The Picturegoer - v4 n185 8 Dec 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7509 FeetBFI identifier: C-524887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1048063
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1048072
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1049213
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1048063
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1048072
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1049213
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7509 FeetBFI identifier: C-524887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7476 FeetStock date: 1935BFI identifier: C-59768
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7511 FeetBFI identifier: C-524885
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7536 FeetBFI identifier: C-524886
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7510 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-59765
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7476 FeetBFI identifier: C-217822
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7476 FeetBFI identifier: C-217823
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication