Michael Powell - Return to the Edge of the World

A special introduction made by Powell in 1978, revisiting the locations of his film The Edge of the World with actor John Laurie.

[@Tarawaclass]

Wish I had an opportunity to meet this great man John Laurie....what a character he'd have been... May he rest in eternal peace

[@justoli9039]

Wish I had the chance to meet John Laurie. A genius of an actor

[@user-hv5uy7ct6g]

John Laurie is so wonderful

[@mrcockney-nutjob3832]

Got to see the rest of this, thanks for posting this gem.

[@neonatalpenguin]

Interesting that Powell uses the phrase "set the Thames on fire" here. The only other time I've heard that expression is in the 1985 Tom Waits song 'Anywhere I Lay My Head'. In 1980, Powell and Waits would both find themselves working at American Zoetrope in San Francisco. I wonder if they met. That would make sense, given that they were both friends with Coppola, and that Waits would often note down interesting phrases to use in lyrics years later. I so want this to be true.

[@bombadilian]

I'd have loved to have met John Laurie!

[@zensnoopy3032]

love this, it's fascinating

[@juniorvarejao4170]

So beautiful

[@voiskumbeaver3285]

Beautiful.

[@user-jg2nq6ll4c]

Wrong with the highest sea-cliff in Britain though ........ it's St. John's Head on the Orcadian island of Hoy that's the highest.😎

[@sisterveronicayoung9314]

Thank you for loading this beautiful feature, but it is only the first half!! This feature is actually just shy of 23 minutes long. By the way, did you notice that the son Eric bears a striking resemblance to one of the film's original stars Niall MacGinnis (rip 1977)? Thanks again for the upload.

[@vhsvideovault]

Veronica Young This was the only part of the film that the BBC broadcast at this time. It was followed by the original film itself.