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Floodtide (1949)

Floodtide poster
Directed by
Frederick Wilson
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man starting a shipbuilding career in Scotland faces challenges at work and in love. The story follows his relationships and ambitions as he tries to make his way.

romanticdramaticgroundedbritishearnestmid-centuryvisualnostalgic

What happens

Floodtide is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie and Jimmy Logan. It was written byy George Blake, Donald B. Wilson and Frederick Wilson. The film was one of the four of art director David Rawnsley's films that used his "independent frame" technique, a form of back projection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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