Terminus (1961)

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

33 min

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows a typical day at Waterloo Station in London. It follows passengers, staff, and trains through the busy but ordinary activities of the station.

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What happens

Terminus is a 33-minute 1961 British Transport Film documentary (filmed in August 1960) directed by John Schlesinger which presents a 'fly-on-the-wall' look at an ordinary day at Waterloo station in London. Along with most British Transport Films of the period, it was produced by Edgar Anstey. It was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Documentary and, for a time, the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, before being disqualified after it was discovered that the film was first released before the eligibility period. Original music was by Ron Grainer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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