Between the Tides (1958)
Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films.It is a study of the animal and plant life of Britain's shores. The film show the fascinating and colourful marine life of shoreline and rock pool, filmed in the inter-tidal zone of a typical and attractive rocky shore of southwest England. The amazing diversity of creatures must be seen to be believed; periwinkles, top-shells, starfish and lump suckers, the self-concealing flatfish, the gaper and razor fish and the commuting and breeding seabirds. Beautifully photographed in glorious Technicolor by resident cameraman Ron Craigen, the film was awarded fifteen international film honours, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
- Date of release
- 1958-08-24
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ralph Keene
Casting
- Stephen Murray — Narrator (voice)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
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