The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric

Directed by Jenny Gilbertson
1934    56m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
7.77.0
Hailed by John Grierson as 'one of the best descriptions of life in the country anybody has yet made', the film follows a young couple torn between the choice of emigration to Australia or remaining to work their croft in Shetland.

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Cast of The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric

  • John Gilbertson
  • Enga StoutEnga
  • Jenny GilbertsonDirector / Writer
  • Aline GordonWriter
  • John GiffordSound
  • Kenneth Leslie-SmithMusic
  • Leonard HartleySound Recordist
  • Ian H. McKeownSound Recordist

 

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