Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are counterpointed with passengers' buffet-car comforts.
6.4
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Snow (1963) - Geoffrey Jones | BFI National Archive
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.
1973