John Betjeman: A Poet in London (1959)
12m
Running Time
March 1, 1959Release Date
John Betjeman: A Poet in London (1959)
12m
Running Time
March 1, 1959Release Date
Plot.
The film was Ken Russell's first for television and was commissioned by Huw Wheldon, the head of the BBC's Monitor arts programme. Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station (now the Barbican), Camden Town and Hatfield. He recites his poems 'Monody on the Death of Aldersgate Street Station', 'Business Girls', 'The Olympic Girl' and 'Hertfordshire'.
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Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time12m
Wiki.
John Betjeman: A Poet in London is a 1959 British short film about John Betjeman directed by Ken Russell for the Monitor series. It was his first professional film. Russell made a second film with Betjeman, Journey into a Lost World, first shown in 1960.