
Production
Edgar Anstey
Born 1907-02-16
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Department: Production
Biography
Edgar Anstey OBE (16 February 1907 – 26 September 1987), was a leading British documentary filmmaker.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Edgar Anstey
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (126 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooray For Holyrood | Self | Movie | 1986 | |
![]() | Electric Eskimo | Co-Producer | Movie | 1979 |
| Open Door: The Other Cinema | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
| Before Hindsight | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
| Age of Invention | Producer | Movie | 1975 | |
| Midland Country | Executive Producer | Movie | 1974 | |
| Britannia: A Bridge | Producer | Movie | 1973 | |
![]() | The Scene from Melbury House | Director | Movie | 1973 |
![]() | The Scene from Melbury House | Producer | Movie | 1973 |
| Journey Inter-City | Producer | Movie | 1972 | |
![]() | A Day with SELNEC | Producer | Movie | 1972 |
| The Key to Britain | Executive Producer | Movie | 1972 | |
![]() | Golfers in a Scottish Landscape | Producer | Movie | 1971 |
| Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment | Writer | Movie | 1970 | |
| London on the Move | Producer | Movie | 1970 | |
![]() | Railways for Ever! | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
![]() | The Site in the Sea | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
![]() | People in Railways | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
![]() | Rush Hour | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
![]() | Prospects of Ireland | Production Manager | Movie | 1970 |
![]() | The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line | Executive Producer | Movie | 1969 |
![]() | British Rails Are Long and Fast | Producer | Movie | 1969 |
![]() | A Tale Out of School | Executive Producer | Movie | 1969 |
![]() | Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport | Producer | Movie | 1969 |
| Rail Report 8: The New Tradition | Producer | Movie | 1968 | |
| Travelling Sixties | Producer | Movie | 1968 | |
| Second Nature | Producer | Movie | 1967 | |
![]() | Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
![]() | The Driving Force | Executive Producer | Movie | 1966 |
| Forward to First Principles | Producer | Movie | 1966 | |
![]() | Glasgow Belongs to Me | Producer | Movie | 1966 |
![]() | Wild Wings | Producer | Movie | 1966 |
| The Hostellers | Producer | Movie | 1965 | |
| Rail Report 5 | Producer | Movie | 1965 | |
| The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes | Producer | Movie | 1965 | |
| Europe by Train | Producer | Movie | 1965 | |
| The Coach Travellers | Producer | Movie | 1965 | |
![]() | Down to Sussex | Producer | Movie | 1964 |
| Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains | Producer | Movie | 1964 | |
![]() | We're in Business Too! | Producer | Movie | 1964 |
| A Hundred Years Underground | Producer | Movie | 1963 | |
![]() | Thirty Million Letters | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
| Reshaping British Railways | Director | Movie | 1963 | |
| Reshaping British Railways | Producer | Movie | 1963 | |
| Reshaping British Railways | Writer | Movie | 1963 | |
![]() | Snow | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
| The Port of Hull | Producer | Movie | 1963 | |
| Omnibus for All | Producer | Movie | 1963 | |
![]() | ...All That Mighty Heart... | Producer | Movie | 1962 |
| North to the Dales | Producer | Movie | 1962 | |
| London for a Day | Producer | Movie | 1962 | |
![]() | The Signal Engineers | Producer | Movie | 1962 |
| Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways | Producer | Movie | 1962 | |
![]() | Terminus | Producer | Movie | 1961 |
| Wild Highlands | Executive Producer | Movie | 1961 | |
| Speaking of Freight | Producer | Movie | 1961 | |
![]() | They Take the High Road | Executive Producer | Movie | 1960 |
![]() | Blue Pullman | Producer | Movie | 1960 |
![]() | A Letter for Wales | Producer | Movie | 1960 |
![]() | An Artist Looks at Churches | Producer | Movie | 1959 |
| Diesel Trainride | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 | |
![]() | Groundwork for Progress | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 |
| The Coasts of Clyde | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 | |
![]() | Care of St Christopher’s | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 |
| Broad Waterways | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 | |
![]() | Under Night Streets | Producer | Movie | 1958 |
![]() | Between the Tides | Executive Producer | Movie | 1958 |
![]() | A Desperate Case | Producer | Movie | 1958 |
| Giant Load | Producer | Movie | 1958 | |
![]() | Coaching Holiday | Executive Producer | Movie | 1958 |
| The Travel Game | Executive Producer | Movie | 1958 | |
![]() | A Future on Rail | Producer | Movie | 1957 |
![]() | Lancashire Coast | Executive Producer | Movie | 1957 |
| Holiday | Executive Producer | Movie | 1957 | |
![]() | Every Valley | Producer | Movie | 1957 |
![]() | Journey into Spring | Executive Producer | Movie | 1957 |
![]() | The England of Elizabeth | Executive Producer | Movie | 1957 |
![]() | Yesterday's Britain: Highlands | Producer | Movie | 1957 |
![]() | The Long Night Haul | Executive Producer | Movie | 1956 |
![]() | Link Span | Executive Producer | Movie | 1956 |
| The Land of Robert Burns | Executive Producer | Movie | 1956 | |
![]() | A Day of One's Own | Producer | Movie | 1956 |
![]() | Any Man's Kingdom | Executive Producer | Movie | 1956 |
| Round the Island | Executive Producer | Movie | 1956 | |
| Men on the Mend | Producer | Movie | 1956 | |
![]() | Snowdrift at Bleath Gill | Producer | Movie | 1955 |
| Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember? | Executive Producer | Movie | 1955 | |
| Yorkshire Sands | Producer | Movie | 1955 | |
| Capital Visit | Executive Producer | Movie | 1955 | |
![]() | The Peak District | Executive Producer | Movie | 1954 |
![]() | East Anglian Holiday | Executive In Charge Of Production | Movie | 1954 |
![]() | Elizabethan Express | Producer | Movie | 1954 |
![]() | East Anglian Holiday | Producer | Movie | 1954 |
| The Heart of England | Executive Producer | Movie | 1954 | |
| London's Country | Producer | Movie | 1954 | |
![]() | This Is York | Producer | Movie | 1953 |
![]() | The Elephant Will Never Forget | Producer | Movie | 1953 |
![]() | Ocean Terminal | Producer | Movie | 1952 |
| Dodging the Column | Producer | Movie | 1952 | |
| Journey Into History | Producer | Movie | 1952 | |
![]() | Away for the Day | Producer | Movie | 1952 |
| The Heart Is Highland | Producer | Movie | 1952 | |
| This Year – London | Executive Producer | Movie | 1951 | |
| Work in Progress | Producer | Movie | 1951 | |
![]() | Berth 24 | Producer | Movie | 1950 |
![]() | Fenlands | Associate Producer | Movie | 1946 |
![]() | The Proud City: A Plan for London | Associate Producer | Movie | 1946 |
![]() | Crofters | Associate Producer | Movie | 1944 |
![]() | Debris Tunnelling | Producer | Movie | 1943 |
![]() | Words and Actions | Producer | Movie | 1943 |
![]() | Dustbin Parade | Associate Producer | Movie | 1942 |
![]() | Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #3 | Producer | Movie | 1941 |
| How to File | Producer | Movie | 1941 | |
| Winter on the Farm | Associate Producer | Movie | 1941 | |
![]() | What's for Dinner | Producer | Movie | 1940 |
| Enough to Eat? | Director | Movie | 1936 | |
| On the Way to Work | Director | Movie | 1936 | |
![]() | Housing Problems | Director | Movie | 1935 |
| Dinner Hour | Director | Movie | 1935 | |
![]() | Housing Problems | Producer | Movie | 1935 |
![]() | Granton Trawler | Editor | Movie | 1934 |
![]() | Granton Trawler | Producer | Movie | 1934 |
![]() | Granton Trawler | Director | Movie | 1934 |
![]() | 6.30 Collection | Director | Movie | 1934 |
![]() | Airport | Producer | Movie | 1934 |
![]() | Industrial Britain | Editor | Movie | 1931 |








































































