Land of Hope and Glory (film)

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Land of Hope and Glory
Directed by Harley Knoles
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography René Guissart
Production
company
Gloria Films
Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 1927 (1927-11)
Running time
8,700 [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Land of Hope and Glory is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Ellaline Terriss, Lyn Harding and Robin Irvine. [2] It was inspired by Edward Elgar's 1902 song Land of Hope and Glory .

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References

  1. Low p.395
  2. "Land of Hope and Glory (1928) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

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