The Metropolis

Moving pictures of London in 1927 - in colour!

Darren Atwater | Tuesday 10 April, 2012 14:48

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Pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene brought these picture-postcard scenes to life with a specially-devised colour film process.

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