Movie: The Painter and the Engines

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Corbet Woodall
Corbet Woodall

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David Shepherd
David Shepherd

Himself

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    The Painter and the Engines (1967) follows painter David Shepherd’s race against time to record on canvas the magic and romance of steam during the locomotives’ last weeks at South London’s Nine Elms sheds.

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    1967-01-02

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