Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. It won the 1958 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary,[1] and was nominated for two Academy Awards - one for Best Documentary Short, the other for Best Live Action Short.[2]

Journey into Spring
Directed byRalph Keene
Written byLaurie Lee
Produced byEdgar Anstey
Ian Ferguson
Narrated byStephen Murray
CinematographyPatrick Carey
Edited byRalph Sheldon
Music byEdward Williams
Production
company
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film, partly a tribute to Gilbert White, author of The Natural History of Selborne, features a commentary by the poet Laurie Lee, and camerawork by the wildlife cinematographer Patrick Carey.

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  1. ^ "Best Documentary 1958". awards.bafta.org. BAFTA Awards Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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