The Lost World of Mr. Hardy

The Lost World of Mr. Hardy is a feature-length documentary film about a much loved family fishing tackle business. It was directed by Andy Heathcote and Heike Bachelier.[1] The film tells the story of the disappearing art of the craftsman through the history of the Hardy Brothers, the Rolls-Royce of fishing tackle makers. The film includes rediscovered footage of salmon fishing 80 years ago shown with old film reels,[2] filmed by L.R. Hardy and his chauffeur 'Appleby' in the 1920s.

The Lost World of Mr. Hardy
Directed byAndy Heathcote
Heike Bachelier
Produced byAndy Heathcote
Heike Bachelier
StarringJames L. Hardy
CinematographyAndy Heathcote
Edited byHeike Bachelier
Music byStephen Daltry
Distributed byTrufflepig Films
Release date
  • 30 June 2008 (2008-06-30) (London Film Focus)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was produced by Trufflepig Films who successfully self-distributed the project giving the film a UK cinema release in 2009/10.[3] The film played well in rural cinemas across England.

References

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  1. ^ "The Lost World of Mr. Hardy". The FlyFish Journal. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ The Lost World of Mr. Hardy, retrieved 8 October 2022
  3. ^ The Lost World of Mr. Hardy (Video 2008) - IMDb, retrieved 8 October 2022
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