The Song of Ceylon

The Song of Ceylon
Directed byBasil Wright
Written byRobert Knox (sailor) (commentary, excerpt from "An Historical Relation of Ceylon")
Produced byJohn Grierson (producer)
StarringSee below
Narrated byLionel Wendt
CinematographyBasil Wright
John Taylor
Edited byBasil Wright
Music byWalter Leigh
Release date
  • 1934 (1934)
Running time
38 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Song of Ceylon is a 1934 British documentary film directed by Basil Wright and produced by John Grierson for the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board.

The film was shot on location in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the start of 1934 and completed at the GPO film studios in Blackheath, London.