The Edge of the World (1937) was the first major project by British filmmaker Michael Powell. The title is a reference to the phrase Ultima Thule, coined by Virgil (Georgics 1:30).
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
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