Shepperton Studios (1979), David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" (1980), Attenborough's "Gandhi" (1982) and David Lean's "A Passage to India" (1984). Rock band The Who filmed live concert scenes at Shepperton especially for their documentary "The Kids Are Alright" (1979). It would wind up being the band's final live performance with drummer Keith Moon, who died later that year. In 1984, Shepperton Studios changed hands coming under the control of brothers John and Benny Lee, who renovated the studios but soon lost control as a result of the "Black Monday" of 1987, the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike and internal issues within
Elstree Studios Blattner who connected it to the electricity mains and introduced a German system of sound recording. The Blattner Studio was leased to Joe Rock Productions during 1934, which purchased the site two years later. Rock Productions built four new large stages. The site was again sold, and taken over by the British National Films Company between 1939 and 1948, although during this period a large portion of the studio was taken over by the British government for war work. During 1953, the studios were bought by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., mainly for television production and were later sold to Lew Grade's