GPO CLASSIC COLLECTION: 30S BRITAIN - VOLUME 1 ( 5039256510037 )

Item Details

Title:

GPO CLASSIC COLLECTION: 30S BRITAIN - VOLUME 1

Format:

DVD

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Cat No:

RMA1003

EAN:

5039256510037

Distributor:

PANAMINT CINEMA

Regions:

0 (Worldwide)

Rel. date:

31 July, 2006

Certificate:

Not certified

Running Time:

74 mins

Language:

English

Description:

Collection of rare archive documentary films from the GPO unit. 'Granton Trawler' (1934) is directed by John Grierson, and follows a fishing trawler off Viking Bank. 'Coal Face' (1935) uses poetry by W.H. Auden to underlay an examination of coal mining deep underground. 'A Job in a Million' (1937) shows the process through which a young working class boy is trained as a messenger. 'Spare Time' (1939), shows workers from the steel, cotton and coal industries enjoying their spare time. Finally, 'The City' (1939) looks at the growth and development of London.

Features:

Interactive Menus

Directors:

Alberto Cavalcanti, Ralph Elton, John Grierson, Humphrey Jennings, Evelyn Spice

Genre:

Documentary/General Special Interest

No. of pieces

Returns:

Returnable

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