Famous lives

United Kingdom, 1999

Film
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‘Famous lives’ is a unique and fascinating series of video biographies featuring the most famous people of this century from all walks of life including entertainment, sports, art science and politics.

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Credits

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1999

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01336

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Biographical

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Biography

History → Biography

People → Biography

People → Politicians - Biography

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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