The Commonwealth

United Kingdom, 1962

Film
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An animated film describing the structure of the Commonwealth of Nations, touching on co-operation in trade, industry and education and showing the common heritage of British ideas and institutions uniting peoples of diverse cultures. Commentary by Peter Haigh.

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Credits

producer/director

Joy Batchelor

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Duration

00:07:50:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002261

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Commonwealth of Nations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Foreign relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

History → Commonwealth of Nations

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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