The French 'U'

United Kingdom

Film
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A class of boys from Heath Clark School, England, demonstrate the action of the mouth, lips, and tongue for the correct pronunciation of the French vowel sound “u”.

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Credits

director

Mary Field

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

Duration

00:05:13:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320689

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → French language

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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