Gathering of the clans

United Kingdom, 1967

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Scenes at the Gathering of the Clans held at Inverness in 1966. Traditional dancing, sports and the pipe band contest are shown. The history of Scottish culture as represented at the Gathering is briefly discussed.

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Credits

producer/director

Austin Campbell

production company

Austin Campbell

Document Productions

Duration

00:21:53:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320825

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scotland - Social life and customs

Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture

Music & Performing Arts → Culture

Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing, Scottish

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Scotland

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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