India is the world’s third largest producer of tobacco. This film shows various aspects of this industry from the cultivation through to the manufacture of cigarettes, cigars, pipe-tobacco, beedis and snuff.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007410
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - India
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tobacco industry
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cigarette smokers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)