Shown by request

United Kingdom, 1947

Film
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Story of 16 mm film use and distribution in Great Britain. Films being used in village hall, in the country, during a factory lunch hour; how the film library works, the procedures in handling a new film and the method of handling requests through all steps until the film has been returned, repaired and put back in the vault.

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Credits

director

Colin Dean

producer

Alexander Shaw

production company

Crown Film Unit

Duration

00:18:52:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1947

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009781

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q120303608

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