Way to Wimbledon

Goes behind the scenes of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and shows the care of the courts and the many and varied preparations for the tournaments.
Narrated by John Mills.

Credits

production company

Pathe Documentary Unit

director

Franklin Gollings

Duration

00:16:55:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011736

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1953

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