What on earth is a good sport?

The film consists of still shots of stamps from many countries depicting a wide range of sporting activities. No spoken commentary

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Credits

production company

Crawley Films

Duration

00:01:57:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011838

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Design

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Stamp-Collecting and Stamp-Collectors

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1970

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