Smoking: how to stop

United States, 1977

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A dramatic film that follows the progress of a typical smoker as she gradually reduces the number of cigarettes she smokes until she stops. Narrated by Lloyd Bridges.

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Credits

director

Max Reid

producer

Jonathan Dana

production company

Pelican Films

Duration

00:22:44:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013657

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cigarette habit

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cigarette smokers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking cessation programs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tobacco - Physiological effect

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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