Playing the environment game

United Kingdom, 1973

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One of London’s outstanding features is the historic architecture, and this film shows three groups of people fighting changes, including developers against community groups. The process of corporate land acquisition is illustrated, and the effects of this on local residents and council plans for land.

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Credits

producer/director

Mick Csaky

production company

Pictures That Move

Duration

00:30:30:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014973

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings - Conservation and restoration

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Architecture - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Architects and housing developers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects and community

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Conservation and restoration

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Environmental aspects

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Architects and housing developers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Buildings - Conservation and restoration

History → Historic buildings - Great Britain

Places → London (England)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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