The Bronte sisters

United Kingdom, 1984

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Episode of Series “Famous authors”.
Filmed in and around the village of Haworth in Yorkshire where the Bronte sisters spent most of their short lives, this program gives a biographical account of this most extraordinary literary family.

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Credits

producer/director

Peter Hort

production company

Skan Productions

Vermont Films

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1984

Appears in

Famous authors

Group of items

Famous authors

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302881

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Literature → Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849

Literature → Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855

Literature → Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848

Literature → English literature

Literature → Literature

Literature → Women authors

People → Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849

People → Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855

People → Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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