Pilkington Brothers offer: the best of both worlds

United Kingdom, 1950

Film
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Two visitors from outer space visit Earth in order to investigate a material unknown on their planet - glass. They are shown the many architectural uses of glass and the many varieties which are available for use.

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Credits

director

Frank Worth

producer

Cecil Musk

production company

British Information Services

Duration

00:28:03:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313593

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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