Meet the mayor

United Kingdom, 1964

Film
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Episode of Series “Look at Life”.
Gives an account of the duties of a mayor and records some colourful civic ceremonies. Mayors have been an integral part of British national and civic life for generations. Today there are 430 mayors in Britain, each elected by citizens to serve their community.

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Credits

production company

Rank Film Productions

Duration

00:09:08:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1964

Appears in

Look at Life

Group of items

Look at Life

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313930

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mayors

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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