The Messengers: Laurie Lee

United Kingdom, 1970

Film
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Laurie Lee is interviews in Gloucester, England where he spent his childhood. He speaks of the early influence that made him take up writing and the autobiographical details involved in “Cider with Rosie”. Passages of this are read, accompanied by views of this valley where Lee grew up.

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Credits

producer

Pauline Shaw

production company

Granada Television International

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505054

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Literature → Authors

Literature → Authors - Biography

Literature → Authors, English

People → Authors - Biography

People → Interviews

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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