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The Housebreaker

United Kingdom, 1970
film

Shows a bulldozer demolishing a row of terraced houses in Wolverhampton, England. Music only, no commentary.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Tree house

United States, 1969
Similarity: 71%

House that Jack built

United Kingdom, 1947
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The Gamblers

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Your house and mine

Australia, 1958
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Modern land development

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Where the houses used to be

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Teeth of steel

United Kingdom, 1942
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The Builders

United States, 1960
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The Scene from Melbury House

United Kingdom, 1973
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Stop the Bulldozer

United Kingdom, 1986
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Some call it progress

Canada, 1978
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The Mole and the bulldozer

Czechoslovakia, 1975
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The Walls come tumbling down

Canada, 1976
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The Face of Britain

United Kingdom, 1935
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Portable power service

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The Task before the building industry

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Building houses

United Kingdom, 1951
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A Road is built

Australia, 1944
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