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Portrait of a people: impressions of Britain

United Kingdom
film

This film is a poetic evocation of the history and character of a nation, and the quality of its life today. The visual panorama of British landscape, industr..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Family portrait

United Kingdom, 1951
Similarity: 80%

Journey through Britain

United Kingdom, 1962
Similarity: 80%

The Face of Britain

United Kingdom, 1935
Similarity: 79%

The British isles: the land and the people

United States, 1951
Similarity: 78%

Bygone Britain: the nation on film

United Kingdom, 1996
Similarity: 78%

Planning for people

United Kingdom, 1971
Similarity: 77%

Today in Britain

United Kingdom, 1964
Similarity: 77%

Opus: impressions of British art and culture

United Kingdom, 1967
Similarity: 76%

See Britain

United Kingdom, 1958
Similarity: 75%

Britain now

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 75%

Designed in Britain

United Kingdom, 1959
Similarity: 75%

London's country

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 74%

Portrait of a Queen

United Kingdom, 1957
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Portrait of the family

Canada, 1957
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From the ground up

United Kingdom, 1950
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Countries and peoples

Canada
Similarity: 74%

Our national heritage: the living pattern

United Kingdom, 1962
Similarity: 74%

London

United Kingdom, 1994
Similarity: 74%
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