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Record information – Brief The New Britain
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1940 ?Item number (ISN):334067Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL EDUCATION, REGINAAccession:1966-0003Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1940 ?Release date:1940 ?Production company:Strand Film ProductionsProduction credit:director, Ralph Keene; producer, Alexander Shaw; scenario, Graham Greene; scenario, Reg Groves; photography, Charles Marlborough; music, William Alwyn; musical advisor, Muir Mathieson; recordist, Alfred Rhind; narrator, Neal Arden.Sponsor:Donald TaylorDescription:Short film hyping the modernization of Britain and the British Empire after the First World War, with an underlying lament for the lack of attention given to Germany during this time. Technological progress is celebrated in the fields of construction, aviation, navigation, communication, entertainment, social services and education. In order to preserve this British utopia, a call for mobilisation against the eventual threat of Germany is raised at the film's conclusion. <11mn 7s>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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