Stranger Than Fiction

Synopsis
Reconstruction, through interviews, archive footage and dramatic sequences, of the Mass Observation movement of the 1930s which conducted opinion surveys on everything from sex to the Abdication, the Munich Crisis and World War 2.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. 25fps. b&w/col. 88 min. Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 88 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1985
Availability
Hire
Uses
Courses on sociology, social psychology, social anthropology, social history, social methodology, marketing.*
Subjects
Sociology
Keywords
mass-observation; public opinion; surveys

Credits

Director
Ian Potts
Producer
Jill Pack

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

BFI Production

Distributor

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email
bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7957 8938 / 8935
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

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