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- Synopsis
- Using interviews with scientists and newsreels from the l940s and l950s, traces how Britain came to build the atomic bomb and how the bomb was sold to the public. A fictional part attempts to examine the way the tunnel vision of the atomic scientists is reflected in family life.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 90 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1985
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Science studies; general studies.
- Subjects
- Technology
- Keywords
- nuclear weapons; United Kingdom
Credits
- Director
- Andy Metcalfe; Paul Morrison
- Producer
- Gillian Slovo
- Writer
- Stephen Lowe
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
- Name
Contemporary Films
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 7950
- Address
- British Film Institute
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 2LN - Notes
- Administrative address: Unit H Spectrum House, Gordon House Road, London NW5 1LP, tel: 020 7482 6204, fax: 020 7284 2809, email: inquiries@contemporaryfilms.com, http://www.comtemporaryfilms.com
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