Workers’ Films of the Thirties (2 Parts)

Synopsis

This compilation derives exclusively from the archive of the Film and Photo League and is an attempt to present a digest of that archive.
Part 1 deals with the origins of the league, the connections with the Kino production group and the league’s output from 1933 to 1936.
Part 2 deals with the output of the league, now independent of Kino, from 1935 to 1939.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 30 min. Videocassette. U-matic. b&w. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1981

Availability

Hire
Sale; 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p) (BUFVC)

Documentation

Reference: ‘Traditions of independence: British Cinema in the Thirties’ (British Film Institute, 1980).

Uses

Undergraduates in history, politics or social science.*

Subjects

History

Keywords

Film and Photo League; film and television archives

Credits

Director

Victoria Wegg-Prosser

Producer

Victoria Wegg-Prosser

Contributor

Patricia Holland

Cast

Terry Dennett

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7393 1503

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

Notes

Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.

Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ

Notes

The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).