Learning on ScreenBritish Circus, The: 1898 - 1972
- Synopsis
- This compilation of films presents a comprehensive overview of the British Circus starting with 1898 footage of the Barnum and Bailey Circus arriving in Sunderland. Many circus companies are subsequently featured including Tom Arnold’s Harringay Circus, Billy Smart’s Circus and Bertram Mills, famous for their enormous Christmas Circus extravaganzas at Olympia. There is also a 1938 visit to a circus skills training academy in France that gives an insight into the arduous and dedicated training involved.
DVD extras include: CIRCUS FROM NEW YORK AND GERMANY (Newsreel Report, 1936); CIRCUS FROM AUSTRALIA (Newsreel Report, 1938); HERE COMES THE CIRCUS (USA, 10 mins, 1942); THE CIRCUS ARRIVES (Newsreel Report, 1972) - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2013
- Subjects
- Media studies
- Keywords
- animal behaviour; circus; entertainment business; newsreel films
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 181 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Distributor
- Name
Cherry Red Records
- Web
- http://cherryred.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7371 5844
- Fax
- 020 7384 1854
- Address
- Unit 17
First Floor
Eysium Gate West
126-128 New King’s Road
London
SW6 4LZ
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