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British Movietonews Ltd

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Dates
1961-1974
Role
Production Co.
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History

The newsreel company British Movietonews Ltd produced several cinemagazines for the Central Office of Information (COI) [qv], British Calendar (later Calendar) and Looking At Britain. The company contributed items to British Calendar as well as producing entire issues, one of their earliest credits being ‘Royal Navy Anti-Submarine Programme’, British Calendar No.20, released in 1960. From mid 1970 the company started to produce all three of the technicolor COI cinemagazines, Roundabout, Carrousel Britanico and Parade.

Sources

NoS Number 323728; British Calendar Number 20; Date released 1960.

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