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Manding Civilisation

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
405
Date Released
1972
Filmed
Jul 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Manding Civilisation
  2. 2Mosquito Control

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
COI synopsis: London Line visits a conference on the Manding culture of West Africa and the British Museum’s exhibition of Mading art held in London. In the studio the legend of the Lion King, founder of the Manding Empire is re-enacted accompanied by traditional Manding musicians.
Keywords
Music and dance; Customs and traditions; Arts and crafts; Conferences; Exhibitions and shows
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1212 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Reference
MI 1257/405
Credits:
Camera
Andrew Tyler
Director
Bill Metcalfe
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Editor
Glenn Hyde
Camera
Ian Noel
Camera
John Letangue
Presenter
Jumoke Debayo
Producer
Patrick Brawn
Producer
Renee Serlin
Editor
Renee Serlin
Support services
Renee Serlin

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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