Pit Portrait

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 4th Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Digging up the Past
2. 2Pit Portrait
3. 3Standby Winder

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

BFI synopsis: artist H.A. Freeth at Deep Duffryn where he paints Jim Murphy, a miner

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was researched by John Ingram on the 2nd May 1950 and then filmed on the 16th November 1950.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Mining

Locations

Wales

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Director

Grahame Tharp

Camera

John Gunn

Support services

John Ingram

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Camera

Ronald Bicker