Mr Documentary

Series

Series Name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

35

Date Released

1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Easi-Worm
2. 2The Hover-pallet
3. 3Mr Documentary

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: London Line meets the man who invented the word, and the film form documentary. Michael Smee talks to Scotsman John Grierson in the London Line studio about some of his works which have become landmarks in the history of film making, and also to Kevin Billington the young English director about influences on his work in the documentary field.

Keywords

Social conditions; Cinema

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/35

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Commonwealth Affairs Office

Sponsor

Foreign Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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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