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Shakespeare Celebrations

Alternative title
Trinidad Shakespeare Carnival
Synopsis
Cinemagazine. Shakespeare quatercentenary celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon and Trinidad. In Trinidad, dancers in the street portray Shakespeare’s characters as part of a carnival procession. Commentator is Brian Cobby.
Series
Parade
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
Oct 1964
Duration
10 mins; 865 feet

Credits

Contributor
Brian Cobby

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Trinidad; Stratford-upon-Avon; Carnivals

Notes

Notes
Issue number 13.
General
Parade was a cinemagazine produced by the Central Office of Information for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Following the successful launch of the technicolor cinemagazine Roundabout in South and South-East Asia in May 1962, it was decided to pilot a similar magazine for distribution in English-speaking Commonwealth territories in Africa, the Caribbean, the South Pacific and the Mediterranean in January 1963.

Production Company

Name

Associated British-Pathe

Sponsor

Name

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Distributor (Sale)

Name

COI Archive

Email
footage-films@bfi.org.uk
Web
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Phone
+44 (0)20 7957 8932
Address
BFI Footage Sales
21 Stephen Street
London
WIT 1LN

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