Decline of British cinema audience

Title

Decline of British cinema audience

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:20:13

Description

Report on the implications of the decline in cinema attendance. Speakers: Alex Plasser(?), press officer at Rank (the company that owns the Odeon chain); architectural historian David Atwell; film critic Alexander Walker; Rank’s technical services controller Hugh Collins. Female reporter not identified. Also includes music from the Oscar-winning film, Chariots of Fire. Audio quality is poor (muffled) and volume is low.

Contributors

Alexander Walker; Alex Plasser(?); David Atwell; Hugh Collins

Keywords

Actors; Economic competition; Architecture; Television; Films; Cinema; Video tape recordings; Buildings; Film making; Bingo; Bingo halls; Cinemas; Television films; Chariots of Fire; Cinema attendance; History of cinema; Audience research

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