Film - Portrait Of A Miner - Disc 1 - Into Film

Portrait Of A Miner - Disc 1

Year

1947

Duration

347 minutes

Genres

Short Films

Language

English

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Synopsis

A fascinating insight into coal mining - an industry that not only had a profound effect on British society, but, as this collection proves - can also be spectacularly cinematic. Made between 1947 and 1984 by the National Coal Board Film Unit, these films include stories from across Britain about everything from pit ponies to brass bands, and feature a range of filmmaking styles from drama-documentaries to cartoons. PLEASE NOTE: The running time given is the total running time of both discs in the collection.

Director/s

Various

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