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1 online resource (vii, 309 pages) : illustrations |
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Title Page; Contents; Introduction; 1: Faltering steps; 2: Dog's body; 3: Night Mail; 4: Bernard Shaw exposed; 5: Harry Watt challenged by the Savings Bank; 6: 'In loco parentis'; 7: Rungs of the ladder; 8: The G.P.O. becomes the Crown Film Unit; 9: A Passenger of the Ancient and Tattered Airmen; 10: No escape from a dreary chore; 11: Not a remake of Drifters but all at sea; 12: Blank despair; 13: We walk the course; 14: 'Tally Ho.' The hunt is on; 15: 'Testing ... Testing'; 16: Faltering steps, again; 17: A non-starter for a start; 18: 'Dead slow ahead'; 19: S.O.S. to the C. in C |
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20: The Temeraire to the rescue21: The White Swan from Norway; 22: How to round up the remnants; 23: So, this is Hollywood!; 24: An assignment, at last!; 25: John Sullivan and Pinewood to the rescue |
| Summary |
This fascinating memoir is a unique contribution to the history of film and cinema. At its centre is the story of the making of the British film classic Western Approaches, the first story documentary in Technicolor, totally enacted by amateurs. It was nominated for an Oscar in the category 'Best Film from any Source' and has influenced and inspired film-making to this day. It was acclaimed a masterpiece when it was released in December 1944 and fifty years later Philip French wrote in The Observer: 'It remains a milestone in our cinema and an exciting, vibrant cinematic experience.' |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Jackson, Pat, 1916-2011.
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Jackson, Pat, 1916-2011 fast |
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Jackson, Pat 1916- gnd |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Motion picture producers and directors
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Great Britain
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
00361707 |
| ISBN |
9781846313929 |
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1846313929 |
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