| Description |
1 videodisc (182 mins.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + program notes ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Note |
DVD release of seven early films. |
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"Humphrey Jennings," essay in included booklet, by Dean w. Duncan. |
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"PRoduced for DVD by David Shepard." |
| Summary |
A collection of six films (and one bonus film) by one of the greatest figures in the celebrated British Documentary Film Movement. He is most remembered for the way his work reflects the concerns and conditions of World War II era in the United Kingdom. In these pictures, Jennings's impressive aesthetic arsenal helped to expand the scope and vocabulary of documentary films. |
| Contents |
London can take it (1940, 9 mins.) -- Words for battle (1941, 8 mins.) -- Listen to Britain (1942, 18 mins.) -- Fires were started (1943, 70 mins.) -- A diary for Timothy (1943, 39 mins.) -- Family portrait (1951, 26 mins.) -- Myra Hess, playing the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata in F Minor No. 57 (Apassionata) (1945, 9 mins.). |
| Credits |
London can take it, directed by Jennings and Harry Watt ; Words for battle, narrated by Laurence Olivier ; Listen to Britain, directed by Jennings and Stewart McAllister ; produced for DVD by David Shepard. |
| Subject |
Jennings, Humphrey.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano.
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Documentary films -- Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Jennings, Humphrey.
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Shepard, David.
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Duncan, Dean W.
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Hess, Myra, Dame, 1890-1965.
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Great Britain. Empire Marketing Board.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Blackhawk Films Collection (Library of Congress)
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| Added Title |
London can take it.
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Words for battle.
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Listen to Britain.
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Fires were started.
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Diary for Timothy.
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Family portrait.
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Myra Hess, playing the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata in F Minor No. 57 (Apassionata)
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| Standard No. |
014381148824 |
| Music No. |
ID1488DSDVD Image Entertainment |
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