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Jackson Pat <1916-2011.> |
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Titolo |
A retake please! [[electronic resource] ] : Night mail to Western approaches / / Pat Jackson |
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Liverpool, : Royal Naval Museum Publications and Liverpool University Press, 1999 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Motion picture producers and directors - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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 |
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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.' |
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