The Face of Britain (1935)
- Directed by
- Paul Rotha
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary shows how the National Grid could help reorganize British industry in the 1930s. It was made for schools and other groups to hire and view.
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What happens
The Face of Britain is a 1935 British short documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for Gaumont-British Instructional. It was sponsored (uncredited) by the Central Electricity Board and included material showing how the newly built National Grid (1928–1933) could play a major role in the necessary reorganisation of British industry. On its release the film, with accompanying teaching notes, was available for private hire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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