Mining Review (1947)

Directed by

Michael Orrom

Genre

documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This newsreel series shows the work and life in British coal mining communities. It covers the industry from the late 1940s through the early 1980s.

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What happens

Mining Review was a newsreel of the British coal industry commissioned by the National Coal Board which ran from 1947 to 1983. It was renamed Review in September 1972 when its frequency was reduced from monthly to bi-monthly. At its peak it was seen by 12 million people at 700 British cinemas, mainly in mining areas. Its final and 420th edition was produced in March 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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