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Front Page Story (1954)

Front Page Story poster
Directed by
Gordon Parry
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newspaper editor faces a difficult day at the office while juggling personal and professional pressures. The film follows him and his staff as they race to cover a breaking story.

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What happens

Front Page Story (also known as Behind the Headlines) is a 1954 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan and Eva Bartok. It was written by Jack Howells and Jay Lewis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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