Building Sites Bite (1978)

Directed by

David Hughes

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

28 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British short film from 1978 warns children about the dangers of playing on building sites. It was made after more than 20 children died in building site accidents in 1977 and mostly uses child actors to deliver the message.

cautionarygrimeducationalinstructionalseriousdirectno-nonsensechild-focused

What happens

Building Sites Bite is a 1978 British short public information film produced by the Central Office of Information for the Health and Safety Executive and the Mighty Movie Company for British schools to warn children about the dangers of playing on building sites. It was written and directed by David Hughes and produced by Maggie Evans. The film is 28 minutes in duration. Building Sites Bite was filmed as part of a national campaign responding to the deaths of more than 20 children in 1977 in building-site accidents. Most of the actors are children. Because of the style of filming and grim subject matter, Building Sites Bite is often compared to the earlier films Apaches (1977) and The Finishing Line (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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