The penalties of taking conscious risks are emphasized in three stories of casualties. A heavy load slips, a slippery floor, alighting from a moving tractor. Third in series.
A Game of Chance is of 0 hour(s) and 9 minute(s). It is Produced By: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, British Films, COI, BFI. It was released on 1961-01-01.
Genres: DocumentaryDrama
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