Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.
Children on Camera - A Primer about Movies is of 0 hour(s) and 12 minute(s). It is Produced By: BFI. It was released on 1969-10-02.
Genres: Documentary
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Stephen Fry tours the City of London, discovering the hidden mysteries of this rich and powerful square mile. Along the way, he visits the Bank of England's vaults, witnesses high drama at the London Metal Exchange as dealers buy and sell stocks, and experiences Dead Man's Walk at the Old Bailey, where many condemned criminals trod their final steps. Plus, as a recipient of the Freedom of the City of London, Stephen finds out just what privileges this gives him.
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It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho.
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Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
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An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
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