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The complete Humphrey Jennings. Volume 1, The first days [videorecording].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: BFIB1119 | BFILanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [London] : BFI, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (211 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p. : ill.)Other title:
  • First days
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997.A1 J46 2011
Contents:
Post haste (1934, b&w, 8 min.) -- Locomotives (1934, b&w, 10 min.) -- The story of the wheel (1934, b&w, 12 min.) -- Farewell topsails (1937, col., 9 min.) -- Penny journey (1938, b&w, 6 min.) -- Speaking from America (1938, b&w, 10 min.) -- The farm (1938, col., 12 min.) -- Making fashion (1938, col., 20 min.) ) -- Spare time (1939, b&w, 15 min.) ) -- SS Ionian (1939, b&w, 20 min.) -- The first days (1939, b&w, 23 min.) -- Spring offensive (1940, b&w, 20 min.) -- Welfare of the workers (1940, b&w, 10 min.) -- London can take it! (1940, b&w, 9 min.).
Summary: "Widely considered to be one of Britain's greatest filmmakers, Humphrey Jennings has long been celebrated as the director of works which beautifully capture the everyday heroism in times of war and peace. This, the first of three volumes which collect together Jennings' entire output, gathers 14 films from 1934-1940 and provides a fascinating insight into his early days as a filmmaker learning and developing his craft"--Container.
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room BLU-00551 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050315701

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Originally released as motion pictures, 1934-1940.

Special features: The birth of the Robot (1936) ; English harvest (1939) ; Cargoes (1940) ; Britain can take it! (1940).

Post haste (1934, b&w, 8 min.) -- Locomotives (1934, b&w, 10 min.) -- The story of the wheel (1934, b&w, 12 min.) -- Farewell topsails (1937, col., 9 min.) -- Penny journey (1938, b&w, 6 min.) -- Speaking from America (1938, b&w, 10 min.) -- The farm (1938, col., 12 min.) -- Making fashion (1938, col., 20 min.) ) -- Spare time (1939, b&w, 15 min.) ) -- SS Ionian (1939, b&w, 20 min.) -- The first days (1939, b&w, 23 min.) -- Spring offensive (1940, b&w, 20 min.) -- Welfare of the workers (1940, b&w, 10 min.) -- London can take it! (1940, b&w, 9 min.).

BD (Blu-ray disc), PCM mono 2.0 audio.

Optional subtitles for the hearing impaired.

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