Across The Pacific Reel 1. 1964

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c. 1964

Front credits: Camera Reg Cavender, Editor Elly Boland, Commentary John Pudney, Spoken John Glen, Music Philip Green, Produced Terry Ashwood, Directed Eric Fullilove.

LS breakers on coast of N. America, Hawaii, Fiji, Australia. LS harbour Vancouver, pan to S.S. Orsova in dock....

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Cataloguer:
Mike
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
82135
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:37:11:00 / 01:51:35:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2799.04
Issue Date:
1964

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