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Chinese Village AKA Chinese City 1958
Description
Elstree, Herefordshire.
L/S of the typical English countryside. Camera pans to show the rooftops of a Chinese city. Several M/S of the inside of the city: muddy grey roads, poor crumbling houses, typical Chinese architecture, authentic craftsmen shops, market with authentic Chinese vegetables,...
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:54:27:00 / 01:57:19:00
- Canister:
- CP 182
- Film ID:
- 75.36
- Issue Date:
- 23/06/1958
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