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Crossing The Line 1964
Description
Various shots of a cruise ship and the crew going about their business. One officer looks through binoculars, we then see him dressed up in a sheet with mud smeared on his face, we see other members of the crew getting dressed up putting on grass skirts make up and wigs. The narrator explains they are...
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- Time in/Out:
- 01:48:10:00 / 01:50:36:00
- Canister:
- CP 504
- Film ID:
- 287.07
- Issue Date:
- 23/08/1964
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