Glass Figures Of Shakespearean Characters 1964

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Czechoslovakia.

Various shots of the two men at work in a glass foundry in Czechoslovakia making a small glass figure of Hamlet by hand - mostly good close up shots. Various shots of some of the other figures of Shakespearean characters they have made.

(F.G.)

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88988
Sort Number:
UN 3885 A
Time in/Out:
01:29:25:00 / 01:30:43:00
Canister:
UN 3885 A
Film ID:
3167.12
Issue Date:
1964

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