Zither Man 1950

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Anton Karas - zither player.

Empress Club, London.

Various shots as Anton Karas (who played background music to Carol Reed's Production "The Third Man") plays the zither. He sits at a table in the Empress Club, various shots of the guests listening to him. Various shots of Anton and...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34423
Sort Number:
NP 279
Time in/Out:
01:43:37:00 / 01:46:20:00
Canister:
NP 279
Film ID:
1275.28
Issue Date:
16/01/1950

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