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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

5424

Title

THE ENTERTAINERS

Producer

Dennis Sephton

Date

1984

Gauge

spr8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

08 mins 04 secs

Description

A 'short tribute' to street entertainers in Manchester city centre including a variety of musicians, a tap dancer and a group of pavement artists. The musicians include Rob Gray, a one man band called Little Big Band. Also included is a young man locked in a wire cage as a joke by his workmates the day before his wedding. Locations include the Shambles, Market Street, Piccadilly Gardens funfair and St Ann's Square. Reel ends with an aerial view of the cathedral.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]

 

 



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