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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

5159

Title

[SCULPTOR & HAND CUT FILE MAKER CLIPS PLUS SAM HANNA BBC MATERIAL]

Producer

Sam Hanna / BBC

Date

1954 c1962 1974

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

mute

Running Time

5 mins 57 secs

Description

Clips from some of Sam Hanna's films and BBC material about Mr Hanna's work. After a brief shot of a sign for John Sims & Son Rakemakers, there is footage from Sam Hanna's films about Sam Tonkiss the sculptor and Mr Wright the file maker. The film also includes BBC material showing Mr Hanna at work filming the sculptor and busts produced by Sam Tonkiss (including L S Lowry and Pope Paul VI).

For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html

 

 



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