Shooting the Century
December 29, 1998
1 Season • 2 Episodes
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A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.
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A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.
December 29, 1998 • 47m
Evidence of how early news films were sometimes faked by unscrupulous producers.
December 30, 1998 • 49m
The arrival of sound in the thirties allowed newsreels to capture the turbulence of wars, revolutions and assassinations, but cinemas were more interested in stunts.