In Black and White

In Black and White

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Released:1951-01-01
Duration:20 min
Director:John Rowdon
Actors:James McKechnie
Production:World Wide Pictures

Overview:

An attempted evocation of the tradition of British printing, in a series of dramatised impressions: the discovery of a new method of printing in France and its development in England. The beauty of language is illustrated by excerpts from the works of Shakespeare and Dickens.

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