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Coastal Village
About the film
A look at daily life in a traditional fishing community is south-west England.
Details
- Release year - 1943
- Director - Stanley Irving
- Production company - G-B. Instructional Ltd.
- Cinematographer - Frank North
- Supervised by - G.J. Cons
- Running time (minutes) - 10 mins 23 secs
Original description
'A film of a Cornish fishing village. Newlyn Bay, sheltered by headlands, is geographically an ideal place for a fishing community. The houses, sturdily built of Cornish stone, are grouped round the harbour and church. Fishermen go to sea in all weathers. Shots included deep-sea herring fishing in the early autumn.'
(Films of Britain - British Council Film Department Catalogue - 1944-45)
Did you know?
- Coastal Village once again takes us to the village of Mousehole and the surrounding area; Mousehole features prominently in another Collection film, S.O.S.
- Coastal Village is a part of the ‘Human Geography’ educational series within the archive, accompanying Derbyshire Village (aka Upland Settlement), Lowland Village, and Market Town.
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