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The Great Steam Fair (S)

Original title: The Great Steam Fair
Year: 1964
Running time: 17 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: David Gladwell, Derrick Knight
Screenwriter: David Gladwell
Cast: Documentary, Self: Patrick Garland
Cinematography: Peter Jessop, Brian Probyn
Producer: Derrick Knight and Partners
Genre: Documentary | Short Film
Synopsis: The Great Steam Fair is a beautifully crafted documentary filmed at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire in 1964 at a nostalgic event which brought together many traditional fairground rides and steam engines. The film skilfully combines the techniques of traditional sponsored documentary with the new approaches of the direct cinema movement.

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The Great Steam Fair (S)

1964

David Gladwell, Derrick Knight