Industrial Britain 1931

5.3 / 10   6 vote(s)
Documentary

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hint of ambiguity or doubt--fits that category well. The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many films have hidden agendas.

Release Date 1931-12-31
Runtime 21m
Directors Robert Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
Producers Robert Flaherty, John Grierson
Writer