ABBOT GUN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ABBOT GUN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: COI 914
  • Other titles: ARMY CINEMA COMMERCIALS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Army recruitment cinema commercial showing some of the qualities of teamwork needed for the job.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: ARMY CINEMA COMMERCIALS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: COI 914
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (COI 914)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1972
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Central Office of Information (Production sponsor) Glendale Films (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, British - SPG: Abbot (object name) propaganda, British - practical: recruitment, Army (object name) Soldier's voiceover describes some of the qualities needed for the job, including teamwork: infantrymen work together to pull an Abbot self-propelled (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 63 ft; Running time: 1 min
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    COI 914

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