Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY ROY LISTER [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film shot by British Army Kinema Unit operator Sergeant Roy Lister records the construction from palm trunks and fronds of a 35mm projection cinema (Empire Super Cinema), with detailed views of projectionist lacing up, Indian troops (14th/5th Blue Sappers?) marching and an outdoor performance of a "camp" pantomime by British servicemen on Gan Island, Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands between January and July 1943.
Description:
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY ROY LISTER [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:MGH 4915
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1943
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Lister, R E (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 200 ft ca; Running time: 17 mins (at 16 fps)
