FORD A/B HELSINKI-HELSINGFORS SUOMI-FINLAND [Main Title]

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  • Title: FORD A/B HELSINKI-HELSINGFORS SUOMI-FINLAND [Main Title]
  • Film Number: FWR 64
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  • Summary: A tour of the Ford works in Helsinki, Finland.
  • Description: General shots show the sights of Helsinki. At Ford's smart premises, the managing director calls a meeting (his underlings being summoned by signal lights in their offices). Crates of parts are unpacked and stored. Workers break for lunch in the canteen and recreational activities in the staff room. The film then shows truck assembly, training, the factory power plant, workers in the washroom and taking showers. Tractors are loaded into rail wagons and taken off.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: FWR 64
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1948
  • Production Country: Finland
  • Production Details: Ford Motor Company (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 705 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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