000586

Description

A file relating to the production of the wartime documentary film Manpower, released in 1943 by the Ministry of Information and the Central Office of Information. The film addresses the reorganisation of labour in wartime. The file contains production credits; synopses of the film; a report on the library material used in the film; a commentary script; and a document relating to the film's commissioning and foreign distribution.

Keywords

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