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Industrial Britain (1931)
Directed by Robert J. Flaherty
Overview
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 The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many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.
Length 21 minutes