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Family Portrait

  • 1950
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
129
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London Can Take It! (1940)
DocumentaryShort

In preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nation's place in the world and of their own places withi... Read allIn preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nation's place in the world and of their own places within that nation. Illustrative scenes of farming, science, political, and social life are jux... Read allIn preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nation's place in the world and of their own places within that nation. Illustrative scenes of farming, science, political, and social life are juxtaposed to present a familiar and reassuring image of Britain.

  • Director
    • Humphrey Jennings
  • Writer
    • Humphrey Jennings
  • Stars
    • Michael Goodliffe
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    129
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Humphrey Jennings
    • Writer
      • Humphrey Jennings
    • Stars
      • Michael Goodliffe
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Michael Goodliffe
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Humphrey Jennings
    • Writer
      • Humphrey Jennings
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    • Quotes
      • Narrator: In the end, most of the family faces look back to Scandinavia, Germany, France. Our ideas and faith have their roots in Italy, Greece, Israel. We have just had the knack of putting prose and poetry together. And now, we also belong to a communion across the Atlantic and the South Seas. We are too small, too crowded to stand alone. We have to come both inside the family of Europe and the pattern overseas. We are the link between them.
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    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Film on the Theme of the Festival of Britain 1951
    • Production company
      • Wessex Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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