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The Big Screen

Two of Britain's leading film directors - John Schlesinger and Gerald Thomas - share the anxiety, hopes and risks experienced by those involved with the movie industry. (1973)

Two of Britain's leading film directors - John Schlesinger and Gerald Thomas - share the anxiety, hopes and risks experienced by those involved with the movie industry. The Big Screen follows the production of four British films: the eighth James Bond film Live and Let Die, The Optimists of Nine Elms, science fiction-thriller The Final Programme and The 14. Actors Peter Sellers, David Hemmings, Jon Finch, Roger Moore and Jenny Runacre are among those seen at work. (1973)

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Tue 20 Feb 197321:25
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PresenterJim Douglas Henry
ConsultantAlexander Walker
ParticipantJohn Schlesinger
ParticipantGerald Thomas
Film EditorTerry Cornelius
ProducerGeoffrey Baines

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