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Diary for Timothy (A) (short) (1945)
The status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War.Director: Humphrey Jennings
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Extras:The Films
* "Listen to Britain" (1942) (17:38)
* "I Was a Fireman" (1943) (71:04)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (1945) (37:30)
1942 Introduction to "Listen to Britain" by Leonard Brockington (1:33)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:12-page booklet with an essay by Lindsay Anderson.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (190:54)
* "The True Story of Lilli Marlene" (29:50)
* "The Eighty Days" (13:31)
* "Myra Hess" (9:42)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (38:59)
* "A Defeated People" (18:54)
* "The Cumberland Story" (45:00)
* "The Dim Little Island" (10:40)
* "Family Portrait" (24:14)
Bonus Films
- "V.1." - 1944 alternate cut of "The Eighty Days" (8:22)
- "The Good Life" 1951 short by Graham Wallace (18:22)
DISC TWO (DVD)
The Films (with Play All)
* "The True Story of Lilli Marlene" (28:38)
* "The Eighty Days" (13:00)
* "Myra Hess" (9:20)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (37:23)
* "A Defeated People" (18:08)
* "The Cumberland Story" (43:11)
* "The Dim Little Island" (10:15)
* "Family Portrait" (23:15)
Bonus Films
- "V.1." - 1944 alternate cut of "The Eighty Days" (8:04)
- "The Good Life" 1951 short by Graham Wallace (17:40) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an illustrated booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Industrial Britain" (1931) (20:23)
- "Shipyard" (1935) (23:47)
- "Workers and Jobs" (1935) (10:39)
- "Housing Problems" (1935) (14:38)
- "Children at School" (1937) (22:34)
- "Farewell Topsails" (1937) (8:27)
- "To-Day We Live: A Film of Life in Britain" (1937) (22:54)
- "Eastern Valley" (1937) (16:15)
- "People of Britain" (1936) (3:04)
- "If War Should Come" (1939) (9:25)
DISC TWO
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Britain at Bay" (1940) (6:52)
- "Transfer of Skill" (1940) (9:42)
- "They Also Serve" (1940) (9:33)
- "Tomorrow Is Theirs" (1940) (9:25)
- "Words for Battle" (1941) (7:31)
- "Ordinary People" (1941) (27:23)
- "Five and Under" (1941) (15:34)
- "Night Shift" (1942) (13:58)
- "The Countrywomen" (1942) (13:22)
- "Summer on the Farm" (1943) (11:29)
- "Listen to Britain" (1942) (19:09)
- "Builders" (1942) (7:48)
- "Words and Actions" (1943) (14:09)
- "A Diary for Timothy" (1946) (37:22)
DISC THREE
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Land of Promise" (1946) (63:15)
- "The Balance" (1947) (9:08)
- "What a Life" (1948) (11:10)
- "The Dim Little Island" (1948) (10:13)
- "Britain Can Make It (No 1)" (1946) (10:24)
- "Fenlands" (1945) (17:29)
- "Children’s Charter" (1945) (16:31)
- "Chasing the Blues" (1947) (5:58)
- "Cotton Come Back" (1946) (24:33)
- "Five Towns" (1947) (26:12)
DISC FOUR
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "A Plan to Work On" (1948) (32:08)
- "Mining Review 2nd Year No 11" (1949) (9:27)
- "From the Ground Up" (1950) (9:22)
- "The Wealth of the World: Transport" (1950) (18:58)
- "The Undefeated" (1950) (33:37)
- "Family Portrait" (1950) (23:17)
"John Grierson at the NFT" 1959 featurette (12:59)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 4 disc "The Land of Promise - The British Documentary Movement 1930 - 1950" set.
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Extras:The Films
* "London Can Take It!" (1940) (9 mins)
* "Words for Battle" (1941) (8 mins)
* "Listen to Britain" (1942) (18 mins)
* "I Was a Fireman" (1943) (70 mins)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (1945) (39 mins)
* "Myra Hess" (1945) (9 mins)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:8-page booklet with a biographical essay by Dean Duncan from Brigham Young University.
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CUTS:
- R0 Humphrey Jennings Collection United Kingdom- Film First - No cuts (37:30 PAL).
- R0 The Complete Humphrey Jennings Volume 3 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (37:23 PAL).
- R0 The Land of Promise United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (37:22 PAL).
- R1 Listen to Britain and Other Films America- Image Entertainment - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/08/16
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 31/07/18UPDATE LOG:
14/08/16: Initial entry.
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11/08/17: Added UK Humphrey Jennings.
31/07/18: Added UK Land of Promise.
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