01 October 1959 Factual 15 mins
A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.
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John Grierson as Himself
Hazel Wilkinson Editor
John Grierson at the NFT Trailer
United Kingdom 01 October 1959
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