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- BFI identifier116877
- Date1957 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPromotional film for Petroleum Film Board. Beginning in ancient Egypt it tells the history of man's attempts to reduce friction, by oils and lubricants. (Synopsis)
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Title
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (Original)
Category
Non Fiction- Collections
- Film / Video
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Viewing
16mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Viewing
view all - Scripts / DocumentsAnimal, Vegetable, Mineral - Animated public relations documentary sponsored by British Petroleum Company, Ltd [BP]. A humorous account of the development of lubrication from the use of animal fats by the ancient Egyptians to the modern high grade oils of the twentieth century. Directed by Louis Dahl; produced by John Halas for BP Films; script: Allan Crick, Bob Privett and Joy Batchelor; animation: Alison de Vere, Bob Privett and Vic Bevis; commentary by Maurice Denham; music by Matyas Seiber Papers include music cue sheet, publicity stills, award certificate, press cuttings - HAB-1-46
Document: post-production - Music cue sheet giving brief details of the film's duration, length, distribution arrangements and music used. c.1957 - HAB-1-46-1
Photograph - Folder containing five black and white publicity stills for the film, [including Egyptians extracting oil, workmen digging with machinery; laboratory interior] no date c.1957 - HAB-1-46-2
Document: exhibition - Certificate stating that the film was selected for exhibition at the 11th International Edinburgh Film Festival, 18 August - 8 September 1957 - HAB-1-46-3
Document: exhibition - Five small press cuttings pasted to a single sheet, making reference to the film and also to other Halas and Batchelor films To Your Health (1956); The Candlemaker (1957); the World of Little Ig (1957-1958) and the History of the Cinema (1956), 7 October 1956 - 23 May 1958 - HAB-1-46-4
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Work - 116877 - 1957 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Non Fiction
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