Hard Steel (Original title)
Date: 1942 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Norman Walker
Synopsis: Ambitious foreman of a steelworks with promotion becomes a would-be dictator. He antagonises workers, alienates his wife and by his ruthlessness indirectly causes the death of one of his workmen. Seeing what he has become he decides to leave the works as he believes his relations with the workforce will hinder the war effort.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Factories, Industrial relations
Releases
Date: 1942Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7768 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: November 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7766 FeetBFI identifier: C-74528
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-25475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-53144
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(5)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:23:00 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-53143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-53144
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-465258
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-465258-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(9)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7620 FeetStock date: 1942BFI identifier: C-74525
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7766 FeetBFI identifier: C-74528
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-25475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7850 FeetStock date: 1942BFI identifier: C-74527
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7770 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-74532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7770 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-74526
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-74529
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8450 FeetStock date: 1940Stock date: 1940Stock date: 1938BFI identifier: C-74530
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8258 FeetBFI identifier: C-74524
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1942 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Norman Walker
Synopsis: Ambitious foreman of a steelworks with promotion becomes a would-be dictator. He antagonises workers, alienates his wife and by his ruthlessness indirectly causes the death of one of his workmen. Seeing what he has become he decides to leave the works as he believes his relations with the workforce will hinder the war effort.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Factories, Industrial relations
Releases
Date: 1942Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7768 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: November 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7766 FeetBFI identifier: C-74528
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-25475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-53144
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(5)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:23:00 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-53143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-53144
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-465258
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-465258-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-465319-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(9)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7620 FeetStock date: 1942BFI identifier: C-74525
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7766 FeetBFI identifier: C-74528
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-25475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7850 FeetStock date: 1942BFI identifier: C-74527
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7770 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-74532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7770 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-74526
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-74529
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8450 FeetStock date: 1940Stock date: 1940Stock date: 1938BFI identifier: C-74530
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8258 FeetBFI identifier: C-74524
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film