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They Came to a City (Original title)
Date: 05 February 1945 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Basil Dearden

Synopsis: Fantasy of nine characters who are given the choice of living in a dream city free from tension and want. Only two stay.

Genre:
Fantasy

Subject:
Social change
Releases
Date: 1944Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 6992 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Cinéaste v23 n4 July 1998  Pages: 45-47
Title: Paradise Postponed: Ealing, Rank and THEY CAME TO A CITYAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analytical article.

In: Today's Cinema v70 n5608 11 Feb 1948
Title: [Today's Cinema - v70 n5608 11 Feb 1948: no known title]Language: English

In: New York Motion Picture Critics Reviews v2 n5 19 Feb 1945  Page: 459460
Title: [New York Motion Picture Critics Reviews - v2 n5 19 Feb 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Compilation of reviews

In: Motion Picture Herald v156 n11 9 Sep 1944
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v156 n11 9 Sep 1944: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v63 n5073 18 Aug 1944
Title: [Today's Cinema - v63 n5073 18 Aug 1944: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v11 n129 September 1944  Page: 100
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v11 n129 September 1944: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1949 24 Aug 1944
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1949 24 Aug 1944: no known title]Language: English