Cirque du Soleil, Gandey - The Early Days, Four Towns and a Circus, Wild at Heart, 12th Monte Carlo Circus Festival and Trapeze Films, 1956 - 1994

Item

Reference code: 178D13.8

Scope and Contents

Channel 4, Les Productions Fildefer Ink, Granada Production, Polivideo. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD1 Cirque du Soleil 1988, tv broadcast narrated in English, contains commercial advertising, clip from Bandits of the Rio Grande, Night Time programme, 'About Britain' documentary series on Gandey's Circus entitled 'This England, Little Big Top' c1960s showing behind the scenes footage, setting up the circus, interviews and circus scenes, 'Four Towns and a Circus' documentary about Chipperfield Circus narrated in English by Clive Bull, containing interviews, acts, behind the scenes footage and demonstration against animal cruelty, American film at the end commecial advertising and news, 03:03:38 mins. DVD 2, The 12th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo with commentary by Gerry Cottle TTTV documentary 1987 showing circus acts, 'Trapeze' Holliwood film, ends with News Night, 02:51:03 mins. England, Monte Carlo and America.

Dates

Creation: 1956 - 1994

Creator

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
Cirque du Soleil (Established 1984) (Organisation)
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) (Organisation)
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) (Organisation)
Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 (Person)
International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) (Organisation)

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