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Tyneside Story

1944 · 14 min

A sober wartime documentary short that stirs quiet pride, showing hard-won recovery with earnest, plain-spoken optimism.

Directed by
Gilbert Gunn
Overview
A dramatised account produced for the Ministry of Information of the re-opening during World War Two of the Tyneside shipyards closed down during the Depression.

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Directed by
Gilbert Gunn
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • survival
  • class
  • healing
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Gilbert Gunn
Cinematography
William Luff
Runtime
14 min
Country
United Kingdom

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