A Sign is a Fine Investment

Name: A Sign is a Fine Investment
Director: Judith Williamson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1983-01-01
Rating: 10.0
Cast: Fiona Trierr, Maryanne Gordon, Terry Hardy, Nicholas Robinson, Sara Scodbo

1983 · 46 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

Documentary on advertising. Investigates the way work has disappeared from advertising images, and traces the phenomenon through archive advertising films from 1897 to 1960. Places advertising in the context of historical events and everyday life, archive material being juxtaposed with contemporary images.

Directed by Judith Williamson · Written by Judith Williamson

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Fiona Trierr Narrator (voice)
Maryanne Gordon
Terry Hardy
Nicholas Robinson
Sara Scodbo
Sam Smith

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