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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1957
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Genre
Travelogue
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Type
Film
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Category
Non Fiction
Introduction
Unlike the vast majority of BTF’s travelogues, Holiday keeps its commentary to a minimum, with just a brief scene–setting opening and a slightly longer interlude to mark the early afternoon siesta.
The film derives its reputation and appeal from the two wordless passages that constitute a masterclass by editor Ralph Sheldon. Marrying unstructured Blackpool footage to a series of jazz standards (recorded by the Chris Barber Jazz Band), Sheldon devised a series of immaculately timed gags that wouldn’t shame the great silent comedians.
The film was shot on 16mm Kodachrome, the smaller format justified by the need to keep the camera as discreet as possible. Although some scenes were staged, David Watkin shot a substantial amount of footage via a camera hidden in a cardboard box, filming unwitting passers–by through a strategically–positioned hole with the rest of the crew concealing other tell–tale details.
But Holiday has much going for it beneath the showy surface, since it also offers one of the decade’s most uncontrived and unselfconscious records of working–class leisure. For sheer joie de vivre, there’s little to match it.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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[Narrator]
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
Production:
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A BTF production
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Executive Producer
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Produced by
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Assistant
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Assistant
Photography:
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Photographed by
Editing:
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Edited by
Music:
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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[Music] Played by
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[Music Played] With
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
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The Chris Barber Jazz Band [Are:]
Sound:
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Recorded by
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Logo [Sound System]
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