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The History of British Cinema: 1951 |
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La Vie Commence Demain, the first British X-certificate film, opens at the Cameo-Poly cinema in London. The film contains a sequence dealing with artificial insemination. [ADD] |
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As part of the Festival of Britain, the Telekinema (which will later become the National Film Theatre) screens 3D and stereophonic films. [ADD] |
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The British Lion Film Corporation finds itself in financial difficulties when it is unable to repay a large loan from the National Film Finance Corporation without disposing of assets. [ADD] |
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– The Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) sells its Welwyn Studios to a tobacco company. [ADD] |
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– In this year, the UK has 4,597 cinemas with a total of 4,220,700 seats. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1951 |
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Laughter in Paradise (Mario Zampi) [ADD] |
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The Man in the White Suit (Alexander Mackendrick) [ADD] |
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The History of Cinema: 1951 |
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