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The World in a Wine-Glass

1931 0h 8m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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Short documentary showing infusoria in a wine-glass.

β€œSome stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Mary Field
Languages
No Language
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Secrets of Nature" β€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mary Field, shot by F. Percy Smith. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13310280 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mary Field directs. F. Percy Smith behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 8-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.
  • 295 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "Secrets of Nature" β€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Mary Field, shot by F. Percy Smith. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt13310280 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
F. Percy Smith
Runtime
8 min Β· 0h 8m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Secrets of Nature

A series of short educational nature documentaries that were produced from 1919 to 1933 by British Instructional Films.

Also by

Mary Field

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Production companies

Who made it

  • WA

    Wardour Films

  • BI

    BIF

    GB

Key crew

    Themes & keywords

    What it's about, really

    • woman director

    Release history Β· US

    When it landed

    • Theatrical1931-04-01

    Also known as

    International titles

    • The World in a WineglassGB

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