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British Pathe Film Archive
URL: http://www.britishpathe.com/

Description:
The special feature of this site is the ability to browse previews of the films in the entire 3500-hour British Pathe Film Archive, "which covers news, sport, social history, and entertainment from 1896 to 1970." Preview Film shows stills from the actual film clips, which are often several minutes long and which you get by using the Download Now button and filling out a brief registration form. Searchable.

Publisher:
British Pathe Limited

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Film archives -- Great Britain
Motion picture journalism
Newsreels

LII Database Information:
Record 2968 created by Sybil Finemel on 11/29/2002
Last modification on 11/25/2007
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 03/07/2006
Published: 11/29/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2968