King Coal: A Century of Mining on Film
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Still from King Coal. Courtesy of BFI National Archive.
Drawn from the BFI National Archive, King Coal offers a remarkable insight into an industry which came to define 20th century Britain, from precious early films such as A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner (1910) and Coal Face (1935) to 1940s animation, 1980s footage shot during the turmoil of the Miners’ Strike, and footage of the Durham Miners’ Gala in 1963.
FREE FILM Buy tickets for any three of these films at Tyneside Cinema: Up and Out; Double Take; King Coal or The Lives of Energy and the fourth will be FREE*
*This offer only applies to stated films and is subject to availability.