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Above Us the Earth

Plot: Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley, a few miles from his family home. Critical of the National Coal Board and the trade unions, the film focuses on the fractious interactions between politicians and union leaders, teasing out the forces that are attempting to divide the community
Release Date: Saturday, June 11 1977
47 years ago
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Portrait of Windsor ReesWindsor Rees
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Portrait of Gwenllian FrancisGwenllian Francis
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Portrait of Dai MorganDai Morgan
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Portrait of Karl FrancisKarl Francis
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35 in Above Us the Earth
as 'Producer, Director'
Wed, Apr 01 1942
Portrait of Neil ThomsonNeil Thomson
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Portrait of Roger EvansRoger Evans
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Portrait of Ray BeckettRay Beckett
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Portrait of Mike FoxMike Fox
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41 in Above Us the Earth
as 'Camera Operator'
Mon, Feb 03 1936
Portrait of Trevor GittingsTrevor Gittings
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Portrait of Albert BaileyAlbert Bailey
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Portrait of Mike DavisMike Davis
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Portrait of Peter HarveyPeter Harvey
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