Murray Martin Movies

  • 1987
    T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia

    T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia

    T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia

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    An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne,...

    T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
  • 1988
    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

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    This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understanding of the situation and attitudes of millions...

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich
  • 1989
    In Fading Light

    In Fading Light

    In Fading Light

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    A feature drama set in the declining fishing industry in North Shields, the film centres on the upheaval caused in a traditional fishing community by...

    In Fading Light
  • 1983
    News from Durham

    News from Durham

    News from Durham

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    Combines footage of the 100th Durham Miner's Gala held in 1983, with extracts from a miners' weekend school held two months later, to raise the...

    News from Durham
  • 2001
    Like Father

    Like Father

    Like Father

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    The last pits have closed, the redundancy money has been spent and a family is in crisis. 70 year old pigeon man Arthur Elliott is losing his...

    Like Father
  • 1979
    Tyne Lives

    Tyne Lives

    Tyne Lives

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    Tynesiders speak up - three talk to camera about their lives. Jim, a union activist; Betty, a housewife; and Arthur, a retired fish quay worker, talk...

    Tyne Lives
  • 1974
    Launch

    Launch

    Launch

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    Activities leading up to the launch of a large ship built at the Swan Hunter's Wallsend shipyard.

    Launch
  • 1979
    Quayside

    Quayside

    Quayside

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    A documentation of the eponymous area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, then under threat of redevelopment.

    Quayside