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1942, 1993
The story of Czechoslovakian miners In 1943, the film-maker Humphrey Jennings was invited by the government to make a film in honour of the miners of Lidice, a village in Czechoslovakia destroyed by the Nazis. He chose as his location a similar Welsh mining community, the village of Cwmgiedd in the Swansea Valley. Jennings didn't use actors; instead, the villagers performed in the film. This documentary looks at Cwmgiedd today.
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From Silent Village - The Slate first broadcast 12/12/1993
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