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Harry Birrell Presents: Films of Love & War

"From the streets of 1930s Glasgow to the battlefields of World War II"

A documentary about Harry Birrell, an amateur film-maker who documented his life extensively on film. The documentary focuses specifically on the films he shot, and diary entries he wrote during the pre-war and wartime years.

Top Cast

  • Richard Madden

    Richard Madden

    Narrator

  • Harry Birrell

    Harry Birrell

    Himself (Archive)

  • Carina Birrell

    Carina Birrell

  • Anne Fry

    Anne Fry

  • Johnny Birrell

    Johnny Birrell

  • Norman Spiers

    Norman Spiers

  • Judy Thomson

    Judy Thomson

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A documentary about Harry Birrell, an amateur film-maker who documented his life extensively on film. The documentary focuses specifically on the films he shot, and diary entries he wrote during the pre-war and wartime years.

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