The Great White Silence
BFI Restorations
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Adventure, Documentary, History, UR, 05-Jan-1924
The Great White Silence is one of the jewels in the crown of the BFI National Archive fully justifying this stunning tinted and toned restoration with new score by electronic musician Simon Fisher Turner.
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