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A Bit Of Scarlet

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A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from filmmaking's earliest days.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1997-06-20

Runtime: 70 mins

Director: Andrea Weiss

Writer: Stuart Marshall

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: A Bit Of Scarlet

Production Companies: Maya Vision International

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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