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Think of England

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Shown as part of the BBC's Modern Times series. Think of England shows Parr talking to the many people he encountered in the summer of 1999. He innocently asked people what it took to be English, and this simple question provided many revealing answers.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-04-24

Runtime: 49 mins

Director: Martin Parr

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Think of England

Production Companies: BBC, Mosaic Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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