Documentary about the production of a small town weekly newspaper from reporting to printing.
Direction
Anderson finds beauty in linotype machines and men in caps.
Editing
Rhythmic precision that mirrors the newspaper's weekly cycle.
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anderson made this as part of the Free Cinema movement, rejecting glossy studio documentaries for working-class authenticity.
In 1952, 1,300 weekly newspapers existed in Britain; today fewer than 20 survive in print form.
US
GB
