A Sign is a Fine Investment
1983 | 46m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Judith Williamson |
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| Writer: | Judith Williamson |
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| Documentary on advertising. Investigates the way work has disappeared from advertising images, and traces the phenomenon through archive advertising films from 1897 to 1960. Places advertising in the context of historical events and everyday life, archive material being juxtaposed with contemporary images. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1983 |
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| Director: | Judith Williamson |
| Writer: | Judith Williamson |
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| Production Companies | Arts Council of Great Britain |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Fiona Trierr | Narrator (voice) |
| Maryanne Gordon | |
| Terry Hardy | |
| Nicholas Robinson | |
| Sara Scodbo | |
| Sam Smith |
| Name | Job |
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| Judith Williamson | Writer, Director |
| Clive Tickner | Camera Operator |
| Brand Thumim | Editor |
| Phoebe De Gaye | Art Direction |
| David John | Sound Recordist |
| Clive Frost | Still Photographer |
| Steve Shearsby | Music |
| Erika Stevenson | Additional Photography |
| Trevor Williamson | Editor |
| John Anderton | Sound Recordist |
| Sarah Vickers | Sound Editor |
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| Rodney Wilson | Executive Producer |
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