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Release Year1953
Runtime0h 28m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorJohn Read
WritersJohn Read
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsArtists Must Live
About Artists Must Live
Art historian Basil Taylor presents the film and interviews several of its subjects, in between leisurely sequences surveying paintings and sculptures to the strains of the BBC Radio Orchestra.
Directed by John Read, Artists Must Live leans on a strong ensemble — Reg Butler, Clifford Ellis, Patrick Heron — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1953.
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