Spotlight on Film | |
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Genre | film information |
Presented by | Henning Jacobsen |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Ron Meraska |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 5 October – 28 December 1969 |
Spotlight on Film was a Canadian film informational television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.
This series provided an overview of the works of various filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Shirley Clarke, Roman Polanski, Alain Resnais, John Schlesinger, Jiri Trnka, Peter Weiss and Mai Zetterling.
This 15-minute series was broadcast Sundays at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 5 October to 28 December 1969.
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