| Coal Face | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Produced by | John Grierson |
| Written by | W.H. Auden |
| Music by | Benjamin Britten |
| Cinematography | Stuart Legg |
| Edited by | William Coldstream |
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Release date
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1935 |
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Running time
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11 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Coal Face is a 1935 British documentary film short directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. With a film score by Benjamin Britten and a poem written and narrated by W.H. Auden, the film gives a glimpse into the lives of a Scottish mining community and the dangerous working conditions the miners routinely faced.