The Ultimate Survivor
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The Ultimate Survivor tells the story of a remarkable survivor from a bygone age: the former East Oxford Picture Palace, on Jeune Street in Oxford, now known as the Ultimate Picture Palace or UPP.
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2011-02-24
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The untold story of a legendary cinema.
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