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Spotlight on the Highlands(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-02-01
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Time: 0h 18m
Overview:
It's 1948 and hydro-electric power is transforming Scotland's Grampians.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Rayant Pictures
Movie: Spotlight on the Highlands
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Spotlight on the Highlands (1948) | BFI National Archive - Featurette
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