Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:GPO Film Unit
Cast & Crew
D
D.V. Knight
Assistant Director
Spare Time
Audience Score
StarringLaurie Lee
DirectorHumphrey Jennings
15 minDocumentary
Plot
Spare Time is a 1939 British film directed by Humphrey Jennings for the GPO Film Unit, and made for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It is 15 minutes long and documents the leisure activities of workers in the coal, steel, and cotton industries in Sheffield, Bolton, Manchester and Pontypridd. Commentary is provided by Laurie Lee.
