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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Dispatch Bearer |
| Date | 1900 |
| Document Type | Film |
| Library/Archive | BFI National Archive |
| Collection | Victorian Compilation |
| Notes | Note: Previously given the supplied title (THE DESPATCH BEARER). Filmed in the Blackburn area. Black and white, 72 feet. |
| Topics | film, silent, troops, war, army, soldier |
| Production Company | Mitchell and Kenyon |
| Duration | 00:01:15 |
| Genre | drama |
| Description | A mock newsfilm representing an incident in the Boer War. A party of riflemen are attacked by the Boers and left for dead; one of the enemy removes a dispatch from one of the fallen men; another of the fallen British struggles to his feet, shoots the Boer and proceeds on his way with the dispatch (72ft). |
| Copyright | BFI National Archive |