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If Himmler Played Guitar

Synopsis

As his fascination with re-enacting grew, Jon discovered his uncanny resemblance to one of history’s most nefarious characters.Apparently it’s to do with the shape of the jaw.
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
HD
Director
Andy Taylor Smith
Producer
Nicola Clayton
Co-Producer
N/A
Executive Producer
Anna Seifert-Speck
Editor
Rachel Tunnard
Director of Photography
Andy Taylor Smith
Sound
Grant Bridgeman
Composer
Samuel Karl Bohn
Principal cast
Jon Valinski

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sodalite Films

Friar Gate Studios
Ford Street
Derby
DE1 1EE
Tel: +44 (0) 1332 880186
Mob: +44 (0) 7530 183362
Email: nicola@sodalitefilms.co.uk
Web: www.sodalitefilms.co.uk

Sales Company

Sodalite Films

Friar Gate Studios
Ford Street
Derby
DE1 1EE
Tel: +44 (0) 1332 880186
Mob: +44 (0) 7530 183362
Email: nicola@sodalitefilms.co.uk
Web: www.sodalitefilms.co.uk

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