Industrial film sponsored by the engine manufacturer to illustrate the scientific removal of dust from diesel engines. Howard Thompson considered this work from avant-garde filmmaker Alexander Hammid "as simple, precise and brilliant as a diamond." (2006 The Field Guide to Sponsored Films by Rick Prelinger)
Films » Operation Hour-Glass
Operation Hour-Glass
Alternative Title: Operation Hourglass
Summary:
Description:
Sponsored Public Relations Film
Country/Location: N/A
Tribe or Group: N/A
Producer: Julien Bryan
Director: Alexander Hammid
Cinematographer: Robert Ziller, Peaslee Bond
Production Company: IFF
Additional Production: Writer: Maxime Furland
Running Time: 28 min.
Years Filmed: 1956
Decade Produced: 1950s
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 1,008'
Sound: Narrated
