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Poets Against the Bomb

Nov 25, 1981 | IMDB 0

25 min Watch Now

Documentary

An event organised by CND pits the bomb against poetry. Hear artists who hoped that words and rhymes could put an end to destructive times.

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Pete Brown, Gavin Ewart, Adrian Mitchell, Brian Patten, Harold Pinter

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