Review of Forgotten Silver (1997) by Ben B — 11 Aug 2009

What's in a name? Worth seeking out, this is a great story of one of NZ's unknown innovators in a carefully crafted and very entertaining documentary.

This review of Forgotten Silver (1997) was written by Ben B on 11 Aug 2009.

Forgotten Silver has generally received very positive reviews.

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