Death in the West
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Death in the West is a 1976 documentary film directed by Martin Smith,[1] which is believed to contain the first recorded admission from a tobacco company representative that smoking causes health problems.
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Directed by | Martin Smith |
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Running time | 32 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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It was filmed by reporter Peter Taylor alongside a team from the United Kingdom current affairs program This Week. The film aired only once in the UK, from London in September 1976 on Thames Television, to an audience of approximately 12 million viewers, before a court order was obtained preventing it from being re-aired.[1]