Harry Mantel’s Vignettes: The Controllers
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A brief look at the fast paced world of O'Hare air traffic controllers set to an upbeat soundtrack.
Credits
Harry Mantel (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage opens to various close-up shots blinking buttons on power board. The following sequence of images portray the bright interior of an air traffic control tower; men are seen speaking into phones and observing radar transmitters. The shots quickly alternate between the crowded tower’s interior and a montage featuring flashing buttons and a rotating antenna on the tarmac. The footage captures the plane making its descent and landing safely. The footage concludes with an exterior, zoom shot of the control tower.
Subjects: Airports; Aircraft
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16634; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4018
Notes: The footage opens to various close-up shots blinking buttons on power board. The following sequence of images portray the bright interior of an air traffic control tower; men are seen speaking into phones and observing radar transmitters. The shots quickly alternate between the crowded tower’s interior and a montage featuring flashing buttons and a rotating antenna on the tarmac. The footage captures the plane making its descent and landing safely. The footage concludes with an exterior, zoom shot of the control tower.
Subjects: Airports; Aircraft
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16634; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4018
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09