Glasgow Film Theatre

Independent cinema opened in 1939 showing classics, and art and foreign-language movies - the advent of "talkies" made these less accessible to British audiences. It hosts the annual Glasgow Film Festival.

Address: 12 Rose St G3 6RB
Getting there: Subway: Cowcaddens
Website: glasgowfilm.org (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Glasgow, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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