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Phantom of the operator / Women Make Movies ; Artifact Productions present ; a film by Caroline Martel ; produced by Caroline Martel.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Martel, Caroline, 1973- film director, film producer.
Montpetit, Pascale, narrator.
Artifact Productions (Firm), production company.
Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, distributor.
Standardized Title:
Fantôme de l'opératrice (Motion picture)
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Bell Telephone Company--Employees--History.
Bell Telephone Company.
Bell Telephone Company of Canada--Employees--History.
Bell Telephone Company of Canada.
Bell Canada--Employees--History.
Bell Canada.
Western Electric Company--Employees--History.
Western Electric Company.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Employees--History.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Telephone companies--Employees--History.
Telephone companies.
Telephone operators--History.
Telephone operators.
Women--Employment--History.
Women.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (66 min.)) : sound, color
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2004]
Language Note:
In French with English subtitles.
Summary:
This inventive found-footage documentary uncovers the hidden history of female telephone operators and their role in early globalization.
Participant:
Voice, Pascale Montpetit.
Credits:
Editing, Annie Jean.
Notes:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed January 15, 2026).
Publisher Number:
wm-poto Docuseek2

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