The World’s Sexiest Job? Coal Miner, According to This Hilarious 1975 Propaganda Film

The '70's were simpler times

The World’s Sexiest Job? Coal Miner, According to This Hilarious 1975 Propaganda Film

The World’s Sexiest Job? Coal Miner, According to This Hilarious 1975 Propaganda Film

By Kirk Miller

President Trump says he wants to “bring back coal” — to do so, he should look to Britain’s cinematic past.

The nostalgia site Flashbak recently “unearthed” (see what I did there?) a 1975 recruitment video from Britain’s National Coal Board that seemed to promise potential coal miners a lifetime of beautiful women, ski vacations and cocktails.

And guns. And short shorts for playing squash.

It’s hilarious in hindsight, yes, but apparently the NCB had a quite a prolific and respected film unit for nearly forty years.

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