Basil Wright Movies

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.

Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double...

Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at an exhibition of Da Vinci's drawings at Burlington House in London, marking the quincentenary of his...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.

A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products.

In a bid to encourage city-dwellers to leave behind the restrictions of war, 'The Green Girdle' escapes from the austere urban landscape of...

A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as...

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

The occupation of the Channel Islands.

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

A documentary by Jirí Weiss