John Grierson

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition ...

12 de nov. de 1952

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

01 de jan. de 1935

The Brave Don't Cry aspires to the "feel" of a documentary, right down to the deliberate absence of background music. A mine in Scotland falls vict...

01 de ago. de 1952

03 de jun. de 1935

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

01 de set. de 1937

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

30 de nov. de 1934

18 de out. de 1934

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

31 de dez. de 1950

10 de nov. de 1929

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

18 de fev. de 1934

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

17 de mar. de 1954

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were sti...

04 de mar. de 1960

31 de dez. de 1931

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija an...

01 de jan. de 1953

07 de mar. de 1938

Seeking her long lost uncle, Ada Shore arrives at Skerryvore University to find him working under another name as the Gate Keeper. Ada is mistaken ...

01 de jul. de 1951

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges T...

01 de fev. de 1930

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

28 de jul. de 1935

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

31 de jul. de 1934

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

01 de jan. de 1937

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

31 de dez. de 1932

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

06 de set. de 1935

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

01 de fev. de 1930

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

01 de fev. de 1930

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

01 de fev. de 1930

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

01 de fev. de 1930

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

23 de jan. de 1937