Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
Views of Baghdad and Babylon in Mesopotamia and of Baalbec on the Palestine Front, 1918.
SPCA inspects farm and transport of livestock, and shows the care of both working animals and pets. Also outlines SPCA's role in rehoming animals, and in educating children about pet care.
Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
An investigation of the problem of backstreet abortion in Italy.
01 – Politica Roma. Al Palazzo dei Congressi dell’EUR si tiene l’XI congresso nazionale della Democrazia Cristiana. Tra gli oratori, Amintore Fanfani e Flaminio Piccoli, confermato alla gu...
The Bohemian fairy tale that inspired the work of the troubadour Wolfram Von Eschenbach tells the story of a prince in love with a beautiful girl magically transformed from an apple.
Le varie fasi della preparazione e stampa di un giornale, seguendo l'iter dal momento in cui la notizia di cronaca viene comunicata in redazione per telescrivente sino all'uscita del giornale ne...
Robinet corteggia una fanciulla che sta tirando le reti a riva. Il padre della fanciulla pretende però che la figlia si metta con un pescatore, quindi Robinet si traveste e intraprende la profe...
"Difficoltà d'ogni genere si opponevano alla riproduzione cinematografica della vita degli animali marini, dovute anche alla piccolezza di questi esseri, altre alla loro straordinaria trasparen...
Recoaro sorge ai piedi delle Piccole Dolomiti, in una valle detta “conca di smeraldo” per il verde delle selve e dei pascoli che la circondano. Il paese, famoso per le sue acque, è sede di ...
Un resoconto degli aiuti giunti con il Piano Marshall dagli Stati Uniti d'America per la rinascita dello stato italiano, devastato dall'ultimo conflitto. Dopo immagini su una metropoli statunite...
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
Teenagers voice their opinions on stereotypes and the issue of equality.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.