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.
A record of the renovation work on the Bellhaven cafe, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, between 1948 to 1955; shows the work of masons, joiners, glaziers and the Cocozza family on the new Cafe, and the interest o...
TV documentary about Chinese families living and working in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the problems they face in terms of housing, education, work and community relations, and the provisions in place to a...
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...
Colonel Samson is not clearly visible in the film. The DH4, fitted with floats and no wheels, taxies through the water behind a Felixstowe flying boat, which takes off ahead of it. The DH4 then thrott...
The American Committee's health department brings the medical authorities' and parliamentary circles' attention to the state of children's public health in the disaster-stricken Aisne region. Seventee...
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 ...
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
France, Directory era. Pierre Simon is a peaceful jeweler living in Fleurville who longs for the beautiful Liliana. His only concern seems to be the envy of an evil competitor. Unfortunately Pierre is...
The effects of the housing problem in postwar Italy, especcially in the outskirts of the big cities where thousands of families live in barracks, refusges or improvised, unhealthy situations. To solve...
Film paying hommage to the Belgian resistance, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the liberation.
Film paying hommage to the Belgian resistance, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of...
Film dedicated to the presentation fo the Atomium to an American audience.
Propagandafilm about the 'Royal Question', that led to the king's abdication.
Propagandafilm about the 'Royal Question', that led to the king's abdication.
A nostalgic documentary that records the arrival of modernity in Bologna. A series of photos are shown from the beginnings of the 1900’s demonstrating how the urban space was constructed around the ...
Following a few references to geometry in painting prior to the Renaissance, the film focuses on the discovery of perspective, a fundamental chapter in the history of figurative art. With the ne...
I. Rally in Berlin. Dr. Otto Nuschke, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the GDR, speaks.– II. Sofia. Welcoming delegates for the World Federation of Democratic Youth session. Chairman B...