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...
Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
Various scenes of the village of Colinton from the early 1940s through to the mid 1950s.
Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....
An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a m...
One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. The film includes shots of Babcock and Wilcox boilers being installed in the Kodak factory, Essex. [See al...
Tegnefilm i tre dele for mindre børn. I en enkel streg og underholdende tone fortælles om kyllingen Pip, ællingen Rap og rødkælkeungen Tvit, som forlader den lysegrønne ø for at finde ud af, hv...
Following the 1964 economic survey of Scotland, the demolition of old property and the construction of new towns and new industries.
En fortælling om et venskab mellem to usædvanlige pennevenner: Mary, en ensom, kraftig 8-årig pige som bor i en forstad til Melbourne og Max, en 44-årig jødisk mand med Aspergers syndrom fra New ...
From sheep shearing in Australia to wool being spun and woven into cloth in Scottish tweed mills.
A pickpocket acts as an inept golfer. Helpful souls become robbed. A female pickpocket turns up. The two pickpockets pick the golfers pockets. But they become disclosed. They try to escape and shoot a...
Ceremonies on the occasion of the coronation of Leopold III.
Promotional film on the Belgian breed of horses.
The repatriation of the body of Queen Astrid after her fatal car accident in Switzerland.
Documentaire sur le réorganisation des égouts de Bruxelles, avec de nombreux schémas explicatifs. Naguère, sur la colline de Bruxelles, les eaux dévalaient vers un collecteur (1870) qui longeait ...
The 19th century Po Valley fairy tale about the ogre who kidnaps children.
The film shows traditional farm life i the 1950s in a rural village in Western Norway before the land reallocation.
Comme l'indiquent les cartons du début du film (dont le détail est repris dans les Remarques) il s'agit du compte-rendu de l'expédition Brondeel en 1934. Le film, qui abonde en notations socio-eth...
Political promotional film about the great work that was done by the Socialist ministers of the previous government.