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1929
Every Day
Every Day6.8 1929 HD
Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...
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Cast: Sergei Eisenstein
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1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy0 1974 HD
Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Stan Laurel
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1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs5 1934 HD
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Bruce Winston
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1940
Men of Africa
Men of Africa0 1940 HD
A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as...
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Cast: Malcolm McDonald
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1953
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci0 1953 HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at an exhibition of Da Vinci's drawings at Burlington House in London, marking the quincentenary of his...
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Cast: Laurence Olivier
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1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.211 1934 HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Lionel Wendt
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1945
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy6.6 1945 HD
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Michael Redgrave
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1932
O'er Hill and Dale
O'er Hill and Dale0 1932 HD
An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.
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1938
The Face of Scotland
The Face of Scotland7 1938 HD
The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.
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Cast: John Laurie
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1931
Industrial Britain
Industrial Britain5.429 1931 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Donald Calthrop
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1939
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
The Rape of Czechoslovakia0 1939 HD
A documentary by Jirí Weiss
Genre: Documentary
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1937
Children at School
Children at School0 1937 HD
Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: H. Wilson Harris
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1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.211 1934 HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Lionel Wendt
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1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.211 1934 HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Lionel Wendt
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1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You0 1946 HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alfie Bass
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1933
The Country Comes to Town
The Country Comes to Town0 1933 HD
A celebration of the importance of the British countryside.
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1941
The Green Girdle
The Green Girdle0 1941 HD
In a bid to encourage city-dwellers to leave behind the restrictions of war, 'The Green Girdle' escapes from the austere urban landscape of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bruce Belfrage
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1936
Night Mail
Night Mail6.1 1936 HD
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Arthur Clark
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1936
Night Mail
Night Mail6.1 1936 HD
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Arthur Clark
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1932
O'er Hill and Dale
O'er Hill and Dale0 1932 HD
An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.
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1935
Coal Face
Coal Face6.1 1935 HD
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: W.H. Auden
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1958
The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land0 1958 HD
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Leo Genn
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1958
The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land0 1958 HD
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Leo Genn
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1938
Advance Democracy!
Advance Democracy!0 1938 HD
A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Fred Baker
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1951
Waters of Time
Waters of Time0 1951 HD
The story of a ship's arrival, unloading and departure from the Port of London in 1951, and all the life of the docklands and the river. Made for the...
Genre: Documentary
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1942
This Is Colour
This Is Colour0 1942 HD
A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products.
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Cast: Joseph Macleod
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1937
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children0 1937 HD
Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].
Genre: Documentary
Cast: E. V. H. Emmett
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1942
London Scrapbook
London Scrapbook6 1942 HD
Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II.
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Cast: Bessie Love
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1945
The Channel Islands 1940-1945
The Channel Islands 1940-19454 1945 HD
The occupation of the Channel Islands.
Genre: Documentary
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1953
World Without End
World Without End0 1953 HD
UNESCO-funded "one world" documentary by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.
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