Movies: Basil Wright

1937
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children (1937)
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
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Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England]....
1933
The Country Comes to Town (1933)
The Country Comes to Town
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A celebration of the importance of the British countryside....
1932
O'er Hill and Dale (1932)
O'er Hill and Dale
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An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season....
1938
The Face of Scotland (1938)
The Face of Scotland
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The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people....
1951
Waters of Time (1951)
Waters of Time
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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 Festival of Britain....
1938
Advance Democracy! (1938)
Advance Democracy!
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A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools....
1929
Every Day (1929)
Every Day
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Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of routine office work....
1930
Conquest (1930)
Conquest
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Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's role in the development of North America. Used footage from the 1923 feature "The Covered Wagon" as th...
1940
Men of Africa (1940)
Men of Africa
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A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as representative examples of the Colonial Empire. A tribal dance hints at the "life of fear and uncertainty" replace...