Basil Wright Movies

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Developed from John Grierson's opportunistic recruitment of the well-known director and anthropologist Robert Flaherty, Industrial Britain provides a...

A Defeated People is a 1946 British documentary short film made by the Crown Film Unit, directed by Humphrey Jennings and narrated by William...

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

The occupation of the Channel Islands.

A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products.

Deals with Britain's treatment of mental health in wartime. Shows a specialized hospital for military and civilian patients and gives a picture of...

Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II.

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...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

UNESCO-funded "one world" documentary by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.

The film was made by colorful printing of footage combined with drawing directly on film. The bouncy music drives home the message heard at the end...