Basil Wright Movies

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...

A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at an exhibition of Da Vinci's drawings at Burlington House in London, marking the quincentenary of his...

The occupation of the Channel Islands.

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

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

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

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

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

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...