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Land of Promise - The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950

 

UK 1931-1951, 720 minutes, B/W + Colour
Genres: Documentary / History

Topics: Period 1930s, Period 1940s.

 

Aroview: A revealing, 40-strong film archival of British society, culture, work ethic, and nationalism, preserved in documentaries shot during the thirties and forties.

Disc One
- Industrial Britain (Robert Flaherty, 1931)
- Shipyard (Paul Rotha, 1935)
- Workers and Jobs (Arthur Elton, 1935)
- Housing Problems (Arthur Elton, Edgar Anstey, 1935)
- Children at School (Basil Wright, 1937)
- Farewell Topsails (Humphrey Jennings, 1937)
- Today We Live (Ruby Grierson, Ralph Bond, 1937)
- Eastern Valley (Paul Rotha, Donald Alexander, 1937)
- People of Britain (Paul Rotha, 1936)
- If War Should Come (no director credited, 1939)

Disc Two
- Britain at Bay (Harry Watt, 1940)
- Transfer of Skill (Geoffrey Bell, 1940)
- They Also Serve (Ruby Grierson, 1940)
- Tomorrow is Theirs (James Carr, 1940)
- Words for Battle (Humphrey Jennings, 1941)
- Ordinary People (Jack Lee, J B Holmes, 1941)
- Five and Under (Donald Alexander, 1941)
- Night Shift (J D Chambers, 1942)
- The Countrywomen (John Page, 1942)
- Summer on the Farm (Ralph Keene, 1943)
- Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister, 1942)
- Builders (Pat Jackson, 1942)
- Words and Actions (Max Anderson, 1943)
- A Diary for Timothy (Humphrey Jennings, 1946)

Disc Three
- Land of Promise (Paul Rotha, 1946)
- The Balance (Paul Rotha, 1947)
- What a Life! (Michael Law, 1948)
- The Dim Little Island (Humphrey Jennings, 1948)
- Britain Can Make It (No 1) (Francis Gysin, 1946)
- Fenlands (Ken Annakin, 1945)
- Children's Charter (Gerard Bryant, 1945)
- Chasing the Blues (J D Chambers, Jack Ellitt, 1947)
- Cotton Come Back (Donald Alexander, 1946)
- Five Towns (Terry Bishop, 1947)

Disc Four
- A Plan to Work On (Kay Mander, 1948)
- Mining Review 2nd Year No 11 (Peter Pickering, 1949)
- From the Ground Up (no director credited, 1950)
- Transport (Peter Bradford, 1950)
- The Undefeated (Paul Dickson, 1950)
- Family Portrait (Humphrey Jennings, 1950)

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DVD Features

- John Grierson at the NFT (1959)
- Close Up: Recollections of British documentary (2007)

  • cast and/or crew interviews
  • aspect ratio: 4:3
  • 4-disc set
 

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