John Grierson Movies

Made to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the London County Council, responsible for many of the changes celebrated in the film – modern...

Ada Shore (Diane Hart) arrives at Skerryvore University in Scotland in search of her long-lost uncle Connell O’Grady (Joseph Tomelty), who was...

A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men...

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition...

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to...

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Farming techniques and modern methods bring new crops to market.

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

A celebration of the importance of the British countryside.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.