Movies: Basil Wright

  • 1932
    O'er Hill and Dale

    O'er Hill and Dale (1932)

    O'er Hill and Dale

    01932HD

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

    O'er Hill and Dale
  • 1937
    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    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

    01937HD

    Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England]....

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
  • 1953
    World Without End

    World Without End (1953)

    World Without End

    01953HD

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

    World Without End
  • 1937
    Children at School

    Children at School (1937)

    Children at School

    01937HD

    Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s....

    Children at School
  • 1951
    Waters of Time

    Waters of Time (1951)

    Waters of Time

    01951HD

    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....

    Waters of Time
  • 1929
    Every Day

    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....

    Every Day
  • 1930
    Conquest

    Conquest (1930)

    Conquest

    01930HD

    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...

    Conquest