John Grierson Movies

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

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

Highlights of the life of John Grierson, documentary film-maker

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

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

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...