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Tales from the Shipyard

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Tales From The Shipyard is a diverse collection of documentary films capturing Britain's shipbuilding heritage. Includes Shipyard (1935), The Sea Shall test Her (1954), Sean Connery's only film as director The Bowler and the Bunnet (1967), and many more.
From scenes of jubilant workers celebrating spectacular launches in the early 1900s, to King George V and Queen Mary's morale-boosting trip to Northern England's shipyards in the tail end of the Great War; from Sean Connery's perspective on Glasgow's industrial relations in The Bowler and the Bunnet (1967) - which he also directed - to lyrical documentaries in celebration of industrial might such as Shipyard (Paul Rotha, 1935) and the Oscar-winning Seawards the Great Ships (Hilary Harris, 1960), this collection celebrates Britain s shipbuilding heritage through celebrated documentaries, lesser-known cinematic gems, and emotive actuality films.

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