29 January 1958 Factual 22 mins
A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.
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Geoffrey Hogwood as Narrator
Guy L. Coté Script
Les cheminots Trailer
Canada 29 January 1958
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28 September 1940
This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.
01 January 1952
A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.
01 January 1954
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line.
01 January 1995
Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the last railroad tie drives on the Black River made by the T.
01 January 1974
A short documentary about Father Christmas' annual six-day trek through the Australian desert aboard the Tea and Sugar Train.
01 January 1963
A short documentary about the work of railwaymen and life on the railway.
08 October 2012
It was one of the greatest heists in British history. £3 million – worth over £40 million today – stolen from a moving train by a gang of thieves who almost got away with it.
05 December 2012
An audio-visual essay, which reflects upon & compares metro systems around the world. It is an exploration of a world inside the world as well as feelings, fascination, obsession, fear and themes - of survival, control & silence.
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05 April 1958
Two young lovers, Tao and Valeria, decide to go and enjoy a beautiful holiday in privacy, away from the daily routine and their parents.
29 October 1958
1958: during the Russian campaign, a military priest is called upon to assist Private Baranowski, who has been sentenced to death for desertion, on his last night.
15 July 1958
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.
31 October 1958
A German village gets a new doctor, but the conservative folk have trouble accepting a female for the job.
01 January 1958
The curious image of figure and the name "Mingoloo" comes to an artist in a dream. Short film directed by Theodore Zichy.
05 November 1958
In the Nineteenth century a were-cat is cursed to live nine lives unless he can perform an act of sacrifice.
27 August 1958
Nightclub owners try to scrape up enough money to sponsor a variety show on TV to publicize their artists and their venue.
01 January 1958
May 1940, a mother is on the run with her two little girls. Due to a lack of gasoline she can't go far and harbours her children near a Lourdes grotto.
28 May 1958
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
12 October 1958
The young unskilled worker Günter is employed in a foundry and spends his free time with friends of the same age.
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