Harry Birrell Trailers
Harry Birrell Presents: Films of Love & War Trailer
Harry Birrell was given his first cine-camera as a boy in 1928 and spent his life recording incidents great and small - his entertaining and errant adventures are recorded in over 400 films, diaries and photographs that were recently brought to life by his granddaughter, Carina Birrell.
His home movies of family events and fine romances now ache with fond nostalgia but Harry's life was also filled with far away adventures and the film captures a vivid sense of wartime years spent in Bombay, the jungles of Burma and the mountains of Nepal. From commanding a battalion of Gurkhas in the Indian army at the start of the WWII, to a dangerous mission deep behind enemy lines in Burma at the war’s end; from the Ballroom dances of his youth in the 1930s to teaching his children to twist in the 1960s – Harry filmed his whole life with the intimacy of home movies but on the scale of Lawrence of Arabia.
In 2019, Matt Pinder's beautifully composed, captivating documentary 'Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War' edits together film footage from across Birrell’s lifetime, delivering one man's cinematic vision of the 20th century and his own incredible journey through it.
Most Popular Harry Birrell Trailers
Total trailers found: 12
24 February 2019
A documentary about Harry Birrell, an amateur film-maker who documented his life extensively on film.
03 March 1959
An array of brave 1950s water skiing girls and guys bring a bit of Hollywood glamour to the chilly waters of Loch Earn.
07 February 1953
Short comedy of an announcement of an engagement at a dinner party.
07 February 1948
Winter holiday scenes at Pitlochry and in France (Paris and Lake Annecy, Alps).
07 February 1951
Made over two years with the co-operation of the Scottish Ski Club and Dundee Ski Club it shows both learners and experts skiing on the slopes of Ben Lawers.
08 February 1940
Military cadets at training camp in Dunbar; on parade, at bayonet practice, and taking part in various sports, including many scenes shot at Dunbar Outdoor Pool.
07 February 1950
A reconstruction of the building of the Forth railway bridge using contemporary footage and stills.
07 February 1951
Scots from overseas arriving at Prestwick airport on a BOAC aeroplane. The visitors are escorted from the airport by pipes and drums.
07 February 1940
Amateur footage of a group of conscripted soldiers at Hamilton Barracks at the start of World War II, including shots of daily activities such as route marching, rifle range practice and relaxing in the cookhouse.
07 February 1952
Scenes of the lochs and mountains of the Highlands.
07 February 1938
Shots taken at night of the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, showing the building, statues, and fountains lit up by neon lights.
07 February 1952
Views of the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland, including Glencoe, Rannoch Moor, Mallaig and the island of Arran.
