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Browse 311 movies from The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
A study of design, and who designs are for, by following students at the Hornsey College of Art in Great Britain.
Jan 1968
A look into the appeal of the four hundred castles halls and mansions in Britain that are open to the public.
Jan 1961
A look at the annual tulip parade in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
A look at the restoration of vintage vehicles with visits to the Montagu Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest, the high-speed trials at Silverstone, and the famous London-to-Brighton run.
Jan 1963
A day in the life of the British dustman, and an insight into the particular problems of refuse disposal.
Jan 1959
A look at the business of beauty.
This documentary in the Look At Life series – made by the Rank Organisation for screening in Odeon and Gaumont cinemas – was released in 1967 and anticipated a radical redevelopment of Piccadilly Circus, which never actually happened.
Nov 1967
A look at the work of the Press Association with its teleprinters and fast movement to get the news out.
A look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking into the mud.
A look at the peerages, knighthoods and memberships of the various grades of the Orders of Chivalry to men and women who have deserved well of their country.
Jan 1969
A fascinating look at canals and how they have been rediscovered by holidaymakers.
A glimpse at Britain's colourful confectionery industry.
Jan 1966
A look at Britain's nursery schools.
Jan 1964
A look at the fascinating water events that take place on a Solent Saturday; the Solent being an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting.
A look into the world of matches of all types. From the football match to the love match. From the boxing match to Britain's largest match factory.
A look at Britain's promising railway preservation scene, featuring a trip with the locomotive Flying Scotsman on one of its last mainline runs.
A look at the services that doctors provide, with a focus on a flying doctor in the remote areas of jungle in Malaya.
A look at how the headquarters of NATO was moved out of France and re-established in Belgium.
Jan 1967
The spotlight falls on some of the aspects of the social services in the Germany.
A look at reworking of the travel system in the Hyde Park area, including Marble Arch.
Jan 1960