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Browse 311 movies from The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
A look to the future with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the British Army which was formed in 1715.
Jan 1961
An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the penthouses, this newsreel provides a colorful birds-eye view of London Town.
Jan 1960
A film looking at London from a dog's point of view, from the family pet to the pampered pooch.
Jan 1959
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 at archaeology and ways to preserve history.
Jan 1963
A unique look at silver and the extraordinary jobs it is used for today.
Jan 1964
A look at the methane gas ships that come to the UK from the Sahara Desert.
Jan 1966
Looking at Kew Gardens and Syon Park either side of the River Thames.
Beneath our feet is a little-seen world. This film reveals the labyrinth of London's sewers, an Aladdin's cave of silver, and the GPO's unique tube railway.
Jan 1962
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 arguments for and against building bypasses, and their effects on small towns and villages.
Amateur dramatics in Great Britain.
Jan 1965
A look at Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in the Bavarian Alps; a construction which survived World War II, that has now become a popular tourist attraction.
A look at the role women play in the British Police Force.
An examination of the relationship between humans and animals, both domestic and wild.
Study of the present state of bookmakers in England, their possible future, and competition represented by the tote.
A glimpse of the UK fashion industry and its export plans.
Taking a look at how everything is being reduced in size in the compact age of the 1960s.
A focus on the issue of dumped cars, how the problem is being addressed and a look at the dumping of other unwanted articles.
A look at the unlikely buildings that have been made into homes, with a glimpse of a house built like a child's construction set.