Coi Collection: Vol 3 They Stand Ready
- Synopsis
- This third compilation of COI films helps paint a positive picture of life in the Services. The films include morale-boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films, which placed emphasis on escaping the humdrum of daily life. Join the Services, we are told, and a world of opportunity awaits you.
Highlights include: VICTORY PARADE (1946), in which troops from all over the British Empire arrive in London to celebrate victory over the Nazis; THEY STAND READY (1955), a look at the vital role of national service; SUEZ IN PERSPECTIVE (1957), where the Suez Crisis is given a positive spin; ROUTINE ADVENTURE (1965), about the RAF’s role in Aden; WHEN YOU WAKE UP (1974), a recruitment film for schoolgirls which attempts to lure them into the Women’s Royal Army Corp (WRAC); HMS SHEFFIELD (1976) and TORNADO (1985), big boys’ toys on the high seas and in the skies.
Disc 1
* Victory Parade (1946)
* Men of the World (1950)
* Eagles of the Fleet (1950)
* Out of the Groove (1950)
* They Stand Ready (1955)
* Suez in Perspective (1957)
* Musicians in the Making (1958)
* Military Policeman (1961)
* Ten Foot Tall (1964)
* Winged Horizons (1965)
* Egypt Today: The Anglo-French Aggression Against Egypt (1956)
Disc 2
* Voyage North (1965)
* Routine Adventure (1965)
* Army Summer of 1968 (1968)
* Exercise Enterprise (1968)
* Best of Both Worlds (1971)
* Community Relations Officer (1974)
* When You Wake Up (1974)
* Ark Royal (c1970)
* HMS Sheffield (1975)
* Tornado Trailer (1985)
* Royal Navy Amazon (c1980)
* Tornado (1985)
DVD extras include: EGYPT TODAY: Anglo-French Aggression Against Egypt (1956, 11 minutes): a very different story is told in this Egyptian response to British Suez propagand; Fully illustrated booklet including comprehensive contextualising notes and essays - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2011
- Notes
- Many of the films are available free online viewing via the National Archives’ website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
- Documentation
- Illustrated booklet with notes and essays from film historians and filmmakers
- Subjects
- Social Studies; History
- Keywords
- archive films; British studies; social history; World War II; public information films
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 291 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Distributor
- Name
National Archives
- Web
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk External site opens in new window
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