TALES FROM THE SHIPYARD – DVD

TALES FROM THE SHIPYARD: Britain’s shipbuilding heritage on film

2-DISC SET

From scenes of jubilant workers celebrating spectacular launches in the early 1900s, to King George V and Queen Mary’s morale-boosting trip to Northern England’s shipyards in the tail end of the Great War; from Sean Connery’s perspective on Glasgow’s industrial relations in The Bowler and the Bunnet (1967) – which he also directed – to lyrical documentaries in celebration of industrial might such as Shipyard (Paul Rotha, 1935) and the Oscar-winning Seawards the Great Ships (Hilary Harris, 1960), this collection celebrates Britain s shipbuilding heritage through celebrated documentaries, lesser-known cinematic gems, and emotive actuality films.

The early silent films on this set feature newly-commissioned, semi-improvised piano scores by the celebrated silent film pianist, Stephen Horne. This DVD is the second of the BFI s series celebrating Britain s industrial heritage, launched with Portrait of a Miner: National Coal Board Collection Volume 1.

Extra Features:

• New piano scores by Stephen Horne for the silent films
• Interview with Sean Connery (1967, 10 mins extract): Sean Connery discusses his views on labour relations, after making The Bowler and the Bunnet
• Fully illustrated booklet with new essays and notes on all of the films, with contributions from BFI curators, Sir Sean Connery, and others