"Director: John Grierson"

• GPO Vol.1 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £22.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (9.65%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The BFI National Archive in partnership with BT Royal Mail and The British Postal Museum & Archive has curated and restored the legendary output of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit from 1933-1940.

• The Soviet Influence Volume 2: Potemkin / Drifters (DVD & Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (05/11/2012) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The second in the BFI's series exploring the influence of silent Soviet classics on British filmmakers of the 1930s. This edition presents one of the classics of world cinema, Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 Battleship Potemkin, in High Definition for the first time in the UK, and accompanies it with the world premiere High Definition release of John Griersons ground-breaking 1929 documentary Drifters.Drifters premiered at the Film Society on November 10, 1929, on the same bill as Battleship Potemkin, which was receiving its British premiere. Grierson had previously produced an English language version of Eisenstein's film for its American screening and the influence of Eisenstein is clearly revealed in Drifters.Battleship Potemkin has appeared in every Sight & Sound film poll since 1952 and, in 2010 Empire magazine voted it the 3rd greatest World Cinema film of all time. Drifters is presented with an all-new score composed by the talented young British musician Jason Singh.

• Drifters / Caller Herrin' | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ...bonnie fish and halesome farin'...Drifters the story of the North Sea herring fleets from Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Shetland broke new ground in 1929. Filmed mainly at sea in all weathers but with studio sets for some interior scenes it established Grierson's style of creative interpretation of actuality which came to characterise the British school of documentary film-making. Directed and edited by John Grierson. Photographed by Basil Ermmott.Caller Herrin' was made for the Scottish Home Department in 1947 by Campbell Harper Films. Following herring boats at sea off the coast of Scotland and the Shetland Islands it also shows scientific developments in fish processing. Directed by Alan Harper.

• Scotland Calling - At The Empire Exhibition 1938 | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938 which was held in Glasgow. Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: Face of Scotland: About the character of the Scottish people. With the voice of John Grierson as John Knox. Wealth of a Nation: A comparison of old and new industries of Scotland. Scotland for Fitness: Made to encourage a healthier population. They Made the Land: The struggle to live from the land and reclaim it from the elements. Sea Food: The story of drifters lobster creels and the Marine Laboratory's role. The Children's Story: The history of Scottish education including a BBC schools broadcast. Sport in Scotland: On the grouse moor at the Highland games or at the 1937 Scottish Cup Final this film shows the importance of sport to the Scots. Also included a collection of mainly amateur films some in colour shot at or around the time of the Exhibition. Includes the visit of the King and Queen.

• 30's Britain Volume 1 - GPO Classic Collection | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Granton Trawler (1934): directed by John Grierson. About a trawler fishing on the Viking Bank. Coal Face (1935): directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. An experiment in sound in a coal mine. A Job In A Million (1940): directed by Evelyn Spice. A young cockney lad trains as a messenger boy with the Post Office. Spare Time (1939): directed by Humphrey Jennings. Workers in the steel cotton and coal industries at leisure. The City (1939): directed by Ralph Elton. The growth and development of London. How the Post Office helped