Movies

This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....

A look at Soviet foreign policy and the value of the Soviet Union as an ally.

During World War II Norwegian patriots struck at Germany from the rear, linking Canada, the United States and Britain with Soviet Russia. Norwegian...

An overview of the social, emotional, mental and physical changes which occur in the adolescent with suggestions on how adults can help.

A view from Canada of the North Atlantic convoy route during the Battle of the Atlantic, presented in the framework of the turnaround of a single...

A wartime documentary following Canadian convoy operations and naval escort duties in the North Atlantic during the early years of World War II.

This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series of morale-boosting wartime propaganda films. In Home Front, the various WWII-era...

The treatment of mental illness and psychological disorders--including electroshock therapy--brought about by the stresses of modern life are shown...

This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series. The secret winter manoeuvres of the British Army's Lovat Scouts took place in the...

A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a free-minded young woman turns up at his ranch with...

An anti-Japanese propaganda film produced during World War II.

This short WWII propaganda documentary drives home the point that steel and committed steel workers can make the difference between winning and...

This Canadian produced film spotlights the young flyers of the Canadian Air Force in the early days of World War II. Quite well done and rarely seen....

A Second World War documentary film produced for and by the National Film Board of Canada in 1942 as part of the "Canada Carries On" short...

'Wounded in Action' is a 22-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada...

The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with...

First half of film portrays life in port, including rum issue, distribution of letters, and taking on ammunition, the remainder tells the story of an...

The first man to train or imprint Canada geese goslings using a radio-controlled model airplane is documented in this award-winning film that thrills...

Account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation.

This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series. At the end of World War II there were sixty million sick and starving children in...