The COI Collection Vol. 3: They Stand Ready (UK-import)
The Central Office of Information (COI) was established in 1946 and has produced thousands of films that reflect the changing face of a nation, and world, in flux. The third volume in the BFI's COI Collection, They Stand Ready, targets Britain's armed forces and paints a positive picture of life in the Services through morale boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films. Highlights include: Victory Parade (1946), troops from all over the British Empire arrive in London to celebrate victory over the Nazis; Suez in Perspective (1957), the Suez Crisis is given a positive spin; Routine Adventure (1965) and Tornado (1985), big boys' toys on the high seas and in the skies.
All the categories
