Sydney Newman Movies

Montreal’s Botanical Gardens are a storehouse of the wonders of nature. From all over the world scientists have gathered a living collection of...

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

Senior officials in the British, American and Russian governments all receive the same cryptic and unsigned message - "I Can Destroy The Sun". What...

Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has...

This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes...

Tough merchant seaman Pat Greevey returns to his family in Liverpool to find the key to a recent death.

Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal...

When the inland revenue gets an angry mistress's letter exposing a man named Toby as a tax cheat, they quietly put pressure on him. Toby panics, and...

Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.

Documentary films about air mail. Dramatizes the near-collision of a Trans-Canada Air Lines Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra airliner with an Avro...

Play about two brothers who both want their Welsh grandfather to live with them.

A child spends two weeks in a summer camp at Muskoka, Ontario. This short film presents a delightful portrait of a young boy's sojourn at summer...

A look at Britain's and Canada's defensive preparations against an air attack.

This short documentary offers a look at Canada’s Chalk River Project in the late 1940s. While humanity pondered the ultimate threat or promise...

A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name associated with their new production. The leading...

This short documentary looks at the deep gorge of the Fraser River, shadowed by the mountain ranges of British Columbia. It is a highway for the...

Holidaying in Algeria, French minister Corrazzi is fighting for his life in hospital after a botched assassination attempt. Algerian doctor Dr. Kabil...

With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the...

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

Ambition takes hold of fashion-house salesman Ronnie Page as he forgets those closest to him in his desire for a successful career.