Sydney Newman Movies

A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.

Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also...

Aboard a BOAC plane departing an unnamed Iron Curtain country, a stowaway has convinced a flight attendant to conceal him so he can defect on arrival...

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

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

Documentary short from the NFB Canada Carries On series on dancing from the different cultures in Canada.

Canada's northwest has been opened up by the Alaska Highway. This film looks at the construction of the highway and at the resources and development...

At the Canadian National Exhibition, a young boy gets separated from his parents and meets some celebrities.

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

In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked...

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...

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...

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

The development of the oil resources of Canada's prairies brought industrial prosperity. It also helped meet an insatiable demand for oil--for air...

This report on the conditions in a Canadian penitentiary focusses on the treatments developed to reduce the amount of recidivism.

In the 1940s thousands of immigrants are coming from Europe to Canada offering strength and skills in exchange for hope and a new life. 'The long...

A short film by Roger Blais.

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...

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

This short documentary is a snapshot of the revolutionary change in status enjoyed by women between the turn of the 20th century and 1947. The film...