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COI: Vol. 3 - They Stand Ready
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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THE COI COLLECTION VOLUME THREE
THEY STAND READY
EstabIished in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COl) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of Information and was responsibIe for producing thousands of fiIms which ceIebrated Britain, its people and their achievements.
The third volume in the COl Collection Iooks at Britain's Armed Forces. To help paint a positive picture of Iife in the Services, the COI produced morale-boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment fiIms, which pIaced emphasis on escaping the humdrum of daily life. Join the Services, we are toId, and a world of opportunity awaits you.
HighIights include: Victory Parade (1946), in which troops from aII over the British Empire arrive in London to ceIebrate victory over the Nazis; They Stand Ready (1955), a look at the vital role of NationaI Service; Suez in Perspective (1957), where the Suez Crisis is given a positive spin; Routine Adventure (1965), about the RAF s role in Aden; When You Wake Up (1974), a recruitment film for schooIgirIs which attempts to lure them in to the Woman's Royal Army Corp (WRAC); and HMS SheffieId (1975) and Tornado (1985), big boys toys on the high seas and in the skies.
SpeciaI features
Egypt Today: The Anglo-French Aggression Against Egypt (1956, 11 mins): a very different story is toId in this Egyptian response to British Suez propaganda FuIly iIIustrated booklet incIuding comprehensive contextualising notes and essays Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)
UK | 1946-1985 | black & white and coIour | EngIish, with optionaI hard-of-hearing subtitIes | 264 minutes | DVD9 x 2 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 0 PAL DVD |
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