Pour les livraisons à haut risque, Franck est toujours là. Comme les autres, il obéit aux trois règles d'or : ne poser aucune question, ne pas ouvrir les colis et ne pas enfreindre les deux premières au risque d'y trouver la mort. Mais cette fois-ci, Franck a ouvert le sac posé dans son coffre et a découvert une jeune femme se nommant Lai. Face à ce cas de conscience et à une sombre affaire de trafic humain, il ne va plus pouvoir fermer les yeux et décide d'aider ce "colis" un peu spécial.
An updated version of the classic 1936 "Night Mail", this time using an aeroplanes and vans as well as trains, and with poetry by Blake Morrison.
Dans une gare perdue en pleine cambrousse, le retard d'un train va amener trois personnages à sortir de leur isolement quotidien.
The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.
This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available technology, as well as the different needs of the industrialized middle class and the urban poor, the film proposes some surprising solutions.
A very heavy turret is transported on a truck drawn by a long line of horses. The inscription “Charlemagne 53790K” readable on the turret suggests that this view was shot in the vicinity of Saint-Chamond, a town where there are factories specializing in the construction of heavy steel. It is certainly a turret intended for the battleship “Charlemagne”. In addition, a view projected by the Aléthorama on January 20, 1898 in Saint-Étienne, and entitled “Transportation of the armored turret of Saint-Chamond by a team of 80 horses”, could represent the same event.
A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.
Miti, an old worker, and Sokol, a young driver, undertake a long journey to transport a huge metallic tower from the Durrës harbor to an important plant.
A car approaches and finds the remnants of an accident with an animal transportation vehicle.
A report on sub-Arctic developments in the 1.3 million square km District of Mackenzie. In communities such as Hay River, Yellowknife and Port Radium modern technology and methods of winter transport opened up new possibilities in mining, lumbering, and other industries, and new opportunities for the Inuit and Indian populations.
Un beau jour, l’arbre est considéré comme mature. En tout cas, il est exploitable pour l’industrie. Alors on le marque et puis on le coupe. À la tronçonneuse ou l’abatteuse, c’est selon. Et puis il devient de la biomasse, des palettes, des panneaux, des pellets, des cagettes, de la pâte papier pour imprimer des promotions. Mais quel profit l’homme retire-t-il des peines qu’il se donne sous le soleil ?
Second part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany.
An overview of the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix by Shell Oil. Watch the racing heroes of the 1950's conquer the tarmac in one of the picturesque racing circuits of Europe.
Overview of the 1928 British Grand Prix by Shell-Mex and BP. Wonderful 1950's colour film