הסרט מגולל את סיפורו של איש שתפקידו להעביר חבילות בלי לשאול שאלות. הסיפור מתחיל להסתבך ברגע ששאלות מתחילות להישאל. באחת מעבודותיו הוא צריך להעביר חבילה מאיש אמריקאי הידוע בכינוי "וול סטריט". אלא שהוא שם לב שהחבילה זזה ולכן הוא עובר על החוק שקבע לעצמו ומסתכל פנימה. שם מתגלה לו בחורה קשורה, וברור שמן התסבוכת הזו לא יהיה קל לצאת.
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.
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.
One day, the tree is considered mature. In any case, it is exploitable for the industry. So, we mark it and then cut it down. With the chainsaw or the harvester, it depends. And then it becomes biomass, pallets, panels, pellets, crates, paper pulp for printing promotions. But what profit does man get from the pains he takes under the sun?
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