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04/03/1960 Documentary 0h 29m
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Overview

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still one of the world's great centres of shipbuilding. The film gives an idea of the business of building a ship - the largest moving thing made by man - from the naval architects who design her to the workmen, the shipbuilders in the yard, through to a ship's launching.

  1. Hilary Harris

    Director

  2. Clifford Hanley

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Bryden Murdoch

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-18
A crane swings over a dockyard on Clydeside and a rousingly scored sequence illustrates some of the great ships that have been built and launched around the city of Glasgow over recent years. It was here that the famous "Cutty Sark" was built in the Victorian era. Cargo ships, warships, liners, tugs - you name it and their types have been made here since. The designers draw and calculate how the ship will function. It's almost as if it were a 3D jigsaw puzzle, based on the architect's paper-based template. Those designs are then tested in tanks that can simulate benign - and less - sea conditi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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