Movies: Children S Film Foundation Cff

Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets g...

Two children dig up an old Viking treasure ship and become involved with crooks who have buried their loot on the site. Specially made for children....

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter...

The adventures of Ali and his talking camel....

A compilation of extracts from Children's Film Foundation productions: "The Rescue Squad", "Ali and the Camel", "The Salvage Gang", "Go Kart Go", "Danny the dragon", "A ghost of a chance" and "Peewee's pianola" (ep. from "The magnificent 6 1/2"....

Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures before Danny finally manages to return to his own planet....

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery....

The story of Highland children who help Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape to France after the battle of Culloden. Serial in 8 episodes: 1. Journey into the past (15mins; 1367 feet) 2. The traitor (16mins; 1423 feet) 3. The league in action (14mins; 129...

Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts....

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A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance....

John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher ...

Story of how a young Irish boy loses the donkey he has reared from birth....

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate....

Night Ferry stars Bernard Cribbins as Pyramid, a dastardly master-of-disguise who plans to smuggle an ancient Egyptian mummy out of the country. When young Jeff discovers the plan, a dangerous chase via London's Victoria and Clapham stations ensues....

Compilation film made from extracts, "Headline Hunters", the Christmas Tree", "Operation Third Form", and "The Runaway Railway"....

Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention....

Three air cadets foil Revolutionaries who are plotting to steal an airliner....

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