North West Film Archive

The North West Film Archive presents ‘Manchester on Film’ a chance to see a selection of films from the Archive’s collection featuring films of the city over the last century.

Showing some of the industries and traditions of the area, as well as the city’s streets, people and buildings, this screening, introduced by a member of the archive staff, is sure to be popular with lovers of the area’s local and social history.

Films being screened:
Our Friends the Police 1914 10 mins 26sec
Manchester Took it Too 1940 10 mins 13 secs
A City Speaks 1946 18 mins 30
Port of Manchester 1956 7 mins
Yuri Gagarin visits Manchester 1961 5 mins 46 secs
City Life 1973 4 mins 33 secs
Smithfield Market 1973 15 mins
Voice of a Region 1970 14 mins 9 sec

Part of Kinofilm Festival. See the full Burgess programme here. See the full Kinofilm programme here.