Directing
Geoffrey Barkas
Born — Died
1896-08-27 — 1979-09-03
Place of birth
Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Known for
5.3Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
7.5The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Great Barrier
1937
8.0During World War I, the British navy disguised some of its warships as civilian cargo ships, known as Q Ships, in order to fool the Germans. German U-boat commander Capt. Von Haag spots one of these ships, commanded by Adm. Sims, in the English Channel and begins tracking it, leading to a war of nerves between Von Haag and Sims.
Q Ships
1928
8.3In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
Tell England
1931
NRHear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Devil Dancers of Sikkim
1934
Filmed amongst the Sura and Angas people of the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria, where the rivalry between a British District Officer and a tin miner leads to war
Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria
1926
Behind the camera
5.3Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
7.5The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Great Barrier
1937
8.0During World War I, the British navy disguised some of its warships as civilian cargo ships, known as Q Ships, in order to fool the Germans. German U-boat commander Capt. Von Haag spots one of these ships, commanded by Adm. Sims, in the English Channel and begins tracking it, leading to a war of nerves between Von Haag and Sims.
Q Ships
1928
8.3In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
Tell England
1931
NRHear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Devil Dancers of Sikkim
1934
Filmed amongst the Sura and Angas people of the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria, where the rivalry between a British District Officer and a tin miner leads to war
Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria
1926
NRA short black-and-white silent documentary film featuring the conflict between two colonies of wood ants joined by a piece of tiber laid across a moat at a zoological garden.
The Battle of the Ants
1922
The Maharajah of Udaipur is moving offices, cause for extravagant celebration in the northern Indian city. The pageant includes elephants decorated with gold anklets and a military band strikes up, while commoners throng the streets.
Secrets of India: The Pageant of the Sun-God
1934
5.7A documentary about the first flight over Mt Everest. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2014.
Wings Over Everest
1934
Secrets of India: The Fair City of Udaipur.
The Fair City of Udaipur
1934
