Writing
John Buchan
Born — Died
1875-08-26 — 1940-02-11
Place of birth
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
Known for
5.7This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the Volcano. But while Lowry fought a winning battle with words, he lost his battle with alcohol. Shot on location in four countries, the film combines photographs, readings by Richard Burton from the novel and interviews with the people who loved and hated Lowry, to create a vivid portrait of the man.
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
6.6The film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927.
The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1927