Directing
John Armstrong
Born — Died
1928-09-02 — 2004-08-16
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
John Armstrong was a British documentary filmmaker.
Known for
NRA documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.
Song of the Clouds
1957
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at the development of the BP Forties oil field in the North Sea.
Sea Area Forties
1975
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the international co-operation involved in developing 1,500 miles of the Mekong river.
Mekong - A River of Asia
1964
6.5The End of the Road (also known as Alaska: The End of the Road) is a 1976 British short documentary film directed by John Armstrong. The film is about British Petroleum's Alaska operations, including the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
The End of the Road
1976
A BAFTA award winning documentary featuring the design, construction and installation of the 30,000 ton steel drilling/production jacket for a BP oilfield in the North Sea.
Location North Sea
1974
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the construction of the 800 mile long pipeline from the Alaskan oil field to the ice-free port of Valdez.
Pipeline Alaska
1977
Behind the camera
NRA documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.
Song of the Clouds
1957
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at the development of the BP Forties oil field in the North Sea.
Sea Area Forties
1975
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the international co-operation involved in developing 1,500 miles of the Mekong river.
Mekong - A River of Asia
1964
6.5The End of the Road (also known as Alaska: The End of the Road) is a 1976 British short documentary film directed by John Armstrong. The film is about British Petroleum's Alaska operations, including the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
The End of the Road
1976
6.5The End of the Road (also known as Alaska: The End of the Road) is a 1976 British short documentary film directed by John Armstrong. The film is about British Petroleum's Alaska operations, including the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
The End of the Road
1976
A BAFTA award winning documentary featuring the design, construction and installation of the 30,000 ton steel drilling/production jacket for a BP oilfield in the North Sea.
Location North Sea
1974
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the construction of the 800 mile long pipeline from the Alaskan oil field to the ice-free port of Valdez.
Pipeline Alaska
1977
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the construction of the 800 mile long pipeline from the Alaskan oil field to the ice-free port of Valdez.
Pipeline Alaska
1977
1958 Shell trade test film following the progress of the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe. First showing: 22nd October 1959 (Experimental BBC London Local Tests). Final showing: 7th November 1968.
Coupe des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally
1959
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the original identification and subsequent uses of oxygen.
O for Oxygen
1961
A BAFTA award nominated documentary demonstrating how the particular characteristics of friction are used on a new braking system to give greater control and greater safety when driving.
Wsp
1974