Leonard Shepherd

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, Major Esterhazy. When investigations begin into the dubious evidence used in the trial, an institutional coverup begins, aided by fears of army disgrace and anti-Semitic paranoia against Dreyfus. But a determined group, headed by prominent author Émile Zola, leads a mounting public call to reopen the Dreyfus case.

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.

'A naval lieutenant and his sweetheart prevent a German spy from destroying the British fleet.' (British Film Institute)

A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.