Construction Movies

  • 1989
    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    01989HD

    How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who...

    David Macaulay: Pyramid
  • 1963
    Verify Your Clock

    Verify Your Clock

    Verify Your Clock

    7.21963HD

    A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.

    Verify Your Clock
  • 2006
    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

    02006HD

    A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her...

    A Prairie Story
  • 1943
    Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    51943HD

    Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada. The elder of his...

    Alaska Highway
  • 1981
    We, the Undersigned

    We, the Undersigned

    We, the Undersigned

    4.61981HD

    The main events unfold in the train. The acceptance committee from Moscow, revealing deficiencies in the constructed bakery, did not sign the act of...

    We, the Undersigned
  • 1965
    Bad Day at Cat Rock

    Bad Day at Cat Rock

    Bad Day at Cat Rock

    6.51965HD

    Tom and Jerry are on a building construction site. Things explode, Tom loses his fur for a while, Jerry hides in a glove, Tom falls from a great...

    Bad Day at Cat Rock
  • 1944
    The Old Texas Trail

    The Old Texas Trail

    The Old Texas Trail

    01944HD

    In this western, set in Texas, the brave heroes Rod, Fuzzy, and their good-guy gang attempt to keep a band of ruthless outlaws who are trying to take...

    The Old Texas Trail
  • 2019
    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    82019HD

    Secrets of the Empire State Building
  • 2016
    Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

    Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

    Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

    02016HD

    Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris
  • 2007
    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    102007HD

    An expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her to break apart. Featuring advanced CGI technology,...

    Titanic's Achilles Heel
  • 2006
    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    72006HD

    The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel in its time and remains so today. This documentary travels from Palmyra to the Genesee River, stopping along...

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)
  • 1974
    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    6.81974HD

    Man leaves his factory job and sells everything to buy an earth mover and start his own business, travelling from place to place with his wife and...

    One Man's War
  • 1993
    Pelotazo nacional

    Pelotazo nacional

    Pelotazo nacional

    6.51993HD

    Pelotazo nacional
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    01992HD

    Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
  • 1950
    The Gambler

    The Gambler

    The Gambler

    01950HD

    This late 1940s/early 1950s rather graphic color film about carelessness and safety operating heavy machinery is presented by Caterpillar.

    The Gambler
  • 2014
    Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée

    Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée

    Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée

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    Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée
  • 2012
    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    62012HD

    In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his...

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka
  • 1960
    Druckgefäß Kahl

    Druckgefäß Kahl

    Druckgefäß Kahl

    81960HD

    A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear...

    Druckgefäß Kahl
  • 2009
    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    62009HD

    A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.

    Good Vibrations
  • 1965
    High Steel

    High Steel

    High Steel

    6.81965HD

    A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk...

    High Steel