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In 1942 Portmahomack was chosen as the location of a fictional Norwegian fishing village for part of a Documentary/Propaganda film portraying Allied resistance to German occupation. This sequence (originally intended as an episode in a film entitled ‘Calling all Peoples’) shows the desperate plight of the local fishermen as they are forced to give up their catch to the Germans while their families are left starving and the subsequent struggle to liberate themselves.
Written by Cider with Rosie author Laurie Lee, the film featured was produced by an impressive group of well known and very talented people including producer Ian Dalrymple, Czech director Jiri Weiss, photographer Edwin Catford, sound engineer Ken Cameron, composer Dr Gordon Jacob, musical director Muir Matheson and unit manager Isobel Pargiter. All were involved with the Crown Film Unit throughout WWII and individually with many other big films of the 20th Century.
Having purchased copyright permission to produce 500 copies of the film and with funding assistance from Museums Galleries Scotland and the Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice, we embarked on a project to have the original 35mm nitrate reels converted to DVD. The BFI Archives Department advised us throughout the project and recommended that we have the film cleaned and converted to DigiBeta and Master DVD by Prime Focus, a company who specialise in creative and technical services to the media industry. The DVD was then submitted to DiscWizards for professional duplication.
Copies of the DVD are now available for £7.50 or 3 for £20 (if purchasing by cheque please add £1.00 to cover P&P).
To reserve copies for collection please contact us on 01862 871351 or email: info@tarbat-discovery.co.uk
To order by mail please makes cheques payable to 'Tarbat Historic Trust', and send to Tarbat Discovery Centre, Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack, Tain, Ross-shire, IV20 1YA.
Every copy purchased helps to keep the Centre open.
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