Powell & Pressburger at War Double Bill: South West Silents

As part of the BFI's Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell + Pressburger season, South West Silents presents a special double bill highlighting one of Powell and Pressburger's final key projects, the epic story of the first major British victory of the Second World War, The Battle of the River Plate.

And what better way to see it than on the biggest screen in the south west, the former Bristol IMAX.

As a perfect extra, we also bring one of the true great British wartime documentaries with a special screening of the Technicolor masterpiece, Western Approaches (1944) shot by P&P regular Jack Cardiff with thanks to the Imperial War Museums.

Finally, Western Approaches will be introduced by Dr Toby Haggith (Imperial War Museum) and The Battle of the River Plate by Antiques Roadshow Militaria Expert Mark Smith.

12:00pm: Western Approaches (1944): Regarded as one of the best British documentaries…