Summary: Polish soldiers are posted to a camp in Scotland after the fall of France.
Description: The film's commentary (a simple dialogue between Scots and Polish voices) builds up a story of progress from a state of unfamiliarity on both sides to friendship and the feeling they will "never be strangers again". Film opens with ship-train-lorry scenes of troop transport, scenes in the camp. Sikorski decorates soldiers, the Poles assume British style battledress and are visited by King George, Churchill. Symbols of growing friendship between Poles and Scots ("neighbours indeed"):- Poles march to bagpipes; exchange of gifts at formal and friendly level; sports, folk dancing; Poles help bring in the harvest; Polish language signs in village; Poles blow bugle-call in tower (probably in Corn Exchange, Cupar) with flashback to similar scene in Cracow. Film ends with a very long sequence of Polish troops training using Covenanter tanks, Carriers, AT rifles and Bren guns; Lysanders; also Paratroops jumping from Whitleys.
Production Details: Polish Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Polish Film Unit (Production company)
Osiecki, Stefan1902-02-231977-05-07 (Production individual)
Graeme, Bruce (Production individual)
McKechnie, James (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
George VI, King (person)
Sikorski, Władysław (person)
Polish Forces (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley & [Polish] (object name)
armour, British - tank: Covenanter & [Polish] (object name)
ceremonies, Polish - event-related: investiture (object name)
delegations, British international - state (object name)
operations, Polish military - movement (object name)
recreation, Scottish military - music: bagpipes (object name)
society, Polish military - ethnic (object name)
society, Polish - friendship (object name)
society, Scottish - friendship (object name)
training, Polish military - combat (object name)
GB, Scotland & Cupar, Fife (?) (geography)
Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 970 ft; Running time: 11 mins
