A series of six films which concentrate on a few hours of intense activity.

What more is there to a launching than a broken bottle of champagne and a ship sliding down the slipway?
This film documents the day that Texaco Great Britain, a 252,000-ton super-tanker over a quarter of a mile long, was to be launched into the River Tyne.
From dawn until 3.30 pm on 26 March this year, eight camera teams watched the preparations essential to a great ship being launched: they show how the people involved are caught up in the tension and atmosphere of an important event.

(Colour)