Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

Documentary on savings

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a...

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

British war documentary

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

“Musical performers Henry Hall and his Orchestra hog the limelight in this promotional film, ostensibly for Ascot gas water heaters.” -...

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Caiçara is a 1950 Brazilian drama film directed by and starring Adolfo Celi. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1951...

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.