Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

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

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

Londoners prepare for war.

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

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

British war documentary

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare....

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

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

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...

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the...

A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.

Paris 1883. Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are...

The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to...

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

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