Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

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

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

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

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

Shot circa 1926, these two screen tests are made up of various takes for two films by Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques de Baroncelli.

Where he goes, he doesn't need luggage... A very talkative traveler settles in the only wagon occupied by a man with a strange diction. The train is...

A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

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

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

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

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

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

Londoners prepare for war.