Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

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

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted...

Adaptation for TV of the play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. A very rich old lady arrives in her nearly bankrupt native village. She is ready to come to...

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

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

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

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.

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

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

A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

The life of a great city (Paris) from dawn until dusk, including the beautiful and the ragged, the rich and the poor.