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Short film about Hamburg, the industrial city and major transshipment hub.

This promotional travelogue, made for the Christchurch City Council, shows off the city and its environs. Filmed at a time when New Zealand’s post-war economy was booming as it continued its role as a farmyard for the “Old Country”, it depicts Christchurch as a prosperous city, confident in its green and pleasant self-image as a “better Britain” (as James Belich coined NZ’s relationship to England), and architecturally dominated by its cathedrals, churches and schools. Many of these buildings were severely damaged or destroyed in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

The unpredictable nature of the sea governs the world of Sicilian fishermen as they work, rest, and seek refuge from a storm.

The working day of enginemen at Newton Heath locomotive sheds, Manchester. They discuss the impact of dieselisation on their jobs.

Directed by Santiago Ontañón for Artistas Cinematográficos Unidos S.A. Produced by the Peruvian Insurance Committee.

A German Film Award commended short documentary.

Vägarna kring Rovaniemi is a poignant and impressive little masterpiece about the final stages of the war and the post-war period in Lapland.

A documentary about firemen and some of the spectacular blazes they fight.

Social democratic election film.

The story of Willie Hoppe, world-champion billiard player for more than fifty years, even into his seventies. Commentator Bill Stern describes Hoppe's abilities as the camera catches the match played at the New York Athletic Club, which Hoppe easily wins while playing against a much-younger opponent. The reel concludes with Hoppe demonstrating some of the tricks he can perform with a pool cue and a ball.

The film is an appeal by the International Democratic Women's Federation against a new war, calling on all mothers of the world to protect their children.

The citizens of Sunagawa oppose the expansion of Tachikawa Air Base

Short documentary on the life of farming in Belgium in the mid fifties.

Swedish journalist visits Korea to report on the situation during the war

The life and work of French statesman Georges Clemenceau is detailed in this 80-minute documentary. Using family photographs, newspaper layouts, newsreel clips and other such sources, the film traces Clemenceau from his earliest political triumphs to his dotage. Much emphasis is placed upon the subject's involvement with the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles. The narration by Yves Furet is counterpointed with excerpts from Clemenceau's most celebrated speeches. The patriotic fervor of La Vie Passionee de Clemenceau tended not to play too well in non-French markets.

The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

A glimpse of a kibbutznik rest day, if there can be one at all, at Kibbutz Mahanaim. A visit to the barn with a white shirt leads straight to a visit to the kibbutz warehouse, and from there to the children’s home, orchards, and garage, and in the afternoon a cup of friendly coffee with the fishermen.

A kaleidoscope of colors and sounds that captures the essence of the 1952 celebration. Examples include famous mas bands—the costumed groups who join the parades—including Carnival designer Harold Sadenah’s Quo Vadis and steelband The Invaders seen dressed in full military regalia.

One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Ghent and The Hague. The film shows, by means of 59 works of art, how painting discovered the landscape once it left the strictly religious context behind. Henri storck wrote, "We have tried to eliminate the artificiality of filming. We have tried to hide the camera in order to immerse the audience in the world of the painting and the landscape that it depicts. We want the viewer to discover the feeling of nature for himself, through the artists.... It is not our ambition to make a critical or informative work." This iconic journey from Bosch to Manet and Turner is accompanied by music by Georges Auric.

Animated short documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1958, directed by Hugh O’Connor, focusing on school and education themes. (Note: Exact plot details not available; this is based on the title and known context.)

About modern day pilgrims to Lourdes, France, and Our Lady of Lourdes, that brings out the religious hysteria and the commercialism of the alleged healings. The sanctuary is visited by millions each year, and Lourdes has become one of the prominent pilgrimage sites of the world.

A one-hour variety show performed live at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, featuring a who’s-who of vocal and big band jazz and comedy acts of the 1950s.

Short film about the experience of taking psychoactive drugs. ‘I wanted to make a short documentary-style film about marijuana and hashish, psychoactive drugs that in 1955 were still relatively unknown to the general public. They were mainly used by a small group of artists, jazz musicians, intellectuals, and North Africans. I wanted to visualize the ritual of rolling and lighting up a joint, and then put a series of seemingly unrelated images next to each other to represent the feeling of being high. When the movie was finished, we took it to the festival for 16mm films at Cannes, and won the Golden Lion for ‘Best Use of Film Language’. (Shinkichi Tajiri, Tajiri, 1993)

A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.

New York City’s bridges dissolve into shifting abstractions through montage, superimposition, and color. Set to an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron, the film transforms familiar urban structures into an uncanny, alien landscape (an alternate version of the film features a jazz score by Teo Macero).

The film shows why it is worth buying a car from a dealership and not on the street.

A short film about driving. Traffic scenes from Oslo, including Rådhusplassen. The actor Rolf Kirkvaag explains and sits behind the wheel, demonstrating the situations in practice. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

A digest record of the 1952 Greek "Star Hellas" beauty contest.

Susan and Jimmy Bray order a present for their mother as we follow the order through the post office and the package sent in response.

The case of Anne Morton, victim of a schizophrenic breakdown, is recounted in an unusual new psychological film which pictures the operations of a mental hospital through the eyes of a patient.

This early (1951) short, which lasts less than two minutes, features Sheree North--long before she became famous--dancing in a one-piece swimsuit and a pair of cat's ears. She then leaps out of camera range and reappears wearing a two-piece swimsuit, this time with no cat's ears. She dances some more. That's it.

A documentary film about the history of brick production and its production in a modern brick factory.

A musical summary of the post-Culloden journey of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

The story of the independent railroad and its survival against the giants.

An educational short on the work of the Moscow Planetarium.

A German Film Award winning documentary about the production of seamless steel tubes.

This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some seemingly small inventions that have become part of daily life.

Produced by British Movietone for “Her Majesty’s Central Office of Information”, Royal Destiny traces Queen Elizabeth II’s young life up to her ascension to the throne.

The film teaches us the basics of swimming jumps.

Deals with young people dealing and using drugs of all kind.

A short film that documents horticulturalist Andrew Benson, owner of Andrew Benson, Inc., working at his greenhouse located in Des Plaines, Illinois.

An British Columbia Social Services Documentary.

An impressionistic study of the celebrated tap dancer.

Short documentary.

Jordal Amfi was an indoor ice hockey stadium that was built in Oslo, to host the 1952 Winter Olympics. This film shows how the arena was being prepared, to it was finished and opened in 1951 for said Olympics. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

In this training film for Caprolan nylon rugs, the great Jonathan Winters shows sales-folks how to do their job better. How, indeed, to go FROM RUGS TO RICHES.

Answers questions about zoo animals and their offspring. Shows physical characteristics and habits of baby monkeys, gnus, kudus, lions, peacocks, alligators and bears.

1950's television documentary special that includes interviews with Hitler's sister Paula Wolf and a fellow prisoner who was incarcerated with Hitler, actual footage shot by the Nazi's and Eva Braun's rare home movies.

BAFTA-nominated documentary short commemorating the Catholic Holy Year of 1950.

70th anniversary celebrations of the Student Union Singers.