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Driving school tuition, including the innovative mock-up car, the junior driver course and the training of police drivers and London bus drivers.

Visit to Ashok Kumar home.

Presents general shots of the central mountain range of Puerto Rico.

Popular science film about the importance of light for plant life.

This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.

The City Hall of Oslo has its unique artistic decoration. **** 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 picture of the ceremonial opening of the new school year.

The work of medical staff in the children's sanatorium in Otwock is not easy. The small patients have skeletal tuberculosis and usually are unable to walk.

A German Film Award Silver Bowl winning short documentary.

After the hero of this story saw hundreds of boys and girls participating in the first national camp of the Youth Companies Brigade that took place in Gardosh (Kibbutz Parod), he decided to join the movement. Taking part in the third camp, he, together with his fellow brigade members, set up the camp tents on the beach next to Kibbutz Gesher Haziv, and after a march, they prepared a big meal. The camp held sports activities and martial arts, games, and an art exhibition.

Documentary film about the construction of the city of Brno, damaged by air raids during the war.

Records the life and work of Ansel Adams. Dwells on his equipment, home, interests, and his attitude toward art, photography and life.

An Italian documentary.

Bob used to be a loner, keeping to himself and thinking "my own thoughts"--until he meets Joe, a "sincere and real" young man who befriends Bob, and several other local boys, and together they form a group of happy young teens. Joe eventually wins a trip to the state capital by turning in the winning essay on Junior Citizenship in a contest, and Bob and the other boys learn of the rewards of friendship--which are, apparently, that all the hard work you put in on a project results in someone else getting a trip to the state capitol.

The story of two fawns. Little Uwe had brought them home from the forest, unaware that he was putting their lives in grave danger, because does will not accept fawns that have been touched by humans.

Short by Serge Bourguignon

Historic documentary about the development of the Norwegian factory town Rjukan, based on artificial fertilizers industry, now a Unesco World Heritage site. In 15 years the town was built from scratch for 1,5 Norwegian national budget.

An expressive short film in which examples of early and modern art are juxtaposed to reveal correspondences.

Lana Gogoberidze's thesis film about Gelati Monastery, a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

This Traveltalk series short looks at four of Spain's most famous cities, Granada, Seville, Toledo, and Madrid, with an emphasis on the Moors and their influence on the country.

The documentary shows the remarkably diverse landscapes of the Serchio Valley, from the Apuan Alps to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

A documentary about the history of Argentine cinema, made with the intention of incorporating it into the Argentine Film Museum. The film includes excerpts from silent films, very useful for researchers of the subject.

Documentary filmed and edited by Pedro Valdivieso. Produced by Franklin Urteaga.

Film follows the routes taken by various bookmobiles across Nova Scotia and discusses how the regional and branch library systems operate.

A BAFTA award nominated Russian film looking at life in their harsh Arctic environment.

Older church art and biblical texts describe the life of Jesus from birth to death and resurrection.

Views of the Kama River, landscapes of the Perm region, river traffic. Views of the cities of Solikamsk, Berezniki, Molotov (Perm), and Votkinsk. Industry, agriculture, and culture of the Perm region. Memorial places in the city of Votkinsk associated with the name of famous composer Tchaikovsky.

Kanervala, located in Särkisalo, was a summer resort for railway workers. The drama documentary presents Kanervala in the summer.

One of the so-called “Marshall films,” Living Storm was produced under the U.S.-backed European Recovery Program to illustrate postwar reconstruction. It presents images of business and industry in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, emphasizing the interdependence of the Scandinavian countries and their economic ties to the wider world.

A presentation of some of Oslo’s streets and places, viewed through a historical lens reaching back to the Middle Ages. We trace the city’s development from its original location in Bjørvika to Christian IV’s new city behind Akershus Fortress. The use of the street network has also evolved, along with changes in modes of transport. ***** 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.

Evocation of Salazar's birth, his passage through Coimbra and salient facts of his political life.

Finnish shipbuilding at the Valko shipyard to pay war reparations to the Soviet Union

The film takes us to through the silent stone relics of Nagarjunakonda, ancient secluded centre of art, learning and research founded 2000 years ago on the banks of the river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.

Made by Albert Jekste, "My Latvia" is a haunting propaganda film about the illegal Soviet military occupation of three Baltic States in the 1940's

Studio-filmed performance of Jose Limon's landmark 1949 ballet. Shot in 16mm Kodachrome, this is an Ektachrome reversal print. Made in 1951 for Brandon Films.

A student of the Ecole de France d'Outre-Mer has just been appointed assistant administrator in Majunga, Madagascar. During a study trip, he discovers the most different aspects of the province where he will serve. He crossed the island and discovered its various agricultural productions, local life and industry.

A teacher gives her third-grade class a "posture test". Four students--two boys and two girls--fail it. The teacher then suggests that the four become each other's "posture pals" and point out to each other when they're slouching, slumping or engaged in other such deviant non-good-posture activities.

Short educational film about TV studios.

Casting real doctors instead of actors, this film uses scripted scenarios and interviews to see the National Health Service through their eyes. The documentary also shows that there is still division among doctors as to whether the NHS was a sound idea in the first place.

An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

The film forecasts future loads on the network, and shows plans for future integration of computers into telephone switching. This film explains automatic dialing with a core sequence of infographics, bookended by dancers who interpret the history of switching and the happy network of "today".

A documentary about the major events of the first fifty years of the Twentieth Century.

A German Film Award winning short black and white documentary.

Color animated film with audio. Begins showing a man named Stanley McGrokel and highlights his dependence on oil and oil related products then highlights what his life would be without these products. Illustrates that oil runs our nations agriculture, economy, and national defense. Shows where oil comes from and how it is extracted. Gives the odds on finding oil breaking even and discovering a large oil field. The film details the Depletion Plan of 1929 and how this helped spur investment into the oil industry and other extractive industries.

A young couple go out on a first date, while a narrator explains the standards of behavior expected of both the boy and girl, and gives tips on how to make the best impression.

This 1950 documentary examines the penalties of forest destruction: fire, flood, wasted resources and barren lands. The film describes measures to preserve Canada's prime source of national wealth. Scenes of the wilderness created by stripping land of protective trees show the need to halt careless exploitation. Contrasting the slow process of re-seeding with the swift, modern methods of felling trees, the film urges planned cutting to ensure a protected yearly crop.

A short film which explores various paintings from mental patients.

A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant anatomy. X-ray cineradiography illustrates the movement of the arm.

A journey into Sikang Province in China and a first exploration of the Mi-nyag mountains. Produced in 1954 using footage filmed by Rock from 1928–1930.

Short television report about the filming of the movie "Warum sind sie gegen uns?"