Cinematic Era: 1962 Vintage

Cat under the helmet

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

16mm short that shows rhytmic motions of reflections spreading across sea waves, set to jazz tune.

Peplum movie from 1962

A color film on the exploits of America's first fighter pilots as they hold a reunion.

The film is set in the early 18th Century and involves smugglers and preventative officers. The on-shore leaders of the smugglers are a rascally lawyer and his wife who organise regular 'runs' of contraband. Richard Merivale, a wealthy young boy, whose parents are believed to have been lost at sea comes to live with them. By his efforts and with help of local children who endure many exciting adventures, the gang are brought to justice and Richard is reunited with the father.

The film is set in the early 18th Century and involves smugglers and preventative officers. The on-shore leaders of the smugglers are a rascally lawyer and his wife who organise regular 'runs' of contraband. Richard Merivale, a wealthy young boy, whose parents are believed to have been lost at sea comes to live with them. By his efforts and with help of local children who endure many exciting adventures, the gang are brought to justice and Richard is reunited with the father.

Van Bellingham Cartwright Forbes arrives at Camp Swampy to take on the best men for the new psychological test. Beetle and Snorkle are picked to participate in a battle of wits with the champ, Sergeant Tortoise.

It's the Christmas season, and Goodie the gremlin gives cheer to Santa and give out the presents.

The film tells the arrogance and cruelty Dato 'Demat which collects taxes on local residents after working hard on the results of operations of the plant they were not liked by Sinkip. When he came to collect taxes in their village he was comforted by jasmine and attract his attention. He gave directions for the jasmine live with him in his home. Hearing this news quite infuriated Sinkip because he was fiance of jasmine. He had to go face to face with Dato 'Demat but he could not resist the power of Dato' demat and fled from the village. The above act, Dato 'Demat has directed all property confiscated Good Son Squire, his house was burned and murdered parents Sinkip.

Film starring Tandra Burman, Anil Chatterjee and Pahadi Sanyal

A group of art-school students hold a party.

A symbolic film that approaches surrealism to create a story around the creative and destructive power of the hands. Human hands have made everything artificial that we see around us since antiquity and it is these hands that can make or break the globe.

Almost as if entering the picture frame by chance, mute characters lean out of Viennese apartment windows, simply to have a look.

Impressions of a typical weekend in Blackburn in the early 1960s.

Propaganda film on the decline of American morality.

Directed by Roberto Cruzalegui. Produced by Franklin Urteaga.

A film about passenger ships at the Baltic Sea

Alexandre Alexeïeff is at work in his studio on the large pin screen during the making of The Nose. The film was probably shot by Claire Parker.

Exploring the effect of soot on our lives, especially on the erosion of buildings.

Hooshang and Kamran return to Iran after finishing their studies abroad. Simin, Hooshang's sister, is interested in her cousin Saeid; however, Hooshang, who wants his sister to marry Kamran, opposes their marriage.

Jamshid asks his friend Mahmoudi, who is the company's cashier, for an advance to cover his sick mother's medical expenses.

A man is bothered by a ringing telephone, and is followed by it until it takes a drastic turn.

A look at the hard work of a test pilot's life, featuring the RAF Lightning, the 1960's supersonic watchdog of Britain's skies.

Following in the footsteps of pioneers like Émile Cohl, the brilliant inventor and self-taught artist Louis Van Maelder created a body of work of unparalleled richness and inventiveness by drawing directly onto the film strip.

A promotional short announcing six M-G-M musicals to be re-released in theaters for one day only for six consecutive weeks, showcases brief scenes from the series of six representing some of the studio's popular films of the 40s and 50s.

This film shows the research and development of the hovercraft, shot all around the country but it includes trial runs between Rhyll and Wallasey and the VA3 model in Birkenhead.

A wild cat does whatever he wants, wreaking havoc on his neighbors and innocent bystanders . A short film commissioned by the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture, showing through the use of animal puppets, the importance of manners and etiquette.

weston woods

This animated short deals with the importance of creative thinking. The film offers pointers on developing your mind to think more creatively as this can bring new ideas and lead to problem solving in the work environment.

The film opens with an image of a refugee dying beside a wall. The place is Berlin in 1962. Various shots of the wall and its defences follow. The film shows people attempting to cross to West Berlin after the wall was built. We are given a history of Germany’s treatment after the war and the differences between life in East and West Berlin.

Film of the Watts Towers, works in up to four superimposed layers of different colored imagery of the Towers, interweaving color and form in a dense, poetic structure that is by turns harmonious and unexpectedly dissonant.

A murderer is shocked to death by his victim’s ghost.

A focus on all the things you can do, if you are really determined, to take off those extra ounces and keep them at bay. Unveiling that there is more to the slimming business than meets the eye.

Illustrates standard methods of keeping ledgers and journals. Defines terms commonly used in accounting.

A film by the Drew-Leacock team.

After his father's death in prison, a man hopes to start a new life with his pregnant wife.

A brief history of paper and the stages of its production. An animation about the history of writing, the emergence of paper in ancient civilizations and the invention of printing, taking paper manufacturing to an industrial scale. Paper production in Brazil, with emphasis on the use of pine, eucalyptus and bamboo. At Companhia Mineira de Papéis, in Cataguases, the stages of paper making. Paper consumption and its production in tons in Brazil since 1939. Brazilian self-sufficiency and the use of paper in various activities.

Part of the Chinese Historical Ethnographic Film Series (1957-1966)

Construction of the Diefenbunker. "A recently declassified film, Nuclear Roof depicts the design and construction of Canada's secret nuclear bunker, engineered to house the federal government in the occurrence of a nuclear attack. Built in secrecy during a 14 month period between 1959 and 1961, the facility became active in 1962 and operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year for over 33 years. This fascinating engineering feat, now a museum, is open to the public. Take a rare look at how it all began..."

4 Spine-chilling, rib-tickling comedy-horror thrillers.

Illustrates, through animation, various types of angles and how they may be added, subtracted, measured and drawn.

This short feature film based on trial records aims to familiarize viewers with the practices of communist infiltration techniques in West Germany. It shows the work of an illegal communist operations group controlled by an SED instructor smuggled into the Federal Republic. Leaflet printing and distribution play an important role alongside word-of-mouth propaganda.

Movie starring Usha Kiran, Suryakant and is directed by Kamlakar Torne.

Directed by Datta Dharmadhikari. With Sharad Talwalkar.

Directed by Anant Mane. With Raja Gosavi, Sharad Talwalkar.

Directed by Kamalakar Torne. With Madhu Apte, Mai Bhinde, Indira Chitnis, Ramesh Deo.

A grotesque satire ridiculing unhealthy competition.

South African Film

Short educational film about television production.

A young man travels to multiple countries while trying to decide on a career.

Short by P. Majhrovski.

Inspired by the surrealists, this short movie is made of found film reels bought from flea markets.

A short film by Józef Robakowski