Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

When a Parisian bank clerk is tasked with transporting valuable stock certificates to Nice, his scheming rival steals the documents to ruin him and...

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

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...

In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to...

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

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

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

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

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

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

Old Zé Cristino, riding his donkey, goes to Congonhas do Campo to fulfill a promise to São Bom Jesus do Matozinho. In front of the...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Short GPO documentary, about mail that is sent out of the country to Switzerland.

Betty marries rich Allan out of interest and drives a wedge between him and his family.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."