Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.

Londoners prepare for war.

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

British war documentary

Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.

A compilation tracing the history of realist cinema from its beginnings to World War II. Divided into five parts, it covers the development of...

Literary adaptation: A female musician in Asia's tropics escapes from harassers' advances to an island where a timid man has retreated. Later when 3...

The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military...

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Men in Danger is a documentary about health and safety in industry, covering occupational diseases and potential accidents. It also covers the...