Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare....

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

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

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young...

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon...

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

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

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

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...

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

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

In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's...

The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

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

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to...