Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.

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

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

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

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...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was...

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

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

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

The laying of underground telephone cables.

A young man who loves his wife wants rid of his troublesome mistress. He dresses up as a wealthy Brazilian and seduces her in a jiffy. He hopes to...

A British documentary

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