John W. Barnes Movies

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction Marceau...

Marcel Marceau pantomimes the story of a man who becomes trapped in one of his ‘masks.’

John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

An adaptation of the short story of the same title by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, in which four men who have survived a catastrophic war share memories...

This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification...

Recreates the conflict of Roger Williams with the Puritan leaders of New England, including his attempts to achieve separation of church and state,...

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he...

This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau.

Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

Presents man's use and misuse of land throughout the country. Includes conservation measures now in operation and suggests further steps.

This film presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowned for its historic sites and large tourist trade. It tells a...

Follows Chaucer's pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Chaucer's England (1958) Shows some background scenery taken in...

This is the first film in Barnes' 'Shaw vs. Shakespeare' series, considered by experts to be among the finest educational films ever made. Here is...

Explains strategy, movement of forces and important battles of the revolutionary war. Geographical, social and political factors which brought...

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between the northern United States...

Documentary concerning Baltimore's efforts at urban renewal with an emphasis on improving housing in the city's slums.

A detailed account of the life and artistic journey of Michelangelo.