Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Adaptation for TV of the play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. A very rich old lady arrives in her nearly bankrupt native village. She is ready to come to...

A nobleman decides to join a traveling group of actors to be with a girl he admires, but ultimately must rescue her from bandits

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.

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

The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's...

Shot circa 1926, these two screen tests are made up of various takes for two films by Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques de Baroncelli.

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

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

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

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

Londoners prepare for war.

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

The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

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

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

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

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...

Documentary on savings

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...