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....

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...

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

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

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.

A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide....

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

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...

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

British war documentary

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the...

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

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...

This film is based on actual letters German soldiers sent home from the siege of Leningrad during World War II. The litany of trouble these poor...