1954 Movies

An animated cartoon dramatizing a Japanese folktale about a stone-cutter whose successive wishes to be a rich man, an emperor, the sun, a storm cloud, and a mountain are all granted, until finally he wishes to become himself again and is a happy man.

The report tells the story of the work of the LOT Polish Airlines team, using the example of a passenger flight from Warsaw to Łódź.

Traditions during Easter holidays in the remote village of Grešnica. The film was a research project of the newly opened Ethnological Museum to preserve the disappearing customs at least on film for future generations.

A commercial short film presented by Anheuser-Busch to showcase large modern freezers that make it easier for grocers to sell their goods and make higher profits. It is aimed at businesses that require display freezers for their products.

A documentary about a program of adult education in Tasmania.

A wealthy and jealous merchant tries to lure a young girl away from her boyfriend by offering to pay to stage small singing concerts for her.

Dimwit, the dopey dog, is a harried office worker, and chain-smoking, gulping coffee, and taking bottles of aspirin tablets do nothing to settle his jangling nerves. His doctor advises him to take up a relaxing, mild hobby. Dimwit tries woodworking, landscape...

Life changes for Eeva, working in a hosiery factory as she was chosen as a model. Soon she gets involved in a police operation while working as a courier for her boyfriend.

A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love with each other.

Our small town is a fairly ordinary collection of houses in a random location in Denmark, inhabited by fairly ordinary people. Nothing of significance has happened in the last 100 years or so. The town sleeps its Sleeping Beauty slumber, facing the fjord and w...

The film narrator describes the assimilation and merging of ancient customs into the 20th century celebration of Christmas as portrayed with well-crafted reenactments.

American tourists explore Sweden by train

Shows the beauties of the Boračko lake and the mountain of Prenj in the upper stream of Neretva. People around the lake. The famous carvers of wood from Konjic.

A celebration of the culture and the ancient traditions in Badacsony.

A documentary financed by a shipping line to advertise its modern cruise ships. Despite being a commission leaving Franju less freedom than usual (he disowned it and refused to take credit),his influence is obvious in the rather unusual features he uses to pr...

Created in 1954 by the Shell Oil Company, "Proud Ships" was directed by Philip Armitage. Across and around the world from oilfields to refineries and from refineries to consumers, oil tankers carry crude oil and its refined products. Proud Ships is the story...