1955 Movies

An abstract film in which Jesús Soto's art and André Almuro's musique concrete combine to evoke the modern age.

The most prolific of the producers of documentaries filmed for broadcast on North American television was Barton Wilson, who shot at least two dozen films in various locations throughout the country. An occasional partner of Edward Movius and Dick Weldy, Wilso...

The city of San Francisco shot in stunning Cinemascope by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.

Explains the reformation in terms of the church, the cultural rebirth brought about by the Renaissance, the emergence of national states and the new interpretations of the scriptures. Devotes special attention to Luther and the Protestant Reformation in German...

Directed by Bhalji Pendharkar. With Ramesh Deo.

This film provides footage of University of California medical tests with LSD.

A documentary film about the Dutch colonies in Latin America, Netherlands Antilles - St Maarten, Saba, St Eustatius, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Dutch Guiana, Suriname.

Original CBC Description: 'A new future' for residential school students. Orphans, convalescents and those who live too deep in the bush for day school: these are the students of the residential school in remote Moose Factory, Ont. For ten months a year, these...

(Italy, 1955)

A short film from the National Safety Council detailing six commonly held beliefs that can lead to death.

Swimming movements of a common seal under water, propulsion through hind extremities.

Report on a trout and pike fishing excursion on Lake Waconichi.

Bollywood 1955

The adventures of a salt-loving porcupine.

A look at the cultural, historical, and urban development of Kassel.

A historical overview of the development of the motion picture industry.

A collection of newsreel spoofs. Among them, a house with some special features for the mother-in-law, an egg-eating champion who speaks fluent chicken, a slow-motion view of a spitball pitcher, a toothpaste with unfortunate side effects, a look at a heavenly...