1959 Movies

A short film displaying Joan Miller's plaid-heavy fashions for young women.

Animated from chalk drawings by artist Alma Duncan and filmed by photographer Audrey MacLaren, the short film is about the exchange of goods over the American/Canadian border and the relationship forged and fostered by two trading nations sharing one very long...

Camera study about everyday life on the Hoyerswerda construction site. Film rediscovered in 2014.

Short animated film.

Short by Herbert Viktor.

An adaptation of the Diego Fabbri play.

This West German made report on the state of Israel, not neglecting the lingering problem of Palestine, was meant to open warmer relations between the Jewish people and the Germans after their terrible experience in the Nazi era.

Directed by Abdel-Jabar Wali.

The life of Mariana de Jesus, Saint of Quito.

When the sun shines onto their cell, two prisoners play chess with the shadow of their bars.

Explains how to drive a diesel multiple-unit train.

It records the festivities that, at the time, took place in the heart of the city, at the meeting of Rua dos Andradas and Avenida Borges Medeiros.

Distant shot of worshippers in front of a church. Procession in front of the Government Palace.

A report on the Film Academy in Ulm, Germany

About life and work in the salt pans

Short documentary providing a detailed look at different types of film and their uses, with a focus on film used in projectors and how projectionists take care of film to increase longevity. Produced as an upgrade to its namesake short from 1948.

This film is one of a series on Plant Supervisors' Problems. Based on material furnished by the Education and Training Department of the Aluminum Company of America.