1961 Movies

Television documentary about former SS-Sturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann which was released just before the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem.

A child discovers her ambition on her first day at a new school. First act of a three-act ballet, "The Choice", with music by Tchaikovsky.

Directed by Marzio de Spirito Pacca.

A Shell Film Unit short observing Hong Kong’s “boat people”—families living and working on the harbor—framed as a day-to-day study of a floating community and its relationship to the city.

A look at English folk dancing, including the Hobby Horse Dance and the Furry Dance.

Following in the footsteps of pioneers like Émile Cohl, the brilliant inventor and self-taught artist Louis Van Maelder created a body of work of unparalleled richness and inventiveness by drawing directly onto the film strip.

A promotional film to highlight the different types of Co-op retail outlets, including their self service shops and mobile shopping vans. The film also looks at Co-op factories and their products.

A Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire is a 1961 Chinese documentary directed by Fu Ya and Huang Bao-Shan. As described by Erik Barnouw, it was assembled in Peking using footage from many sources in China and abroad to document the evolution of the People’s Republic...

A cartoon about the history and benefits of taking vitamins.

A Bell System educational short.

A look into the new industrial revolution in Lancashire when, from 1950, more than fifty-five cotton mills were converted for light industries.

A commuter reading on a train falls asleep and is transported to a fantasy world where he learns about the manufacture of various alcohols.

A short film about the Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society which introduces important members and explains the ins and outs of their hobby.