1961 Movies

Presenting an overview of Venezuela's culture, economy and geography. Visits two contrasting families of Caracas, depicting the cosmopolitan life in a modern city and the harsh existence of the farmer working on land that has had no rain in four years.

A student film on torture and the military.

First short film by Público founder Vicente Jorge Silva.

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Documentary.

Unmanned Spacecraft (HQ-38) is a short NASA documentary film that gives viewers a look at the various unmanned spacecraft used in space flight missions during the late 1950s and planned for the early 1960s, including Explorer 6, Explorer 7, Vanguard 3, Pioneer...

An experimental mathematics film designed to elucidate the study of four-line conics.

Celebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit's 250th anniversary. Reenacts scenes from the city's history and presents a tour of its streets, parks, skyscrapers, factories, and waterfront. NOTE: The film was broadcast on Detroit television and distributed...

A rebuttal to the short film (Operation Abolition) produced by the House Committee on Un-American Activities documenting demonstration and rioting during the San Francisco hearings.

Murad is facing financial hardship, and he has no solution but to travel to his uncle to borrow some money, but there are many responsibilities that prevent him from traveling until his secretary (Hasan) finds a very similar person named Pepper. He (Hasan) agr...

Directed by Raja Thakur. With Jeevankala, Ratna, Vivek.

Animated drawings and photographs.

Documentation of the innovative and strange agricultural technology in Kibbutz Hulata, footage from the dining room in Givat Brenner and the pantomime show based on it, and documentation of the twins’ conference of “The Kibbutz Family” exhibition in Tel Aviv.

1961 American promotional film for Türkiye, produced by United World Films and Dudley Pictures and directed by Otto Lang

Youngsters dancing to the music of "The Gay Birds" at Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow. Shots of the stage show, volunteers from the audience joining in for one number. Filmed soon after Barrowlands reopened in 1960, following a fire which had severely damaged...

Educational film on the funeral process.