Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.

Literary adaptation: A female musician in Asia's tropics escapes from harassers' advances to an island where a timid man has retreated. Later when 3...

A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Londoners prepare for war.

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

A compilation tracing the history of realist cinema from its beginnings to World War II. Divided into five parts, it covers the development of...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Men in Danger is a documentary about health and safety in industry, covering occupational diseases and potential accidents. It also covers the...

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.