Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The life of a great city (Paris) from dawn until dusk, including the beautiful and the ragged, the rich and the poor.

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Spare Time is a 1939 British film directed by Humphrey Jennings for the GPO Film Unit, and made for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It is 15 minutes...

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

Betty marries rich Allan out of interest and drives a wedge between him and his family.

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

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

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Where he goes, he doesn't need luggage... A very talkative traveler settles in the only wagon occupied by a man with a strange diction. The train is...

Short GPO documentary, about mail that is sent out of the country to Switzerland.

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

The laying of underground telephone cables.

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military...

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

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted...