The Animal World
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1956
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A documentary showcasing the worlds many different animal species, both past and present.
The Mystery of Picasso
7.6
1956
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A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Night and Fog
8.8
1956
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The history of Nazi Germanys death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.
I Never Forget a Face
6.4
1956
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A look at various famous figures in the 1920s, including political figures, entertainers, writers, adventurers and inventors, beginning with the 1920 presidential campaign and including various newsmakers.
The Silent World
7.1
1956
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A documentary about the undersea explorers and how they penetrate into the underwater world.
Teaserama
5.5
1955
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A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
The African Lion
7.2
1955
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Experience the thrill of the hunt and the heartwarming fun of a mother lion caring for her playful cubs as wildlife experts Elma Milotte and Alfred Milotte spend three years on the plains of Africa studying the king of beasts.
Rhythm and Blues Revue
7.1
1955
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Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant. Originally 86 minutes, the \short\ version available on public domain collections and websites is missing a reel
Fabulous India
7
1954
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From amazing shrines to the modern metropolis. India in the 1950s - in color - by the photographer Claude Renoir.
The Vanishing Prairie
7.5
1954
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Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
Thursday's Children
6.3
1954
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Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burtons calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children.
Autumn in Badacsony
5.8
1954
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Early newsreel effort from Jancso (heavily staged).
Elizabethan Express
7.5
1954
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A journey on the non-stop express from London to Edinburgh.
The Conquest of Everest
7.1
1953
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Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
Cease Fire!
5.9
1953
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A real military action during the last year of the Korean War is re-enacted on the spot with real soldiers.
The Living Desert
7.5
1953
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Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.
The Seafarers
5.5
1953
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Stanley Kubricks first film made in color, lost for over forty years. The documentary extols the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union.
Prowlers of the Everglades
7
1953
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Watch as the alligator, the unquestioned apex predator of the Everglades, follows its cycle of life much the same as it did in prehistoric times.
A Queen Is Crowned
6.9
1953
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A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation in 1953.
Gold and Glory
5
1953
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A second part of a documentary covering the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
La Villa Santo-Sospir
6.4
1952
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Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friends villa on the French coast (a major location used in Testament of Orpheus). The house itself is heavily decorated, mostly by Cocteau (and a bit by Picasso), and we are given an extensive tour of the artwork. Cocteau also shows us several dozen paintings as well. Most cover mythological themes, of course. He also proudly shows paintings by Edouard Dermithe and Jean Marais and plays around his own home in Villefranche.
Where the World Meets
5
1952
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A first part of a documentary on the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952
5.8
1952
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A documentary covering the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
This Is Cinerama
6.7
1952
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On the evening of September 30, 1952, the shape and sound of movies changed forever with the introduction of Cinerama.