1955 Movies

As Brussels gears up to host the 1958 Universal Exhibition, the workers of the Marolles follow their own pace and traditions. Among the knife sharpene...

A short animated film about the adventures of an offended hedgehog.

An animation by Dion Vigne

Anti-film by Mihovil Pansini.

Explains the reformation in terms of the church, the cultural rebirth brought about by the Renaissance, the emergence of national states and the new i...

The life of Hans Christian Andersen. The son of a poor cobbler, he becomes Denmark’s national poet. The film reveals the strange childhood from which...

A gymnastics performance by the Sofia girls at the Acropolis.

Describes the qualifications and procedures of registration and voting. Distinguishes between split ticket and straight ticket voting methods. Explain...

Newton Hill: A miners' training centre. Winlaton Sword Dance: Blaydon miners' children sword dancing. 119 Not Out: An old steam engine at work at Ward...

The first Taiwanese-language film produced by a public studio.

This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile.

The city of San Francisco shot in stunning Cinemascope by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.

Starting from its source, this film tells the story of the Orquil Burn, Orkney.

Bollywood 1955

A short film from the National Safety Council detailing six commonly held beliefs that can lead to death.

First and only Icelandic Sci-Fi film. Nonni falls asleep while watching the fireworks on new years eve. He wakes up in an aircraft heading to the Moon...

Report on a trout and pike fishing excursion on Lake Waconichi.