1945 Movies

A newsreel from the 1940s depicting the swearing-in of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero as President of Peru on July 28, 1945, at the National Congress....

Produced in 1945 by Jam Handy, "The Naval Gun At Iwo Jima" is a sister film to "The Naval Gun at Okinawa". This film details the important role Navy g...

A dentist explains to a group of schoolchildren about the continuous battle going on inside out months between "good" blobs that are trying to protect...

Trials and executions of Nazi war criminals.

A newsreel from the 1940s about the tribute to José Antonio Miró Quesada on the centenary of his birth. The ceremony was directed by Dr. Manuel Vicent...

Footage documenting the 1943-1945 secret task force nicknamed “Lightning A” that investigated Nazi Germany’s atomic bomb program and secured the surre...

A documentary covering the actions of the 6th Marine Division on Okinawa during WWII.

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting the preparatory session for the convention of directors of national schools, held in the auditorium of the Coleg...

This short film depicting Bolesław Bierut and Michał Rol-Żymierski visiting the troops of the 1st Polish Army was produced by the Polish Army Film Stu...

Britain at War is a colour documentary shot by Rosie Newman. She filmed scenes of military and civilian life in Great Britain throughout the Second Wo...

The animated character Careless Charlie once again comes under attack from typhoid carried by lice, flies and mosquitoes. The film proposes solutions...

Do Not Disturb, produced by Institute of Design head Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and his students in 1945, is the perfect encapsulation of this brio. Jealousie...

A 1940s newsreel documenting the opening of the 1945 horse racing season at the San Felipe racetrack. It emphasizes the quality of the competing horse...

Unique scenes from the early postwar reality of the capital city in footage taken by an unknown cameraman.

A newsreel from the 1940s summarizing the activities of the 1945 carnivals mentions the coronation of Armandina Dongo as "Queen of Labor" at the Segur...

Newsreel from the 1940s about the celebration of the Inti Raymi Festival at the Sacsayhuaman fortress on the occasion of President Manuel Prado Ugarte...

Footage of the coastal town of Scheveningen just after the Second World War, with the bunkers of the Atlantikwall along the beach and boulevard being...

Animated commercial.

Produced by The National Film Board 1945. Directed by Maslyn Williams. When this film was made, Canberra was one of the world's youngest planned citie...

Hong Kong horror movie from 1945.