1947 Movies

Rouch’s earliest surviving film, which depicts the Sorko of Niger on a hippopotamus hunt. - MoMA

Colourful puppets illustrate the old French song about Cadet Rousselle, who falls down a ladder, who trips on battlements, and whose dogs will not obe...

A documentary/recruitment film originally intended for showings outside the United States to promote careers in public health and American methods in...

This is the Loyola Films version of Cathedral Films original version of "The Story of Jairus' Daughter."

A short documentary about the city Tallinn.

Engineer Rolf Swedenhielm is one of Sweden's most distinguished scientists, a festive and original person, and at the same time a man with an unwaveri...

A rendition of the traditional English folksong 'The Lincolnshire Poacher', accompanied by animated drawings.

A family goes to the local fair to compete with their livestock & produce.

Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the i...

Some friendly rabbits are frolicking in the winter snow when a hungry fox appears with rather nasty plans. There's even a scene where the rabbits are...

A love triangle between a wrongfully accused fugitive, a judge's daughter, and her cousin.

Part of BFI collection "Your Children and You."

Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.

The movie revolves around a young mischievous boy named Mirza who is sent away to his uncle's home for further studies. Mirza is passionate about arch...

The boy runs away from his parents' home and his mother dies of grief over him. Time turns against them and their situation worsens, and their hope be...

A look at contemporary art in Québec.

After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed debts to, to marry her. Instead, the kindly Roberto de l...

A mysterious traveler encounters Dr. Mirjami and Inga on the road. They lure the young man to a boarding house, where their husbands already live, alo...