1948 Movies

Directed by César Miró, with photography by Manuel Trullen and production by Huascarán S.A., it reconstructed, in the style of a "living tableau", the...

The images show a special summer. As on 20th June 1948, the currency reform is proclaimed, the precarious situation for the people from Hamburg change...

This propaganda film reflects the rhetoric of the 1948 election campaign. Through black-and-white contrasts, emotional appeals, and threats of a “retu...

This campaigning film claims that well-meaning Labour politicians such as Prime Minister Clement Attlee are stepping stones to a communist state, and...

A Bet with Satan is the second film by César Miró that follows the drawing-room comedy formula.

An early experimental film by Jim Davis. Note, not the same film as Light Reflections.

Jonckheere, the patriarch of a farming family, has two sons: Fons and Walter. Fons leaves the farm and goes astray, while Walter continues to run the...

Paramount British newsreel coverage of the funeral of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi on January 31st, 1948 in Rajghat.

The swirl and “‘Updo”’ styles of hairdressing. A teaching film presented by John J. Mueller.

Billy and his mother attend his classroom's presentation on manners and courtesy. Through Billy's illustrations, we learn about simple gestures that m...

Experimental film using animation and live action, set to music.

All the winners. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

The footage shows the interior of factory buildings, presumably the Ford factory in Cologne, as well as workers operating machines. Transport vehicles...

A loyal Sakharam moves in with Kakasaheb Deshmukh after his father passes away. When he grows up, he falls in love with Chandra Deshmukh and also face...

Uses high magnification photography to demonstrate the processes of converting raw fibers into woven cloth.

Emphasizes the importance of proper punctuation and its basic rules. Tom and Beth, showing scenes of their puppet show, find that without punctuation,...

Dutch professional groups present themselves in a long festive parade in the Olympic Stadium. A long procession of large and small industries, large a...

A post-war film by Włodzimierz Kowańko, created in Argentina

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II. This one tells the story of the h...