Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare....

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's...

A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young...

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to...

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

A nobleman decides to join a traveling group of actors to be with a girl he admires, but ultimately must rescue her from bandits