02 January 1955 Factual 22 mins
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Editor
Mamadou Sarr Writer
Robert Caristan Director of Photography
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Director
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France 02 January 1955
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04 July 1955
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01 July 1955
Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them.
04 March 1955
Arthur Sellmann is marrying Irene, and his friend, the spiritual Diana makes him read his future in the palm of his hands every week.
22 December 1955
After a difficult eye operation, Simonetta, an Italian-American girl, returns for a vacation in Florence, the home town of her family.
03 August 1955
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie.
26 July 1955
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
08 May 1955
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
27 May 1955
Ghosts and premonitions; a married woman discovers the true love of her life while being plagued with supernatural phenomena relating to her imminent murder.
01 January 1955
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05 February 1955
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