This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Was halten Sie vom Tod der Wilma Montesi? Trailer (1977)

29 October 1977

The life and death of the fictional star Wilma Montesi is reported in the form of a staged newsreel. Excerpts from films of various genres and eras are juxtaposed with "documentary material" about the star's public and private life.

Joker: Put on a Happy Face Trailer (2020)

18 August 2020

Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.

Give Us the Earth! Trailer (1947)

21 June 1947

This "Theater of Life" documentary was produced in cooperation with the International Committee, YMCA.

Death is dangerous, it could hurt Trailer (2023)

26 October 2023

The three female protagonists present their personal relationship with intravenous drug use, and their intimate confessions are filled with fear and insecurity but also love for the state of intoxication.

Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story Trailer (2018)

26 November 2018

The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018.

The Panola Project Trailer (2022)

20 January 2022

Highlighting the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19, The Panola Project chronicles how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together in creative ways to survive.

Chris Cree Brown: Electronic Composer Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

“Sonic artist” Chris Cree Brown discusses composing with new media and how he orchestrates particular sounds into formal compositional structures.

Capital da Fé Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Capital of Faith is a short documentary that addresses the reality of the new Brazilian Evangelical Church, illustrated with images of the Faith spectacle and the unusual Christianization through gospel culture.

Living & Glorious Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

Leonardi's film about the Living Theatre is less concerned with a straight documentary presentation of the exile theatre group from New York, but rather is concerned with the specific atmospheric factor which is indicated by their name, and which constitutes the highly suggestive effect of their playing.

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Trailer (2013)

31 May 2013

The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor.

Naive Cinema Trailer (1979)

28 March 1979

An essay film on the editing of erotic movies.

Popular movie trailers from 1978

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1978:

Dhyanu Bhagat Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Shunned by his parents, brought up by a Poojary, nursed by a cow, Dhyanu Bhagat grows up performing miracles, curing the ill, and singing the praise of Devi Maa Durga.

Klukovina Trailer (1978)

15 January 1978

Police Story: No Margin for Error Trailer (1978)

30 April 1978

Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.

Poštársky príbeh Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The Deer Hunter Trailer (1978)

08 December 1978

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love.

The Idiot Swordsman Trailer (1978)

30 December 1978

A young man, very talented in the martial arts, appears in a troubled part of the country and rids it of brigandry with his fighting skills.

The Magino Village Story: Pass Trailer (1978)

18 February 1978

This rural documentary features poet Jin Makabe. Thoughts about agriculture, memories, landscapes.

Boeing Boeing Trailer (1978)

13 May 1978

All's Well That Ends Well Trailer (1978)

01 October 1978

Video recording of a 1978 New York Shakespeare Festival performance. Directed for stage by Wilford Leach and videotaped by Jaime Caro.

Halloween Trailer (1978)

24 October 1978

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Seven Unutmaz Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The film tells the story of the suffering endured by a blind lover.

Emily and the Apple Tree Forest Trailer (1978)

25 December 1978

The first part of the Emilia animation series. Emilia lives in an apple tree forest. There, together with the other residents, she cooks apple jam.

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