Alberto Cavalcanti Movie Trailers
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Sea Fever Trailer (1927)
18 November 1927
The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.
Yellow Caesar Trailer (1941)
24 May 1941
Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.
Um Homem e o Cinema Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.
Coal Face Trailer (1935)
03 June 1935
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
The King's Stamp Trailer (1935)
28 June 1935
The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny post.
Daily Round Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but this Devon postie has some startling ideas about improving efficiency.
Young Veteran Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.
Champagne Charlie Trailer (1944)
25 August 1944
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.
Find, Fix and Strike Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.
Granton Trawler Trailer (1934)
18 October 1934
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
Caiçara Trailer (1950)
08 June 1950
Marina, a beautiful young woman with leprous parents, marries a shipyard owner to escape an institution.
Rainbow Dance Trailer (1936)
01 October 1936
Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film.
Yvette Trailer (1927)
30 December 1927
Paris 1883. Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons.
The Late Mathias Pascal Trailer (1925)
02 July 1925
Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law.
Angela Trailer (1951)
11 January 1951
A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide.
La P’tite Lili Trailer (1927)
01 October 1927
La P’tite Lili is a silent short drama depicting the fate of a young orphaned girl in the working-class districts of Paris.
The Foreman Went to France Trailer (1942)
22 June 1942
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.
Coralie and Company Trailer (1934)
07 June 1934
A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.
La visite de la vieille dame Trailer (1971)
05 January 1971
Adaptation for TV of the play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. A very rich old lady arrives in her nearly bankrupt native village.
Went the Day Well? Trailer (1942)
07 December 1942
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 preparation for a full scale German invasion.
Dead of Night Trailer (1945)
09 September 1945
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare.
Simão, o Caolho Trailer (1952)
26 May 1952
A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a vengeance: the power of invisibility.
They Made Me a Fugitive Trailer (1947)
24 June 1947
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
The First Gentleman Trailer (1948)
15 March 1948
The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti Trailer (1960)
20 October 1960
This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was only premiered five years later.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Trailer (1947)
12 March 1947
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
The Glorious Sixth of June Trailer (1934)
04 August 1934
How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent the announcement.
Captain Fracasse Trailer (1929)
15 February 1929
A nobleman decides to join a traveling group of actors to be with a girl he admires, but ultimately s
Paris Cinéma Trailer (1929)
21 October 1929
The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including animation techniques.
Salvage with a Smile Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the war effort.
The Inhuman Woman Trailer (1924)
12 December 1924
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 Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen.
A Real Woman Trailer (1955)
06 July 1955
A nurse falls in love with her patient and secretly marries him. When treating another patient, he falls in love with her and, pretending to be in agony, asks for one last wish: to marry him, and she accepts.
Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti Trailer (1982)
13 December 1982
It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital.
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs Trailer (1934)
16 April 1934
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have children; the Potts are unconventional and unhappy, without children.
The Song of Ceylon Trailer (1934)
30 November 1934
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
For Them That Trespass Trailer (1949)
21 April 1949
In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand.
In a lost island Trailer (1931)
23 January 1931
Literary adaptation: A female musician in Asia's tropics escapes from harassers' advances to an island where a timid man has retreated.
The Sky’s the Limit Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.
Le Voyageur du silence Trailer (1978)
29 October 1978
Where he goes, he doesn't need luggage... A very talkative traveler settles in the only wagon occupied by a man with a strange diction.
Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy Trailer (1938)
01 January 1938
“Musical performers Henry Hall and his Orchestra hog the limelight in this promotional film, ostensibly for Ascot gas water heaters.
Mastery of the Sea Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.
BBC: The Voice of Britain Trailer (1935)
28 July 1935
A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and transmitters, weaving speeches, music, and outside broadcasts—featuring voices like H.
Mony a Pickle Trailer (1938)
01 January 1938
A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman McLaren passage where household furniture springs to life—selling the idea that “many a little makes a lot.
Venetian Honeymoon Trailer (1959)
27 February 1959
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.
The Gallery of Monsters Trailer (1924)
23 September 1924
The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's beauty arouses the director's lust.