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Tricks of Our Trade

1957

Tricks of Our Trade

1957
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.
Men Don't Know About It

1957

Men Don't Know About It

1957
This is a distinctive example of a documentary film revealing the disparity between the official gender discourse and the social reality of the Polish female.
White Vertigo

1956

White Vertigo

1956
6
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Secrets of Life

1956

Secrets of Life

1956
7.1
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.
The Plausible Impossible

1956

The Plausible Impossible

1956
7.2
Walt Disney explains some of the techniques of animation, and includes for the first time the pencil test footage of the "Soup Eating Sequence" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Walt references a book called "The Art of Animation" which shows a technique that is used in animated cartoons that dates back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
The Mystery of Picasso

1956

The Mystery of Picasso

1956
7.3
Using a specially designed transparent 'canvas' to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera rolls. He begins with simple works that take shape after only a single brush stroke. He then progresses to more complex paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene at will, until at last the work is complete.
Zanzabuku

1956

Zanzabuku

1956
1
Famed explorer Lewis Cotlow leads a hunting and archaeological expedition into Africa.
The Story of the Animated Drawing

1955

The Story of the Animated Drawing

1955
7.4
Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.
The African Lion

1955

The African Lion

1955
7
Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
Operation Undersea

1954

Operation Undersea

1954
2
The Vanishing Prairie

1954

The Vanishing Prairie

1954
7.2
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
The Living Desert

1953

The Living Desert

1953
7.1
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.
Un homme est mort

1951

Un homme est mort

1951
Film about the death of the worker Édouard Mazé, killed in Brest by the mobile guards, during the demonstrations and strikes of 1951.
Western Approaches

1944

Western Approaches

1944
6
A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.
Saludos Amigos

1942

Saludos Amigos

1942
5.8
A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.
Summer City

1939

Summer City

1939
Directed by amateur filmmaker Nils Hallström, father of Lasse Hallström.
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938
6.7
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938
6.8
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
Man with a Movie Camera

1929

Man with a Movie Camera

1929
7.8
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
The White Stadium

1928

The White Stadium

1928
7.4
A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.