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Aga Khan

1961

Aga Khan

1961
In 1960, Robert Drew founded his production company Drew Associates; joining him were a number of well-known or soon-to-be well-known documentary filmmakers including Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles and D.A. Pennebaker. Between 1960-63, Drew Associates produced 17 documentary films for television. Aga Khan was part of a 12-film subset of these known as The Living Camera, which were funded by Time and broadcast in syndication around the country. It shows the young Prince Karim at a time when he recently took over as spiritual leader of his Ismaili Muslim community. The film follows him to Switzerland, France and Africa as he steps out of the shadows to lead as the hereditary Imam.
Adventures on the New Frontier

1961

Adventures on the New Frontier

1961
5.5
A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
The Horse with the Flying Tail

1960

The Horse with the Flying Tail

1960
7.2
A palimino cow pony, through a series of owners and adventures becomes a champion mount for one of the US equestrian team.
Primary

1960

Primary

1960
6.4
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.
Jungle Cat

1960

Jungle Cat

1960
7.3
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).
Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960
7.2
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Perilous Assignment

1959

Perilous Assignment

1959
10
"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the Mountain, an adaptation of James Ramsey Ullman's novel Banner in the Sky, based on the true story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Walt Disney will not be limited to a simple promotional making-of. He offers to meet exceptional people, including the French mountain guide Gaston Rébuffat. The latter will show climbing techniques and then reveal breathtaking images of his ascents of steep cliffs with a client for the ascent of Mont-Blanc, filmed for the occasion. In 1958, Walt Disney will therefore offer him to be deputy director on the high mountain scenes of the film "The Third Man on the Mountain".
Lords of the Forest

1958

Lords of the Forest

1958
8
Documentary about the inhabitants, both human and animal, of the Belgian Congo. Released in 1958.
White Wilderness

1958

White Wilderness

1958
4.4
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
Fun in the Big Country

1958

Fun in the Big Country

1958
Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
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
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 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.
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
7.1
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
The Back of Beyond

1954

The Back of Beyond

1954
6.1
This 1954 classic follows an outback mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track.
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.
Behind the Scenes: Sawdust and Tinsel

1953

Behind the Scenes: Sawdust and Tinsel

1953
Behind the scenes of the film for Ingmar Bergman's 1953 film "Sawdust and Tinsel"