Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Documentary on savings

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was...

Caiçara is a 1950 Brazilian drama film directed by and starring Adolfo Celi. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1951...

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...

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

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...

British war documentary

A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

This film is based on actual letters German soldiers sent home from the siege of Leningrad during World War II. The litany of trouble these poor...

A young man who loves his wife wants rid of his troublesome mistress. He dresses up as a wealthy Brazilian and seduces her in a jiffy. He hopes to...