Movies: 1940s

Set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, a series of dramatic, consequential events unfold after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the so...

A directors autobiography about his debut during the rise of socialism....

This Finlandia Survey compilation ranges from 1949 to 1961, and in it we get to see glimpses of news from both local matches and early international matches. The brave Finns play against the infamous Soviet Red Machine, Canada, and a team of journali...

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Dover made over: this quirky and pointed public information film reveals how the heavily-bombed and shelled Kent town was being replanned after the war. The filmmakers cleverly and entertainintly capture our attention by opening on travelogue cliches...

In this documentary about the exile of two famous French actors in Argentina during and after World War II, the director Cozarinsky returns to Argentina after many years in France and recalls places and events from his childhood, particularly the cel...

A documentary/extrended commercial for FDB Møblerc (FDB Furniture)....

Annika and Bo want to surprise their mother with a homemade cake on Mother's Day. However, not everything works out so easily....

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Four partisans are tasked with delivering a song to the Congress of Përmet....

An unbaptized woman is killed because of the regressive mentality existing in the mountains of northern Albania....

After the war, the country is plagued by famine. The secretary party committee, Martin Kreka, leads a campaign to gather the grain that is sold in the black market....

The waterfront and agriculture of the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1940's....