Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

A British documentary

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.

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. The train is...

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

The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

Betty marries rich Allan out of interest and drives a wedge between him and his family.

Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.

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...

French Resistance propaganda film. Filmed in wartime London and distributed to the Free French troops in England and Canada. Germaine Sablon...

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.