Alberto Cavalcanti Filmes

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

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

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

Documentary on savings

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 woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide....

Paris 1883. Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are...

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

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...

Adaptation for TV of the play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. A very rich old lady arrives in her nearly bankrupt native village. She is ready to come to...

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

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

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.