A documentary film depicting the voyage of eight hundred European Jews to Palestine in 1940. Racial intolerance fueled by fascism and war is likened to a flood, a ship with Jews then to Noah's ark, a ...
The French Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning visited the construction sites of Nantes and Saint Nazaire.
The film acknowledges the advancements in modern naval engineering and sailing by showing the manufacturing process of the boat engines from the Fiat industrial plants in Turin to the Taormina harbour...
Document d'information générale visant à mettre en valeur le travail des hommes lors de la construction du barrage de Donzère Mondragon. Les ouvrages nécessaires à la domestication des eaux du R...
The film is full of contrasts. Corinth’s great past, shown by its ruins, seems to be replaced by a much less picturesque standard of living caused by poverty. A shepherd with his sheep is juxtapose...
The history of the Niger project in French West Africa and the work being done in land reclamation, irrigation and rice-growing—with equipment purchased through the Marshall Plan. (Note: France appl...
The history of the car manufacturing corporation Fiat from 1899 to the 1950s. Through a short overview the film provides insights on the earliest car models and on the production process inside the fa...
How the people of Walcheren Island (Netherlands) have—with courage, perseverance and faith—reclaimed their island from the sea by repairing the dikes that were destroyed in the war. They are build...
A film about the first post-war October in Prague is also an experimental work in colour documentary. in addition to the colors of the autumn trees, it also plays with the colors of the neon lights an...
Using non-fictional shots and animated maps, the film presents the planned project of the Elbe-Oder-Danube Canal, which should open the way for Czechoslovakia to the world's seas and connect it with t...
Film představuje technickou podstatu a historický vývoj staroměstského orloje na budově Staroměstské radnice v Praze. Jelikož se radnice stala jednou z mála pražských budov poničených v ...
Prague celebrates the fifth anniversary of its liberation by the Red Army in the presence of Klement Gottwald, the President of Czechoslovakia, and the Russian Marshal Boulganine.
The JDC's essential role in the relief, reconstruction, and resettlement of European Jewry after 1945. (Source: Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive)
A report about the help the American Joint Di...
Destroyed cities after the end of World War II, clean-up work, cleaning bricks, men hammering pegs into the ground to fortify dikes, destroyed industrial facilities, including mines, miners working in...
Défilé catholique et folklorique, probablement à Reims. Chars de Cirque. Visite de Reims : statue de Jeanne d'Arc. Pêche et tricot. Reims / Cheval / Eléphant / Notre-Dame des Travailleurs (Mondev...
A monthly report from Europe about three different countries. The first installment of the series presents the aid and cooperation of Germany, Denmark and Sweden. © 2002 Linda R. Christenson
The film is preceded by the following message in the opening credits: "This is a translated version of a film produced under the supervision of the Information Control Division, Office of Military Gov...
Le film commence sur des plans généraux de la ville de Lyon puis pendant que l'on voit à l'images des illustrations de maternité d'école et d'enfants le commentaire parle de l'accroissement démo...
An insight into a social life taking place in public cafeterias told from a perspective of a journalist-director. It presents the venue of public cafeteria in contrast to a luxurious restaurant. It de...
In an alpine ski resort, children from different countries spend the vacations together with their parents. Their playful competitions in the snow are marred by difficulties of understanding and natio...
Heilbronn after the destruction; reconstruction; housing construction; Swabian Regional Gymnastics Festival (1959). Film footage from 1945 to the mid-1960s.
The film depicts the work of workers climbing tall cranes and scaffolds in large shipyard facilities from a base 100 feet high. Filmed both from below and from the scaffolds, these workers are shown i...
Report on the "Fines" operation which consists in fining everyone who is caught red-handed 900 francs, whether they are pedestrians or motorists. A competition to find the best policeman and the best ...
1. 1951: Inauguration of the newly constructed Nordstadtbrücke in the presence of Minister President Reinhold Maier / 2. 1970: Inauguration of the Kanzlersteg over the river Enz / 3. 1971: Renovation...