In seinem Dokumentarfilm beschäftigt sich der Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim mit der Geschichte der "Hölle". Selbst in einer streng katholischen Familie aufgewachsen begibt er sich nun, al...
Der 72-jährige Finne Grump macht seinem Namen alle Ehre: Er ist praktisch immer schlecht gelaunt und sucht stets nach Dingen, über die er sich ärgern kann. Nachdem er seinen geliebten roten 72'er F...
Der Dokumentarfilm erzählt die Geschichte der Droge LSD, von ihren Anfängen in den 1940er Jahren bis heute. Entdeckt wurde die Substanz durch Zufall von dem Schweizer Wissenschaftler Albert Hofmann:...
Norwegen, Anfang der 1980er Jahre. Der Profi-Taucher Petter und sein Bruder Knut testen im Auftrag der Regierung ein neues Sauerstoff-Gas-Gemisch, das Öl-Pipelines in 500 Meter Tiefe ermöglichen sol...
Drei Männer, die unterschiedlicher kaum sein können und sich nie zuvor begegnet sind, erfahren nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter, dass sie Brüder sind: Der Familienvater und Trickbetrüger Julian, der reds...
Verfilmung des Romans "Marcello und der Lauf der Liebe" von Mark David Hatwood. Italien, 1956. Auf der malerischen Insel Amatrello pflegt man einen alten Brauch, um zu bestimmen, welcher jun...
Das Filmemacher-Paar Chris und Tony zieht für einen Sommer auf die schwedische Insel Fårö. Von diesem Ort, wo einst der berühmte Filmemacher Ingmar Bergman lebte und mehrere Filme drehte, erhoffen...
Newsreel item on snow conditions in Flanders, showing the cameraman's car stuck in a snowdrift, and soldiers having a snowball fight, Western Front, January 1918.
Short newsreel item on Venice during the First World War, focusing in particular on Venice's canal network, used to transport men and munitions.
An unidentified news report about various aspects of the First World War. Great emphasis is being placed on the British Army and the recruitment of soldiers.
I. An out-of-focus sequence of General Sir Edmund Allenby (?) reviewing a marchpast by British or Indian Cavalry of the Desert Mounted Corps, Palestine Front, 1918.II. Arab workers filling bottles and...
The film reconstructs the repulse of a German column charge by British rifle and field artillery fire in the centre of the battlefield, and then the defence of Nimy bridge on the left by 4th Royal Fus...
Animation film by Dusan Vukotic, one of the major Croatian animators and co-founder of Zagreb Film. A charming story about an old magician and all sorts of magic creatures that end up in the world of ...
Ralph and Edith Norton, two Protestant missionaries from Philadelphia, came to Britain for a period of three years to provide assistance to refugees and wounded Belgian soldiers from the war zone. Mon...
Short reportage about seaplanes, stationed on an aircraft carrier. On the ship the seaplanes are repaired and getting ready. The seaplane is being lifted on board and takes off. Subsequently aerial sh...
The Danish film journal FILMEN was published in the period 1912-1919 (24 issues per year). First published under the name "A/S Kinografen", then from 1913 under the name "Association of Cinema Theatre...
Various news items about the First World War, compiled for home projection. Optimism and emphasis on international collaboration, remains preserved and the more gruesome or embarrassing war images wer...
Romantic film in which a couple who have been together for fifty years reminisce about the time they first met. Jack Stevens informs the couple Philippe and Maud Perkins, who are celebrating their f...
I. French language version of a newsreel item on British soldiers chasing and catching turkeys for Christmas at a French farm while the farmer's wife watches, December 1917. II. French language versio...
Napoleon is called up to the army, and says goodbye to Sally, and to the people in the film studio. He leaves. But Sally quickly chases after him, and together they arrive at "Fort Skiddoo". The chaot...
War drama about a woman hero, in love with a military engineer and coveted by his odious collaborationist "krauts" . She does not give in to the blackmail of a German who is lying to her about her fia...
Short film in which Barbara's father is killed during a raid of the Vandals. When Barbara and the other women are threatened, she throws a box with explosives to the attackers, which causes their deat...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...