Movies: Jack Cardiff

War and ballet in Polish/British unison....

A movie director and his wanna-be actor/eccentric inventor nephew are filming a low-budget sci-fi movie. Things get interesting when the nephews' bizarro invention starts bringing visitors from other times, including Napoleon, Archimedes, and people ...

Filmed in 1938, less than a decade before Indian independence, Delhi has a curious tale to tell. ‘Delhi’, the viewer is informed, ‘is the cockpit of the Indian Empire’, it provides the ‘gateway to the riches of the south’. The opening sections of th...

'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)...

An examination of the great advances in cinematography achieved by Jack Cardiff....

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel....

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A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single ...

This Traveltalks short showcases the Paris International Exposition of 1937. It features a tour of the pavillions of several nations, as well as the spectacular water and light displays....

“Travelogue on the city of Petra. Traces four civilisations, each of which found value in re-establishing the life of this city, whose temples and dwellings were shaped out of the caves in the cliff of a mountain range in the heart of the Arabian des...

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan....

This film describes the nature and impact of major religions in India, artistic monuments and contributions of each dynasty and cultural development of the people in different regions of the vast subcontinent....

A young man returns to his home of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland after surviving a German submarine attack....

The 152nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: '35 Years After', 'Stormy Genius' ( documenting the filming of 'Sons and Lovers'), 'East Wemyss' and 'Lot 150'....

A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products....