Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare....

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to...

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the...

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon...

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...

A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young...

Le P'tite Lili is a short film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti in 1927. This is a visual illustration of a song, The Lady of gravel and Benech Lilie,...

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.