1948 Movies

An orchestra of gnomes (some of whom look like they might know Snow White). As they are playing flowers and other organic instruments in the forest, t...

Pertti works as telegraph operator on a ship. The ship arrives in Helsinki and Pertti looks forward to meet his mother and the neighbor girl, who he i...

The drama and spectacle of steelmaking at Ebbw Vale.

This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made...

Spending the summer in Helsinki, Tampere and Naantali - in the water and on dry land.

Hussein is a young villager who dreams of becoming a famous singer because of his beautiful voice, which makes his cousin Ghobashi drives a wedge betw...

Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power. The second of seven smart-looking...

A documentary about the Balkan country.

Early nudist short documentary

The journey of meat from the meadow to the sausages that children nibble on.

A short film documentary narrated by Lennart Bernadotte from a cruise aboard the ocean liner "MS Saga" - departing from Göteborg, with visits to sever...

Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.

Cinderella, through the help of her fairy godmother, is able to go to the ball to meet the prince. Complcations arise when midnight strikes, and she m...

Showcases the government's initial achievements in the Operation Bootstrap project.

El Chepo (Lucho Córdoba) must take care of his six brothers, all laborers on a quiet farm. The arrival of the landlady, with her two daughters and the...

A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz.

Carpaccio is a 1948 short film directed by Umberto Barbaro and Roberto Longhi and based on the life of the Italian painter Caravaggio.

Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial developmen...