1959 Movies

Mixes the grim facts about inflation, rising costs, the national debt and the shrinking dollar.

short experimental animation from Spain

A document of an early encounter between native New Guineans and Western anthropologists, the film was shot, edited, and used in lectures by Prof. Leo...

A short which uses the letters of the alphabet to teach young children how to walk across the street.

This film presents scenes in Amsterdam including canals, Rijksmuseum, the harbor and home life of a typical family.

A relic of Belgian colonialism in Africa, made with the collaboration of Catholic missionaries and the then King of Rwanda, who was toppled by a revol...

A feature-length travelogue from Cameroon.

The San Lorenzo reservoir in Piura has been inaugurated. The article reports the completion of the second phase of the project, presented as a promise...

Driving safe public information film

Camera study about everyday life on the Hoyerswerda construction site. Film rediscovered in 2014.

Saint-Junien, opening day of the hunt, an enthusiastic but clumsy hunter sets off to hunt down game...

Directed by Datta Dharmadhikari.

Three brothers from the city set off to manage a farm. Not knowing anything about farming, leads to several funny experiences. There is also a tender...

A look at going to the races at on Derby Day at Epsom Downs.

Documentary of life on bord the sailing ship Pamir

“Wonderful World” is a 1959 color travelogue produced by Jam Handy for Coca-Cola and narrated by Ken Nordine. The broad documentary surveying global c...

New Zealand’s National Film Unit presents 'The New Zealanders,' which gives an overall survey of life and living conditions of the New Zealand people,...