1959 Movies

When the sun shines onto their cell, two prisoners play chess with the shadow of their bars.

Ffilm starring P. Jairaj and Jabeen Jalil

A short film explaining the phenomenon of ten-pin bowling, from a brief explanation of its origins to the professional players performing tricks with...

This 1959 Encyclopedia Britannica Film explores the lives and actions of Vikings, also called Norsemen or Northmen. While perhaps slightly romanticize...

In Yokohama, novices wake up early in the Soto zen sect Sojiji temple for their zazen and other practices. A film by Michael Rogge, Dutch photographer...

Part of a series of "Workshop" films aimed at promoting the company to potential clients, and educating the public. The film provides an overview of a...

A lonely lady makes a call to her female friend and when she arrives, they make love.

Take a look back in time with this Christmas celebration at Grandma and Grandpa's big farmhouse. Shows life, and the holiday celebration in the 1890's...

presents facts that reveal the inaccuracy of mythical fancies concerning the effects of alcoholic beverages. The film technique used is designed for a...

Two Korean children plant a tree on a hill and wait for it to bloom.

Tongue in cheek film begins with an American standing on Princess bridge narrating what sounds like a postcard to his mother while ogling at a passing...

Featured artists: Yoshida Toshio; Kanayama Akira; Shiraga Kazuo; Shimamoto Shōzō

HANDWRITTEN evokes ... a combination of visual imagery and language for which the term filmpoem seems at last fully justified. Boultenhouse's film rev...