1940s Movies

Short version of the film 'Eingeschneit in Lager IV', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga...

Jean des Bossons is a documentary-fiction which recounts the activities of a high mountain guide in 1947. Around Chamonix Mont-Blanc, the guide Jean...

After receiving her last care shipment, a storm-battered hermit must brave an infinite blizzard representing her own mind in a coma to reach her...

A film on mountain-climbing in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Glenn Exum, Virginia Garner, and Paul Petzoldt demonstrate mountaineering techniques...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

Young Fouad, the son of Adel Pasha, travels abroad to continue his studies. During his absence, Adel Pasha assaults Amina, the widow of Attia, the...

After the agrarian reform, a dispute for the land starts between two families in north Albania.

A feature adaptation of the 2022 Ann Petry novel about a young Black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and...

In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese...

An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...

Jeunes Montagnards is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Aiguilles Du Diable. It was produced in 1945.

Set against the fiery backdrop of 1940s Mexico, Isabel Fernández is a fearless, soul-stirring bullfighter who shatters tradition and dares to...

After World War II, more than 85% of the Albanian people were illiterate. Partisan soldier Dritan Shkaba is tasked with opening new schools in north...

A moving, platonic love story between two Hindu-Muslim lovers navigating the painful turmoil and consequences of the Partition of India.

The film features B-movie actresses boarding a TWA airlines flight to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Phoenix, Arizona and Boulder City, Nevada. The women...

In the summer of 1946, New York City becomes the stage for a tale of concealed emotions. A woman, burdened with a well-kept secret, embarks on a...

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...