Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

Londoners prepare for war.

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.

The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military...

Documentary on savings

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

A British documentary

The laying of underground telephone cables.

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

French Resistance propaganda film. Filmed in wartime London and distributed to the Free French troops in England and Canada. Germaine Sablon...

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."