1959 Movies

Projector, reflector units, electrical and lighting elements, and a projection screen

Jim MacAndrew's interview with director René Clair was televised live in November 1959. With the cooperation of the New York State Education Departmen...

A look into different styles of dancing and how they have changed.

Come over the sea to Skye in 1959, with its majestic mist-covered mountains, lush valleys and snug white-washed croft houses, in this award winning am...

An animated short film directed by Víctor Iturralde.

This 20th Century-Fox CinemaScope special traces the journey of Queen Elizabeth (II) and Prince Philip to the United States and Canada in conjunction...

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...

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

A short capturing cats playing with a length of twine.

Travelogue for British audiences. Held by the Baim Collection.

A look at modern technology and how it is used to help make life harder for lawbreakers.

A film about Skara with Eva Åsbrink as cicerone.

Photographed on the streets of New York, this film penetrates the world children create in their play. It shows children of varying ages and different...

A 20 minute amateur 16mm cine film from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey. It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the...

The complete chronicle of daily life in a restaurant, from early morning to late evening, telling and showing the "backstage" - not visible to custome...