1940 Movies

The dead and the skeletons, coming out of the ground, indulge in playful dance to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns, and rejoice in the terror that the...

Soviet essay film, previously thought to have been lost. The film depicts the development of Ukraine along the Dnipro River, positing Kyiv as a model...

Herring seine fishing in Rymättylä in the summer.

Wartime Japanese movie involving a woman who visits the front.

A film by Douglass Crockwell made using oil paint on glass.

Juha Tiisjärvi, a 79-year-old coppersmith from Nurmo, casts and finishes small bells in her workshop.

The Jungle Yachts referred to in the title are International Caravan Camper Trucks. This film shows how well these trucks handle the Belgian Congo whi...

A tour of Stratford-upon-Avon's houses and hamlets, stomping ground of a young William Shakespeare.

A Marathi film by Narayan and Gajanan.

A documentary looking at the manufacture of racing car parts in the factories of Mercedes, Auto Union, Continental and Bosch in Germany. It also featu...

Children do gymnastics under the guidance of their mother.

Reportage about the most dangerous occupations and work locations.

The third film in the Fantasmagoria series.

Newsreel covering scenes from the celebration of the 2600th year since Japan's founding.

Japanese newsreel on the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo's worship at Kashihara Shrine, Nara Prefectural Celebration for the 2600th anniversary of the fir...