1949 Movies

Documentary film about celebrations that accompanied the opening of the Šamac-Sarajevo railway line built by Yugoslav youth. Preparations for the cent...

Presentation of the different insects which ravage the potato (Colorado beetle, flea beetle, white grub, wire worm, leaf hopper) and the most effectiv...

Black and White | 16 mm | ca. 21 min. | Production:Louis De Rochemont | Published by United World Films Inc., New York | Released on DVD from the Nati...

An instructional short which teaches beginning artists how to... draw triangles.

Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

A short economic history of the world from Neolithic man through the present day which espouses free trade and global economics.

A documentary about Ethiopia's culture, both traditional and modern.

Bollywood 1949

Documentary in classic NFB style about Canadian farmers who travel south to Texas every spring with their combine harvesters to harvest crops travelin...

Short educational film about the breeding of trees.

An old tractor tells the story of how it brought poor villagers into a new, better world.

Paul Whiteman, the orchestra leader, is a resident of the town of Libertyville, New Jersey, a quiet community where the farmers, including Mr. Whitema...

In this educational film, made long before man set foot on the moon, we learn that the earth’s nearest astronomical neighbor is a source of wonder and...

Post-war Harrogate: voted the happiest place in Britain and the third most romantic destination in the world.