Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare....

The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

Documentary on savings

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the...

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon...

A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young...

The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's...

The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.