1947 Movies

The Pacific Rim at the start of the air age.

A look at the past, present, and future of Mexico.

Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automatic temperature, humidity, and irrigation systems to help with gr...

The very first Palestinian fiction feature, lost when the director had to flee Jaffa after the town was bombarded in 1948.

In the 1940s, Brotherhood of St Laurence founder, Father Gerard Tucker, commissioned three short, silent films which were screened to audiences in the...

This short black and white film takes a look at the daily life and work of North Queensland sugarcane cutters. Five million tons of sugarcane (1016 k...

Unique in lack of commercial traffic. Contrasts river's natural state with parts dammed to provide electric power and irrigation water.

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the various...

Short film by Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville.

The young girl Cui came from a poor family and had a close relationship with Jiang Tao, who was painting. Jiang Tao painted a portrait of Cui and care...

Two brothers learn good sportsmanship at a local pool during a swim meet.

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II. This one emphasizes the importanc...

Following the journey of a five-dollar bill through many transactions, the film shows how money functions as a standard of value and future payment, a...

The 1947 Australian Rules Football VFL Grand Final of the Victorian Football Leageu (VFL) seen in this film was played between the teams Carlton and E...

What Makes a Fine Watch Fine visits Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for a guided tour of the Hamilton Watch Company Factory. The film focuses on the design H...

Created by Theodore Andrica and narrated by him, CHILDREN OF EUROPE is an emotional, and disturbing portrait of post-WWII Europe. It shows the plight...

Produced by Celluloid College in 1947, Basic Motion Picture Technique is an educational film on the basics of filming a motion picture. The film “has...

Salesmanship and psychology instruction for gun dealers.