1956 Movies

City of Oulu celebrating its 350th anniversary

Short film about money.

The first film to be shot in Basque language, produced in 1956 by general André Madré. It was discovered by the filmmaker and researcher Josu Martinez...

A part of Strange Experiences

In this RKO Sportscope short, a naturalist and his wife go to Louisiana bayou country to hunt a particular species of goose.

Famous bullfight with condor, Yawar Fiesta of our Peruvian Andes.

A peaceful farming community of 220,000 people, millet beer, dolo, assault on the terrace of the deceased, a mannequin effigy representing the decease...

A travelogue along the scenic highways of Cape Breton Island—particularily along the Cabot Trail near Keltic Lodge.

The great and imposing story of the thousand pillared Meenakshi Temple of Madurai is told vividly in this documentary which presents intimate details...

First film in the festival trilogy

An animated short of Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petroushka

The Christmas story, presented in the form of a medieval York mystery, or miracle play, by a cast of junior school children. They follow the text, in...

Cousin Herman and his crew go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps. Katnip follows, thinking that it'll be an easy meal.

Uses historic English locales, maps, paintings and animated scenes to reconstruct the life and career of Sir Francis Drake. Stresses his achievements...