1948 Movies

A portrait of Hawick, pronounced 'hoik' by the locals, a town in the Scottish Borders. The film was shot in Technichrome - a vibrant colour system dev...

A rough but powerful film made by anti-apartheid crusader, Rev. Michael Scott, this is the first anti-apartheid documentary. The purpose of the film...

A woman moves to Jakarta to find work after her husband is blinded in an accident.

The fourth cartoon in the Bubble and Squeek series by British Animation Production.

Rare Footage of Mahatma Gandhi's Funeral

Pyar Ki Jeet (Love's Victory) is a 1948 Indian Bollywood film. It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1948.

Brogan thinks Foreman McCardle has gone clean off his rocker when he has him, Brogan, carted away to the clinic although he’s perfectly well. When Nur...

King Indradyumna completed a Temple at Puri, but cant find the living deity Nila Madhaba (Lord Jagannath). he send messengers in all directions to bri...

Life on a coaster, loading, ports, storm at sea, dramatic incidents in New Zealand, with commentary in rythmical verse.

A portrait of the African American community of Durham, North Carolina, including the Hayti business district later destroyed by urban renewal.

A silent colour film documenting the study of the 1947-48 eruption of Icelandic volcano Hekla – one of the world’s largest eruptions between 1900 and...

A filmed concert of song and/or dance numbers filmed largely in natural, exterior locations.

A portrait of Reykjavík in color.

Li Zhongming was originally an elementary school teacher, but lost his job due to the war and was displaced to Shanghai. With no money and no home to...

This film documents an entire expedition to the Gambia, from setting out in July 1948 to the return to the UK. Three geographers were responsible for...