1949 Movies

A railway porter, Nitai, gains a reputation as a poet after participating in many debates. However, his life is filled with tragedy when he gets invol...

Short film about Simón Bolívar.

A wealthy man forces his wife and their new-born daughter, Soshila, out of the house because he had hoped his wife would deliver a son. Years later, S...

A commisioned film about Finnish import

This early color educational film about the components of the 1949 winning Indy 500 car was sponsored by Socony-Vacuum (now part of ExxonMobil). 1949,...

Mai Mangwende addresses a group of women in a village and outlines 'what women's clubs were doing to make life better'. Over shots of their work withi...

The life of the lighthouse keeper is a lonely one, but his work is vital to the safeguard of shipping. His first duty is to care for the light which m...

Short about tackling stage fright.

The lead-up and highlights of the All-Ireland Football Championship Final 1949.

The lead-up and highlights of the All Ireland Hurling Championship Final, 1949.

This series consists of moving images relating to the American way of life. The footage covers stories relating to the American family, working women,...

In this first short film magazine from Terrafilm, we get to take part in a powerful snowfall in the mountains and dramatic motorcyclists in Strängnäs....

On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Locals heard a roar, followed by the earth shaking, the walls of clay houses breaki...

This amateur short film was created by the Edmonton Cine Club in 1949. It features two oil drilling companies competing for the same oil lease, with...