All Films

Przy torze kolejowym

1963 • 13 min • Poland

February 1943. A Jewish woman jumps out of a train and severely hurts herself. Other people arrive at the scene, but nobody is willing to help her.

How Toasts are Proposed

1963 • 34 min • Soviet Union

In a small trust Gortopsantekhochochistvod are preparing for the New Year. Everyone has a lot of worries. The accountant Ivy with his bureaucratic seriousness prepares a toast corresponding to the solemn moment. But in the pre-holiday hustle and bustle, everyone forgot about the customer who came to receive the equipment. On New Year's Eve, he found himself locked in the basement of the warehouse.

The Land of Jacques Cartier

1963 • 29 min • Canada

Did Cartier dream of making a country from this land of a million birds? In his records of his exploration he certainly marvelled at seeing the great auks that have since disappeared from Isle aux Ouaiseaulx, the razor-bills and gannets that are gone from Blanc-Sablon, and the kittiwakes from Anticosti, all the winged creatures of all the islands which he described as being "as full of birds as a meadow is of grass". And that's not even counting the countless snow geese.

Wings of Mystery

1963 • 55 min • United Kingdom

Sheffield, England: someone in the steelworks is selling details of a new alloy to a foreign agent. The children lead to his capture with the help of a prize pigeon.

The Lonesome Giant

1963 • 6 min

Casper meets a giant with no friends, and introduces him to the forest animals, but the animals aren't so sure they want to be friends with a giant.

The Professor's Problem

1963 • 6 min

Casper helps a professor get to the moon, with the help of his horse Nightmare.

A Town Called Tempest

1963 • 33 min

Rarely has the cinema equaled such a spectacle! Seldom have movies probed so deeply into the rotten core of hypocrisy and weakness!

Alone

1963 • 13 min • United States of America

Images of a woman lying on a bed appearing to have a sexual fantasy for lack of anything else to do.

Super Spooks

1963 • 6 min

Casper's lookalike - but big and muscular - cousin Powerhouse drops by for a visit, and they team up to scare the Ghostly Trio into ending their bullying ways.

Grand Central Market

1963 • 10 min • United States of America

This film portrays activity in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California. Highlighted are vendors that represent the melting pot that is America, selling their wares to people of all ages and all walks of life. The film was directed by William Hale. Notably, the film also showcases some early work of famous cinematographer, Haskell Wexler.

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

1963 • 2 min

This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'Toole.

Ten Bob in Winter

1963 • 12 min • United Kingdom

An unemployed black student borrows ten shillings from a friend, then lends the money to a musician he has just met.

Playgirl Models

1963 • 20 min • United States of America

An overview of the best methods and techniques for taking nude photographs.

Christmas

1963 • 10 min • Germany

A little boy's Christmas wonders, and adults' reality.

That's Me

1963 • 15 min • United States of America

That's Me is a 1963 American short comedy film directed by Walker Stuart. It's written by and stars Alan Arkin and Andrew Duncan. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Incident at Midnight

1963 • 56 min • United Kingdom

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

Mothlight

1963 • 4 min • United States of America

Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the veins in a leaf. Sometimes the images look like paper cutouts, like Matisse. Green objects occasionally appear. Most wings are translucent. The technique makes them appear to be stuck directly to the film.

The Chocolate Tree

1963 • 56 min

As independence for Africa draws near, a wealthy British trading family welcomes a future president of one country into their home, in an uneasy conversation that is tinged by condescension and racism, grudges and militant anger.

The Madhouse on Castle Street

1963 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A man mysteriously locks himself in a room in a boarding house leaving only a note saying he has decided to "retire from the world". His worried sister and the other boarders then try to discover why. This TV play is missing believed wiped from the BBC archives.

Greta, the Misfit Greyhound

1963 • 60 min • United States of America

A racing greyhound is deserted and has to learn to live on her own. Finally she is taken in by a shepherd, and helps him by using her speed to chase away coyotes threatening the flock and to track down a prowling bear.

Little Lost Ghost

1963 • 6 min

Casper helps a lost ghost named Something to find his mother.

Red Robbing Hood

1963 • 6 min

Casper must help the good vigilante Red Robbing Hood win his throne back from his evil cousin.

The Partner

1963 • 59 min • United Kingdom

A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.

Attention! The Magician Is in the City!

1963 • 52 min • Soviet Union