1956 Movies

In the middle of the 1950s, the harmful effects of the old social customs, rigidity, and bureaucracy in the forward development of social life were sh...

In the spring, when one gentleman's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a former love, his wife decides to take drastic action. She and hubby make a tr...

Short film about the rail system of the Deutsche Bahn. The production of rails, switches and new railroad bridges are shown one after the other.

A slapstick domestic comedy about a middle-aged couple trying to live more economically.

Restored to its original glory by the National Film Preservation Foundation back in 2005, this little Christmas film is one of our holiday favorites....

"A Tub Named Desire," the first movie with Donna Kerness, does not exist anymore, except for one 8mm print that was in George Kuchar's possession. The...

José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" o...

This documentary addresses some of the first cinematographically documented actions of Mexican indigenous politics in the mid-20th century. The narrat...

The story of life in the Arctic climate of Lapland. The country is largely made up of nomadic tribes who follow the reindeer herds, spending their win...

A Fanø woman shows the process of putting on the traditional headwear

This special is a wonderful retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband, and their servants.

A married couple's living arrangement has the town abuzz--he prefers to stay at home and do the housework, while she's out spending the day at her job...

A young orphan boy who has always wanted to be a rodeo rider meets and befriends his idol, world champion rodeo rider Casey Tibbs.

A husband-and-wife dance team works smoothly onstage, but backstage it's one long fight because the wife is observing a "special date", and the husban...

In 1887 France, a mother is starting to become worried about her young son. He has a recurring dream in which he looks for his dead father. His mother...