Jack Cardiff Movies

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real...

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist...

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is...

Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved,...

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

Like so many other actors, Ava Gardner hated to watch her films. She said that the woman on the screen wasn't her. But all films tell two stories:...

'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.

Documentary about the making of the 1948 British film, including interviews with members of the production team.

A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."

Steve is married and has a dog who seems to not be enjoying life. Steve is unaware of his wife's boredom with their monotonous life. Steve and his...

A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of...

Filmed in 1938, less than a decade before Indian independence, Delhi has a curious tale to tell. ‘Delhi’, the viewer is informed,...

This Traveltalks short showcases the Paris International Exposition of 1937. It features a tour of the pavillions of several nations, as well as the...

A silent film version of the Gershwin stage musical

The tale of a young songwriter, the actress who helps him find success, and the vamp who sets her sights on him.