Film Dictionary

Documentary film about a US Navy expedition to the South Pole.

Well-directed, innovative documentary about a black delinquent boy.

Over-the-top melodrama about rape, murder, attempted child kidnapping, another murder and other unsavory activities.

One of the first films about the Nazi extermination of Jews. The first half, set during the war, is more interesting, althought quite tame...

Aka "Outrages Of The Orient".

Made in 1948, it's a Polish melodrama about a woman who returns from a concentration camp and tries to regain the custody of her daughte...

The first of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures.

Touching short film about a Scandinavian woman coming to America.

Experimental film directed by Sidney Peterson.

Short Danish documentary about post-war Poland.

Oscar-winning short documentary about Stockholm.

A segment of "The March of Time" series. It strongly condemns Stalin for starting the Cold War and trying to conquer the World for...

A segment of "The March of Time" series. It's a straightforward report on US Air Force and its new warplanes. Length: 18 min.

A documentary about life in Edinburgh. One of many "symphony of a city" films.

Fine western starring Henry Fonda as a Custer-like cavalry commander who leads his troops into defeat. John Wayne plays a more cautious offi...

Directed by Maya Deren. A display of Oriental martial arts techniques.

A segment of "The March of Time" series. It presents post-war Germany struggling with Cold War realities. The film is surprisingly...

One of the most glorious events of the Cold War - the Berlin airlift of 1948 - certainly deserved a better documentary than this hastily-mad...

A successful remake of "Three Smart Girls" (1936), with Jane Powell in Deanna Durbin's role, Jeanette MacDonald in Charles Win...

Shot in continuous takes, this Hitchcock's film, inspired by the Leopold and Loew's case, is more impressive as a stylistic tour-de-...

Visually striking film, adapted from a Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale.

Four memorable stories.

One of Jean Cocteau's best films.

The best adaptation of this popular Dickens's novel, less famous than the 1968 musical version, but narratively superior to it in ever...

Moving film about an American soldier (Montgomery Clift) in occupied Germany helping a little Czech boy to find his parents.

A companion piece to "Instruments Of The Orchestra", made by the same director, M.Mathieson, a year earlier.

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Short documentary about Rome.

Visually interesting adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy.

A successful compilation of 7 animated segments.  "Once Upon A Wintertime" (H.Luske) ***  "Bumble Boogie" (J.Kinney) ***...

Cary Grant builds a house in the suburbs.

A good crime film shot entirely in New York City.

Doskonaly film, ktorego akcja rozgrywa sie w obozie w Oswiecimiu-Brzezince.

Doris Day made her film debut in this pleasant musical comedy. Songs: "I'M In Love" * "It's You Or No One" * ...

Olivia de Havilland gives a memorable performance as a young woman who suffers a nervous breakdown and finds herself in a mental hospital.

Suspenseful film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. Incredibly complex narrative structure includes several flashback-withi...

Story of a Soviet fighter pilot who looses both legs, but continues to fly. An excellent example of Soviet socialist realist cinema.

Preston Sturges' last classic comedy, starring Rex Harrison as a jealous conductor plotting to kill his wife.

One of several all-star bio-extravaganzas of the late 40's - others being George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" (1945), Jer...

A sweet little musical starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain. The first half borrows heavily from "Orchestra Wives" (1942). Musical...

One of Akira Kurosawa's weakest film, devoid of that strong dramatic tension that distinguishes most of his other films. It's a sto...

Betty Grable is a Countess of Bergamo, while Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a Hungarian hussar in this mediocre operetta. Otto Preminger finished ...

A journalist investigates a crime in which he's the main suspect. Remade in 1987 as "No Way Out".

One of the best film about big city corruption.

 Colorful musical starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. Songs include: "Nina" *** "Mack The Black" ** "Pirate...

Excellent western starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift.

Set in Mexico, it's a superb western about greed.

Thriller set in post-war Germany.

Psychological thriller starring William Holden as an escaped criminal, whose hostages include a psychiatrist (Lee J.Cobb).

Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor star in this pleasant musical. Songs include: "It's A Most Unusual Day" ** "Love Is...

Abandoned by Ann Miller, seasoned hoofer Fred Astaire picks young debutante Judy Garland out of a chorus line and makes her his dancing part...

Billy Wilder's wit is very much in evidence in this nice little film about a romance between an American salesman (Bing Crosby) and an A...

Black comedy set in post-war Berlin.

Laurence Olivier's version of Shakespeare's greatest play.

A cop killer is hunted by police in this effective thriller. Co-directed by Anthony Mann and Alfred L.Werker.

Excellent comedy-drama about a family of Norvegian immigrants in San Francisco. Deeply moving, well acted.

Gangsters wait for a boat to take them away.

Memorable film noir starring Rita Hayworth.

Moving melodrama about unrequited love.

Documentary about Louisiana's bayou country.

One of the funniest cartoons ever made, this Oscar-nominated gem has a simple concept, but its comic potential is fully realized through a...

Probably the funniest cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam ("the roughest, toughest he-man hombre that's ever crossed the...

Mammy Two Shoes orders Tom to clean the house and to keep it clean. Or else. One of Tom & Jerry's best films.

An idiotic cat, Heathcliff, always gets into trouble (like forgetting to breathe and almost chocking to death). A smart parrot, Louie, tri...

Porky has to share a hotel room with Daffy and his invisible kangaroo. Plenty of funny gags and crazy ideas.

The first film released theatrically by UPA (United Productions of America), starring Columbia-Screen Gems cartoon characters Fox and Crow...

Barney (a bear, not a dinosaur) has some problems with a Mexican Jumping Bean. The gags are truly hilarious.

Elmer tries to sleep at night, but alley cat Sylvester insists on perfecting his musical talent by singing endless arias from famous opera...

Bugs Bunny finds a magic lamp.

Homeless vagabond Daffy tries to get some sleep, but Officer Porky evicts him from every imaginable place (park bench, trash can, furniture ...

"Me and my big mouth !", laments Bugs Bunny. After insulting a boxing champion, the poor rabbit finds himself in the boxing ring. ...

Mickey sends Pluto to buy a juicy sausage. Fine cartoon with an amusing surprise ending and an exceptional musical score.

Two hunters are chasing a little duck. Best gag: "Technicolor ends here".

A younger and faster cat replaces Tom as the official mouse-catcher. Tom and Jerry have to join forces to defeat the intruder.

Classic cartoon starring Tweety and Sylvester.

Bugs Bunny crash lands on the Moon and has to fight Marvin Martian, who wants to blow up the Earth.

Amusing cartoon about two mice in a fully automated house.

Shipwreck surviver Bugs is adrift in a barrel reading Esquire magazine, singing and eating a carrot. He lands on a tropical island inhabited...

A chicken hawk named Henery isn't sure if he's supposed to catch a barnyard dog or a noisy rooster named Foghorn Leghorn.

Politically-incorrect Porky Pig cartoon about Native American redskin savages.

Pirate Sam tries to bury his treasure on a desert island, but chases Bugs Bunny instead. The best gags involve Sam opening port holes and ge...

A powerful anti-Communist cartoon.

A neon light and a leaky faucet prevent Donald getting his good night's sleep. Laboriously constructed gags are more frustrating than fu...

A dog lives in perfect friendship and harmony with Homer, his resident flea. They share food and wish each other good night. But Homer falls...

Unable to sell brushes, Donald tries to improve his speaking voice. His frantic efforts to retrieve his last "voice pill" are quit...

Jerry agrees to have a little orphan mouse as his guest for dinner on Thanksgiving. Some gags are inspired by Disney's "The Country...

Funny cartoon with Chip and Dale stealing Donald's breakfast.

An excellent, Oscar-nominated cartoon with Donald enjoying a quiet picnic in the mountains and fighting against an army of hungry ants.

An alley cat hates people and decides to go to the Moon. More surrealistic than most Tex Avery's cartoons.

Elmer and a red fox are hunting a duck (Daffy). "Divide e impera" is an old Roman maxim. Daffy (who seems to have acquired Bugs Bu...

A great (and funny) villain steals the spotlight from the two nominal heroes.

Barney Bear tries to capture a Snow Shoe Rabbit, but this white animal is almost invisible on the snow.