14 juillet 1953

A color test film of the Proterama process created by Abel Gance.

DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political problems. While the standard of living of the population in the western pa

Rankin Street, 1953

A forgotten box of old photos, the lost memories from the past, and Naeem’s search to know the untold stories by his father evoked the idea of Rankin Street, 1953.

1953. Fight for Hope

Boxing was an iconic sport discipline at the time of Poland’s first post-war world championship in boxing. In ruined Warsaw, a legendary coach, Feliks Stamm, must rebuild the Polish boxing squad to face the most powerful

The Cold Summer of 1953

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recent

Året var 1953

1953 - this is the year when Frank Sinatra tours Sweden and Stockholm celebrates 700 years with the entire air force in the air. The American way of life spreads in bottle form, when Coca-Cola makes its entrance. And the

The Unmanned - 1953 – The Outlawed

Third episode of The Unmanned series and replicating the editing structure of “1834 – La Mémoire de Masse”, “The Outlawed” takes place in August 1953 on the island of Corfu, in Greece, at the Club Méditerranée resort whe

The Conquest of Everest 1953

Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Union Jack on the summ

Tour de France 1953

A unique view of the Tour de France cycling race from a Dutch perspective. The film production company Haghe followed the Tour de France for three weeks, with the legendary Dutch participants Wim van Est, Gerrit Voorting

The Workers of Keihin 1953

The Yokohama and Kawasaki factory district, industrial heart of Japan. In 1953, a Kanagawa Prefecture May Day (International Workers’ Day) took place here, spreading links of solidarity among workers. Workers criticiz

Newsreel Nr. 7/1953

Part of the series made at "Alexandru Sahia" Studios.

Woe to the Vanquished – The Workers’ Uprising, 17 June 1953

“17 June 1990, East Berlin. The GDR will exist for another three months. No more time to commemorate all those who stood up in ’53, showed civil courage and were vanquished. This film is dedicated to them.” This is what

The North Sea Flood of 1953

Eyewitnesses give first hand testimony about the worst natural disaster to strike Britain in modern times. On 31 January 1953, a massive storm and its huge tidal surge flooded 250 square miles of land from the Shetlands

Greek Colonization of the Aegean Macedonia 1913-1953

Unknown history of one of the oldest countries, and the partitioning of it, with no regards for the people who lived on their land for many centuries! How Macedonia became Greek after The Balkan Wars!

Reel 41: Hong Kong, Japan - 1953

A film about a trip to Japan.

Reel 42: Japan, Philippines, Thailand - 1953

From the Home Movies Collection.

Sokolovo Contest od Defence Capability

This primarily comprises a defence reportage that nonetheless uses elements of instructional and promotional film at the same time. On the one hand, the film depicts authentic competition between participants, but also c

Aufstand der Frauen am 17.Juni 1953

Korea: The Forgotten War 1950-1953

Documentary of the Korean War.

Recsk 1950–53: Story of a Forced Labor Camp

This European Film Award winner documentary tells the story of Recsk, Hungary's most notorious political prison camp, which operated between 1950 and 1953. During the early 1950's the very existence of this camp for poli