Walter Lassally Movies

  • 1984
    The Case of Marcel Duchamp

    The Case of Marcel Duchamp

    The Case of Marcel Duchamp

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    A witty, feature-length drama-documentary in which Marcel Duchamp, who once compared his own mind to that of a master criminal, is investigated by...

    The Case of Marcel Duchamp
  • 1964
    The Peaches

    The Peaches

    The Peaches

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    A film fantasy concerning the adventures of a modern girl whose passion for peaches is eventu­ally replaced by a very different type of passion.

    The Peaches
  • 1957
    Every Day Except Christmas

    Every Day Except Christmas

    Every Day Except Christmas

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    A short documentary filmed in 1957 at the Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market, then located in the Covent Garden area of East central...

    Every Day Except Christmas
  • 1980
    The Blood of Hussain

    The Blood of Hussain

    The Blood of Hussain

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    A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied...

    The Blood of Hussain
  • 1955
    Henry

    Henry

    Henry

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    Promotional film for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).

    Henry
  • 1976
    Attempted Flight

    Attempted Flight

    Attempted Flight

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    The twelve year old Ivo has been living in Vienna with his family for three years. His father and brothers work at construction sites. Their Austrian...

    Attempted Flight
  • 1954
    The Passing Stranger

    The Passing Stranger

    The Passing Stranger

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    The pretty owner of a 'greasy spoon' cafe helps a handsome customer involved in robbery and murder.

    The Passing Stranger
  • 1971
    Can Horses Sing?

    Can Horses Sing?

    Can Horses Sing?

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    Elizabeth Sussex's exquisite documentary about a rural Scottish school, edited by Gladwell.

    Can Horses Sing?
  • 2006
    Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

    Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

    Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

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    Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers
  • 1951
    Every Five Minutes

    Every Five Minutes

    Every Five Minutes

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    Four examples of the kind of carelessness that leads to fires in this country frequently.

    Every Five Minutes
  • 1955
    Brighton Story

    Brighton Story

    Brighton Story

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    A ghost of Brighton's Regency past returns to explore his old haunts in a colourful yarn set in 1950s Sussex-by-the-Sea.

    Brighton Story
  • 1953
    Power Signal Lineman

    Power Signal Lineman

    Power Signal Lineman

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    Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

    Power Signal Lineman
  • 1959
    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

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    Seminal piece of documentary filmmaking by New Wave director Karel Reisz following the daily activities of members of the Lambeth Youth club in...

    We Are the Lambeth Boys
  • 1972
    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

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    Nirad C. Chaudhuri expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.

    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
  • 1978
    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

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    American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed...

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
  • 1958
    Alone with the Monsters

    Alone with the Monsters

    Alone with the Monsters

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    An old woman apparently tormented by people in the street comforts herself in her room with memories of her youth.

    Alone with the Monsters
  • 1951
    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

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    Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

    Forward a Century
  • 1953
    Sunday by the Sea

    Sunday by the Sea

    Sunday by the Sea

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    London families spend a day at Southend-on-Sea.

    Sunday by the Sea
  • 2023
    The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s

    The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s

    The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s

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    In the early 1970s, art historian and curator Stephen Scher turned a camera on the complex ecosystem of Parisian dining. This collage of footage...

    The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s
  • 1955
    Green and Pleasant Land

    Green and Pleasant Land

    Green and Pleasant Land

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    An appeal on behalf of the NSPCC.

    Green and Pleasant Land