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8 films · 1925–1962
Stories of love, loss, class and conscience from around the world.
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Starring Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
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Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Starring Maksim Shtraukh, Grigori Aleksandrov, Mikhail Gomorov
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual…
Rights: Public domain in the United States
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Starring Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne
A biography of the beloved United States president by D. W. Griffith. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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Directed by Franz Osten
Starring Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, Monorama
An "untouchable" girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system and the gossip of the villagers threaten to keep them apart.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
Directed by William A. Wellman
Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
Directed by Chetan Anand
Starring Rafiq Anwar, Uma Anand, Kamini Kaushal
Wealthy landlord Sarkar decides to direct all waste into the village to make space for his real estate project. However, the poor villagers agitate against his plan and the protest is led by Balraj.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
Directed by Abrar Alvi, Guru Dutt
Starring Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman
A debauchee Zamindar greatly neglects his wife. The decadence of the Bengali Zamindar milieu in the late 19th century, seen through the eyes of a young upward mobile rustic seeking fortune in Calcutta, fascinated by the lonely lady of the house.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
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