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Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Olive Dunbar

John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Donald Moffat

Two eighth graders doing an assembly on cleanliness and neatness seek underclassmen. A look into Don and Mildred's hygienic endeavors.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brill

Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

Genre: History

Cast: Barnard Hughes

Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Dickey

A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other Christmas presents. And so she cuts off and sells her beautiful...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rosemary Deleonardis

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Marcel Marceau

This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed:...

Genre: Documentary

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Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Mason

Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Westerfield

This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Mason

In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sara Crawford

Hosted by Ubud's political leader Agung Jakarta Sulawesi Mas, William Deneen here visits important sites and describes the political, religious, and...

Genre: Documentary

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Heroin anti-drug educational film

Genre: Documentary

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One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction Marceau...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Marcel Marceau

An interesting little short about the exploitative system of the 1930's-50's that used cheap Mexican workers (that "cross the border on temporary...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brill

Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Matthews

A story of a circus clown with a toothache dramatizes the need for proper dental care. The dentist's work of repairing the cavity is demonstrated....

Genre: Family

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Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts...

Genre: Documentary

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A family goes to the local fair to compete with their livestock & produce.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brill