Historical Documentaries

Silent black and white scenes depicting Native American dances, historical battles, and cultural performances, showcasing early cinematic storytelling.

FRANCE - 1919 - in this historical film, people are having fun at a lively party in Versailles where King Louis XV first lays eyes on Madame du Barry.

GIANT OF MARATHON (1959) -Original title: LA BATTAGLIA DI MARATONA-, directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR.

FUENTEOVEJUNA (1947), directed by ANTONIO ROMAN.

ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938) -Original title: ALEKSANDR NEVSKY-, directed by SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN.

John Carradine, Tyrone Power, Dean Jagger, on-set of the film, "Brigham Young", 20th Century-Fox, 1940

ORSON WELLES in MACBETH (1948), directed by ORSON WELLES.

SANDERS OF THE RIVER (1935), directed by ZOLTAN KORDA.

LEX BARKER and ALAN NAPIER in TARZAN'S MAGIC FOUNTAIN (1949), directed by LEE SCHOLEM.

Original Film Title: THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER. English Title: THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER. Film Director: JACK SHER. Year: 1960.

NASTASSJA KINSKI in REVOLUTION (1985), directed by HUGH HUDSON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

SHE WOLF (1953) -Original title: LA LUPA-, directed by ALBERTO LATTUADA.

Intolerance (film), a 1916 film by D.W. Griffith. Scene from a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC

WARNER OLAND in CHARLIE CHAN IN EGYPT (1935), directed by LOUIS KING.

PAUL WEGENER in THE GOLEM (1920) -Original title: GOLEM, WIE ER IN DIE WELT KAM, DER-, directed by PAUL WEGENER.

ANTONIO VILAR in EL JUDAS (1952), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.

Film still from 'Kismet' starring Howard Keel, Ann Blyth and Dolores Gray. Dated 20th Century

Original Film Title: KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE. English Title: KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE. Film Director: HENRY LEHRMAN. Year: 1914. Stars: CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

CANTINFLAS in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1942) -Original title: LOS TRES MOSQUETEROS-, directed by MIGUEL M. DELGADO.

THE SEVENTH CROSS (1944), directed by FRED ZINNEMANN.

01/31/1929. Carnival. Photo: Higinio Capote -.

The Curse of the Desert (cinema 1915). 1915. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division

JOHN WAYNE, RICHARD WIDMARK and LAURENCE HARVEY in THE ALAMO (1960), directed by JOHN WAYNE.

OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in JAILBIRDS (1931) -Original title: PARDON US-, directed by JAMES PARROTT.

Mrs. W. Hudson cutting the ribbon which officially opened the Guthega to Munyang tunnel in the Snowy Mountains scheme. Mrs. Hudson is the wife of the Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. Ceremony took place in tunnel on Friday night. May 11, 1954.

12/31/1918. The Peace Festival, in Cordoba. Plastic painting in which they represented all the aristocratic nations ladies.

LITTLE BIG MAN (1970), directed by ARTHUR PENN.

Madrid, 03/03/1908. The last day of Carnestolendas in the Pradera del Canal. The burial of the sardine.

AMARCORD (1973), directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

FUENTEOVEJUNA (1972), directed by JUAN GUERRERO ZAMORA.

Cowboys doing horse-riding tricks, on-set of the western film, "Cowboy", Columbia Pictures, 1958

THE CRUSADES (1935), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

DON JUAN TENORIO (1922), directed by RICARDO BAÑOS.

THE PIONEERS (1960) -Original title: OS BANDEIRANTES-, directed by MARCEL CAMUS.

Anefo photo collection. Entry Prince Carnival in Eindhoven. 11 February 1961. Eindhoven

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943), directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR.

Image of a scene from the open-air game De Grote Geus that was performed during the anniversary parties at the 60th anniversary (300 years of existence) of Utrecht University, on a site on Vossegatselaan in Utrecht.

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JOHNNY SHEFFIELD, JOHNNY WEISSMULLER and NANCY KELLY in TARZAN'S DESERT MYSTERY (1943), directed by WILHELM THIELE.

A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA (1965), directed by ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK.

Madrid, 01/14/1916. Premiere at the Parish theater. A scene from the zarzuela 'Don Quixote de la Mancha'.

Elsevier photo collection. Lustrum game Xerxes Utrecht T.G.v. lustrum Utrecht students corps performed students. Mass scene overview. July 3, 1956. Utrecht

LOS PALADINES (1972), directed by JUAN GARCIA ATIENZA.

Photograph showing an outdoor theater performance captured on smallodium paper with glossy finish, depicting actors, stage setup, and audience interaction.

HELEN OF TROY (1956), directed by ROBERT WISE.

The slave market scene in "Chu Chin Chow" which opened at His Majesty's Theatre in 1916 and ran for five years and more than 2,300 performances. The show was one of the major theatrical successes of the First World War and was particularly popular with soldiers on leave due to the scantily-clad slave girls in the cast. Date: 1916

LOLA FLORES in UN ALTO EN EL CAMINO (1941), directed by JULIAN TORREMOCHA.

SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by KING VIDOR.

Anefo photo collection. 100 years of crook. Stadium De Balgaard. Evening session. Arrival Cardinal blank. May 15, 1953. Utrecht (city)

Native Greeting . . . Warlike natives line the path of Clark Gable as he leads his safari party into a strange native village in this scene from M-G-M's "Mogambo", which was filmed in Africa. Members of the colorful Samburu tribe portrayed themselves in this exciting sequence from the Technicolor Production, in which Ava Gardner is co-starred with Gable. John Ford directed with Sam Zimbalist producing. October 31, 1953. ;Native Greeting . . . Warlike natives line the path of Clark Gable as he l

SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by KING VIDOR.

SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by KING VIDOR.

Jerome Eden, Candi Conder, on-set of the film, "Color Me Blood Red", Box Office Spectaculars, 1965

CHARLTON HESTON in EL CID (1961), directed by ANTHONY MANN.

JOHN DEREK in ROGUES OF SHERWOOD FOREST (1950), directed by GORDON DOUGLAS.

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (1965), directed by CAROL REED.

ROBERT TAYLOR in KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1953), directed by RICHARD THORPE.

Anefo photo collection. Albert van Dalsum gave farewell exhibition in Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, after the show. November 24, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

IF.. (1968), directed by LINDSAY ANDERSON.

GILDA GRAY in THE DEVIL DANCER (1927), directed by FRED NIBLO.

Gelatin silver print - Group portrait of an unidentified theatre troupe, Quebec City, Quebec, 1937

Exclusive Entertainment -- A feature of the Bugaku, an exclusive form of Japanese entertainment, is the imperial dance a scene from which is shown here. Only members of the Japanese royal family and high ranking officials had been privileged to witness this show. But precedent was broken recently when members of the allied forces and civilian personnel were invited to see the performance at the Imperial Gardens, the Royal family's agriculture reserve. November 11, 1946. (Photo by Wide World Photos).

01/31/1929. Carnival. Photo: Higinio Capote -.

Rock and Roll - Dancing. October 2, 1953.

THE HOPELESS ONES (1966) -Original title: SZEGENYLEGENYEK-, directed by MIKLOS JANCSO.

FELLINI SATYRICON (1969) -Original title: SATYRICON-, directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

DAMON AND PYTHIAS (1962) -Original title: IL TIRANNO DI SIRACUSA-, directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. 1940

Mob scene in the motion picture A Tale of Two Cities. 1935. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Tale of two cities (Motion picture : 1935)

Village Street Scene, on-set of the Silent Film, "Eternal Love", starring John Barrymore, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, United Artists, 1929

RAQUEL MELLER in VIOLETTES IMPÉRIALES (1924), directed by HENRY ROUSSELL.

ALAIN DELON and CLAUDIA CARDINALE in THE LEOPARD (1963) -Original title: IL GATTOPARDO-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

AIDA the triumph of Rhadames, Act 2: first Paris performance, at the Paris Opera Date: 1880

NIKOLAI CHERKASOV in IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART ONE (1944) -Original title: IVAN GROZNYJ I-, directed by SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN.

MAX VON SYDOW in GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

Fotografía de escena. "Ifigenia entre los tauros" de Goethe, 1898. Actores: Enric Jiménez, Clotilde Domus, Adrià Gual, Josep Pujol y Salvador Vilaregut. Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.

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