Elmer Bernstein Movies

  • 1956
    Eames Lounge Chair

    Eames Lounge Chair

    Eames Lounge Chair

    71956HD

    Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.

    Eames Lounge Chair
  • 1977
    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    01977HD

    For 70 years, the sudden sinking of the mighty British ship Britannic - larger than the sister ship Titanic - has been shrouded in mystery. Jacques...

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic
  • 1956
    The Naked Eye

    The Naked Eye

    The Naked Eye

    01956HD

    The Naked Eye is a 1956 American documentary film about the history of photography directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen. It was nominated for an Academy...

    The Naked Eye
  • 1965
    The Bold Men

    The Bold Men

    The Bold Men

    01965HD

    A documentary about men who are courageous enough to risk their lives undertaking challenges, sports-related and not, that are at the limit of human...

    The Bold Men
  • 1972
    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    01972HD

    Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a...

    Computer Perspective
  • 1957
    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

    5.51957HD

    Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...

    The Information Machine
  • 1973
    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    01973HD

    The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.

    Nicholas Copernicus
  • 1953
    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    01953HD

    An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...

    A Communications Primer
  • 1963
    The Making of the President 1960

    The Making of the President 1960

    The Making of the President 1960

    01963HD

    The story of the 1960 US Presidential election

    The Making of the President 1960
  • 1953
    Miss Robin Crusoe

    Miss Robin Crusoe

    Miss Robin Crusoe

    5.91953HD

    This 1954 feminist version of "Robinson Crusoe" stars Amanda Blake as a woman shipwrecked on a jungle island. Also with George Nader and Rosalind...

    Miss Robin Crusoe
  • 1955
    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

    4.51955HD

    The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

    House: After Five Years of Living
  • 1998
    Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry

    4.31998HD

    A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

    Fearful Symmetry
  • 1979
    Charleston

    Charleston

    Charleston

    01979HD

    Stella Farrell is a southern belle in 1860's Charleston, South Carolina who is determined to hang onto her aristocratic family's mansion following...

    Charleston
  • 1965
    IBM at the Fair

    IBM at the Fair

    IBM at the Fair

    01965HD

    This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the...

    IBM at the Fair
  • 1960
    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    01960HD

    The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in...

    An Introduction to Feedback
  • 1971
    Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger

    Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger

    Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger

    101971HD

    John Dillinger had a very public, whirlwind career until authorities took him off the streets for good.

    Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger
  • 1954
    Silent Raiders

    Silent Raiders

    Silent Raiders

    5.51954HD

    Allied commandos try to knock out Nazi communications on the French coast.

    Silent Raiders
  • 1957
    Toccata for Toy Trains

    Toccata for Toy Trains

    Toccata for Toy Trains

    81957HD

    An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...

    Toccata for Toy Trains