Alexander Hammid Movies

A man and a woman meet on the streetcar. Six years ago, they were close . . .

A 1945 Oscar nominated short documentary about the Library of Congress. It is one of 26 documentary shorts produced between 1942 and 1945 by the U.S....

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno...

Probably the best-known advertising film for Bata, where joke and irony meet commercial purposes. Tires are sent from rural countryside to the...

In 1932 Hammid bought a handheld camera Bell-Howell and made his second film, Na Pražském hradě [Prague Castle], in close...

Four episodes on the theme of human hope and survival set in Santambrogio, Italy; Fermathe, Haiti; British Columbia and Kjeller in Norway.

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...

Promotional film extolling the wonders to be seen at the New York World's Fair.

"To Be Alive!" was designed to celebrate the common ground between different cultures by tracing how children in various parts of the world mature...

Andrea, a beautiful daughter of a railway gateman, is seduced by a rich passenger, who missed his train. Left pregnant, Andrea marries another man...

Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge,...

Short story film about a derelict and forgotten character hiding in a room somewhere in South America.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary studying Hungarian refugee problems after the October 1956 revolution. Shot on the Austro-Hungarian frontier and...

A Better Tomorrow (1945) is a documentary short that focuses on New York City progressive public schools.

Film on the refugee situation in Austria as a result of Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Dramatization of the experience of a young married couple whose quarrels undermine their happiness and prevent the development of adult love based on...

Post-World War II film for young couples advising them of means to strengthen their marriages. Shows how two young couples have built lasting...