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Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

Zhanri: Drama

Cast: James Mason

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...

Zhanri: Horror

Cast: Olive Dunbar

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...

Zhanri: Drama

Cast: Rosemary Deleonardis

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....

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: Donald Moffat

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

Zhanri: History

Cast: Barnard Hughes

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

Zhanri: 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...

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: James Matthews

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

Zhanri: Comedy

Cast: Marcel Marceau

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

Zhanri: Drama

Cast: James Westerfield

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...

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: James Brill

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

Zhanri: Documentary

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

Zhanri: Drama

Cast: Sara Crawford

Heroin anti-drug educational film

Zhanri: Documentary

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

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: James Dickey

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

Zhanri: Documentary

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

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: James Brill

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

Zhanri: Documentary

Cast: James Mason

This 1939 black and white classroom film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films in collaboration with H.C. Raven of the American Museum of Natural...

Zhanri: Documentary

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Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

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Cast: Simon Lack

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the...

Zhanri: Family

Cast: Frank Haines