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Overview
Mini Biography:
Born in Brazil, 1897. Alberto Cavalcanti's early career began in France... moreTrivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... moreAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreAlternate Names:
A. Cavalcanti | CavalcantiFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Department, Art Director, Actor, Art Department, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
- Um Homem e o Cinema (1977)
- Visite de la vieille dame, La (1971) (TV)
- Empaillés, Les (1969) (TV)
- Story of Israel (1967)
- Yerma (1962)
- The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
- Prima notte, La (1959)
... aka Noces vénitiennes, Les (France)
... aka Venetian Honeymoon (International: English title) - Windrose, Die (1957) (Russian segment)
... aka A Rosa-dos-Ventos (Brazil)
... aka Rose of the Winds - Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (1955)
... aka Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti - Mulher de Verdade (1954)
... aka A Real Woman (USA)
... aka Woman of Truth (International: English title) - Canto do Mar, O (1952)
... aka Song of the Sea (USA) - Simão o Caolho (1952)
... aka Simon the One-Eyed (USA) - For Them That Trespass (1949)
- The First Gentleman (1948)
... aka Affairs of a Rogue (USA) - They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) (as Cavalcanti)
... aka I Became a Criminal (USA) - Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
... aka The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Dead of Night (1945) (segments "Christmas Party" and "Ventriloquist's Dummy, The") (as Cavalcanti)
- Champagne Charlie (1944)
- The Halfway House (1944) (uncredited)
... aka Halfway House - Waterlight (1943)
- Went the Day Well? (1942) (as Cavalcanti)
... aka 48 Hours (USA) - Alice in Switzerland (1942)
- Film and Reality (1942) (compilation)
- Yellow Caesar (1941)
- Men of the Alps (1939)
- A Midsummer Day's Work (1939)
- Four Barriers (1938)
- The Line to Tschierva Hut (1937)
- We Live in Two Worlds (1937)
- Who Writes to Switzerland (1937)
- Message from Geneva (1936)
- Coal Face (1935)
- Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (as A. Cavalcanti)
- New Rates (1934)
- Coralie et Cie (1933)
... aka Coralie and Company (International: English title) - Mari garçon, Le (1933)
- Plaisirs défendus (1933)
- En lisant le journal (1932)
- Jour du frotteur, Le (1932)
- Nous ne ferons jamais le cinéma (1932)
- Revue montmartroise (1932)
... aka Montmartre qui tourne - Tour de chant (1932)
- Truc du Brésilien, Le (1932) (as Cavalcanti)
- À mi-chemin du ciel (1931)
... aka Halfway Up the Sky (International: English title) - A Canção do Berço (1931)
- Vacances du diable, Les (1931)
- Toute sa vie (1930)
- Petit chaperon rouge, Le (1930)
... aka Little Red Riding Hood (USA) - Dans une île perdue (1930)
- Vous verrez la semaine prochaine (1930)
- Capitaine Fracasse, Le (1929)
... aka Captain Fracasse (International: English title) - Jalousie du barbouillé, La (1929)
- En rade (1928)
... aka Sea Fever - Yvette (1928)
- P'tite Lili, La (1927)
- Train sans yeux, Le (1927)
... aka Train Without Eyes (International: English title) - Rien que les heures (1926)
... aka Nothing But Time (International: English title)
... aka Nothing But the Hours (USA: literal English title)
Producer:
- Mulher de Verdade (1954) (producer)
... aka A Real Woman (USA)
... aka Woman of Truth (International: English title) - Canto do Mar, O (1952) (producer)
... aka Song of the Sea (USA) - Santuário (1952) (producer)
- Terra É Sempre Terra (1952) (producer)
- Painel (1951) (producer)
- Caiçara (1950) (producer)
- The Halfway House (1944) (associate producer) (as Cavalcanti)
... aka Halfway House - The Foreman Went to France (1942) (associate producer)
... aka Somewhere in France - Greek Testament (1942) (producer) (as Cavalcanti)
- The Big Blockade (1940) (associate producer)
- Men of the Lightship (1940) (producer)
- Spring Offensive (1940) (producer) (as Cavalcanti)
... aka An Unrecorded Victory - The First Days (1939) (producer)
... aka A City Prepares (UK) - Forty Million People (1939) (producer)
- Love on the Wing (1939) (producer) (uncredited)
- Spare Time (1939) (producer)
- Squadron 992 (1939) (producer) (as Cavalcanti)
- North Sea (1938) (producer) (as Cavalcanti)
- North or Northwest (1938) (supervising producer)
... aka N or NW - Book Bargain (1937) (producer)
Writer:
- Windrose, Die (1957) (Brazilian segment)
... aka A Rosa-dos-Ventos (Brazil)
... aka Rose of the Winds - Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (1955) (writer) (as Cavalcanti)
... aka Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti - Mulher de Verdade (1954) (story)
... aka A Real Woman (USA)
... aka Woman of Truth (International: English title) - Canto do Mar, O (1952) (writer)
... aka Song of the Sea (USA) - Simão o Caolho (1952) (writer)
... aka Simon the One-Eyed (USA) - Ângela (1951) (writer)
- Caiçara (1950) (writer)
- Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (uncredited)
- À mi-chemin du ciel (1931) (adaptation)
... aka Halfway Up the Sky (International: English title) - Vacances du diable, Les (1931) (screenplay)
- Capitaine Fracasse, Le (1929) (writer)
... aka Captain Fracasse (International: English title) - Jalousie du barbouillé, La (1929) (writer)
- Tire au flanc (1928) (scenario) (uncredited) (scenario)
... aka The Sad Sack (International: English title) - En rade (1928) (writer)
... aka Sea Fever
Sound Department:
- Night Mail (1936) (sound director)
- Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (sound designer) (uncredited)
- Granton Trawler (1934) (sound designer) (uncredited)
- Song of Ceylon (1934) (sound supervisor) (uncredited)
Art Director:
- Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
- Feu Mathias Pascal (1926)
... aka The Late Mathias Pascal (International: English title: literal title)
... aka The Living Dead Man (International: English title) - Inhumaine, L' (1924)
... aka The Inhuman Woman (UK)
... aka The New Enchantment
Actor:
- Lettres de Stalingrad (1969) .... Astronomer
... aka Letters from Stalingrad (International: English title) - Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (uncredited) .... J. Leviticus
Art Department:
- Turned Out Nice Again (1941) (consultant art director)
- The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) (consultant art director)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Feu Mathias Pascal (1926) (assistant director)
... aka The Late Mathias Pascal (International: English title: literal title)
... aka The Living Dead Man (International: English title) - Galerie des monstres, La (1924) (assistant director)
... aka Barraca de los monstruos, La (Spain)
... aka Gallery of Monsters (International: English title: informal literal title)
Editor:
- Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (uncredited)
Costume Designer:
- Eldorado (1921)
... aka El Dorado (France)
Self:
- Um Homem e o Cinema (1977) .... Himself
- "Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait" (1974) TV series .... Himself
- Grierson (1973) .... Himself
- "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- La première vague (1968) TV episode .... Himself
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