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1. Free Radicals (1958)
5 min | Animation, Short, Music
Display the graph that follows traditional African music's voice strains of sway, between music and graphics so mix and so gave the impression of beauty in the melting pot of musical art and graphics.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 1,208
2. A Colour Box (1935)
Not Rated | 3 min | Animation, Short
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 973
3. Rainbow Dance (1936)
4 min | Short, Musical, Animation
The film was made by colorful printing of footage combined with drawing directly on film. The bouncy music drives home the message heard at the end of the film, promoting the GPO (General ... See full summary »
Director: Len Lye | Star: Rupert Doone
Votes: 775
4. Trade Tattoo (1937)
5 min | Short, Animation, Drama
Abstract animation drawn directly on Technicolor film, some with underlying real life footage of unrelated subjects. Various colorful shapes and patterns move and interact, set to upbeat music.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 562
5. Tusalava (1929)
9 min | Short, Animation
With the screen split asymmetrically, one part in positive, the other negative, the film documents the evolution of simple celled organic forms into chains of cells then more complex images... See full summary »
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 300
7. Bells of Atlantis (1952)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short
An experimental short in which underwater film and live-action above water film are combined.
Director: Ian Hugo | Star: Anaïs Nin
Votes: 245
8. Swinging the Lambeth Walk (1940)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short
A film made without a camera by painting directly onto the celluloid.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 229
9. The Birth of the Robot (1936)
6 min | Animation, Short
From a surreal paradise a shower of oil revives the thirsty cars and creatures.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 220
10. Kaleidoscope (1935)
4 min | Animation, Short
Animation of colorful kaleidoscopic shapes set to jazzy music.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 191
12. Colour Flight (1939)
4 min | Animation, Short
Using the Gasparcolor film system, abstract shapes and patterns are painted directly on the film strip itself to create an animation set to upbeat music.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 160
14. N or NW (1938)
8 min | Comedy, Short, Romance
Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends will, but with the moral that correspondents should get the address right.
Director: Len Lye | Stars: Evelyn Corbett, Dwight Godwin
Votes: 132
15. Experimental Animation 1933 (1933)
3 min | Animation, Short
The protagonist of this film is a marionette monkey built by the film-maker himself. Lye presented this film as a prototype in the hope of finding partners for a series of puppet films, but without success.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 129
16. Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk (1941)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Footage from Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi propaganda documentary, Triumph of the Will, is juxtaposed with a popular British dance tune to make fun of Hitler, in this playful short subject.
Director: Charles Ridley | Star: Adolf Hitler
Votes: 121
17. Cameramen at War (1943)
15 min | Documentary, Short, War
This short showcases the work of the cameramen who filmed the battles of WWI and early WWII. We also get to see the faces of many of the men who took the pictures. This includes director ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Glendenning, Harold Alexander, Teddy Ashwood, Edward Candy
Votes: 106
19. Crusade in Europe (1949)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, News, War
Based on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.
Stars: Maurice Joyce, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Hugh James, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 69
20. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 63
21. When the Pie Was Opened (1941)
8 min | Short, War
A recipe for a wartime vegetable pie.
Director: Len Lye | Stars: Valerie Forrest, Hilda Masters
Votes: 53
22. He Loved an Actress (II) (1938)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing fine with her hoax until she meets American Peter Jackson, a high-pressure promoter who ... See full summary »
Director: Melville W. Brown | Stars: Lupe Velez, Ben Lyon, Wallace Ford, Jean Colin
Votes: 42
24. Strange Clouds (2013)
11 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Three boys and one lazy afternoon on the edge of the apocalypse.
Director: Tim Sharp | Stars: Jacob Brown, William Mattock, Scott Morgan, Nina Deasley
Votes: 29
25. Kill or Be Killed (1942)
18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Director: Len Lye | Star: Marius Goring
Votes: 22
29. Prime Time (1958)
2 min | Animation, Short
An animated direct film that uses some of the same material as Tal Farlow and Free Radicals and is synchronized to the same music as Rhythm.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 10
30.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Prelude to War
(1949)
TV-PG | 19 min | Documentary, News, War
The surrender at Reims ended the major phase of the European Theater of WWII. The film dissolves from the surrender to Hitler in his early years of power, follows the rise of Nazism through... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Édouard Daladier, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 9
31.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Sicily: Operation Husky
(1949)
TV-PG | 19 min | Documentary, News, War
The decision is made at Casablanca to invade Sicily. Pantelleria is bombed and surrenders. The invasion convoys come after an airborne drop, and after a major storm. The landings are made ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Maurice Joyce, Bernard L. Montgomery
Votes: 7
32.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
The Campaign
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
Eisenhower has to deal with keeping the French in North Africa from causing trouble in the American rear, while at the same time advancing into Tunisia to destroy the Afrika Korps. The Casablanca Conference is shown.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Winston Churchill, Mark W. Clark, Andrew Cunningham, François Darlan
Votes: 6
33.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Rommel Routed
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
Eisenhower describes how the Allies squeezed Rommel's forces in Tunisia. The Afrika Korps attacks to the Kasserine Pass but is pushed back thanks to Patton. Allied air power helps win the ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Harold Alexander, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Maurice Joyce, George C. Marshall
Votes: 6
34.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Assault on Italy
(1949)
TV-PG | 19 min | Documentary, News, War
General Montgomery attacks Italy across the Strait of Messina. A landing is made at Salerno to coincide with Italy's surrender, after Italy's fleet surrenders at Malta. The Germans resist ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Harold Alexander, Kai-Shek Chiang, Winston Churchill, Mark W. Clark
Votes: 6
35.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
America's Unpreparedness
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The draft law of 1940 is passed and American men are inducted into the Army. Large-scale maneuvers are held in 1941. Pearl Harbor is bombed and Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress for a declaration of war.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Maurice Joyce
Votes: 5
36.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Platform for Invasion
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
Americans arrive in Britain, try to get along with the British civilians, and are made ready physically and mentally to fight the Germans. The Eighth Air Force begins its bombing offensive,... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: François Darlan, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Francisco Franco, Henri Giraud
Votes: 5
37.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Africa: Our First Offensive
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
The Troops of Operation Torch come from the U.S. and Britain. U.S. industry is shown going to full war production. Equipment is shown being loaded up for transport to North Africa, and the landings are made successfully.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Maurice Joyce, Westbrook Van Voorhis
Votes: 5
39.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
The G.I.: Hero of the War
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The Italian campaign was termed by most GIs as the toughest campaign in the European Theater. A GI, now in a veteran's hospital, reminisces over scenes of the Italian campaign, on the elements which made it such a tough fight.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Mark W. Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Maurice Joyce, Westbrook Van Voorhis
40.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Review
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
This final installment is review of the entire series. Highlights deal with the rise of Naziism, concluding with the burning of London; President Roosevelt's declaration of war and the ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Hugh James, Omar N. Bradley, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower
41.
Camera Three (1955–1980)
Episode:
The Art of Len Lye
(1962)
Drama
A discussion of New Zealand artist Len Lye, known for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture.
Stars: Len Lye, James Macandrew
42.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
The Air War
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
This film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had successfully repulsed the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. The first low-level bombing raid in Europe, the ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Hugh James, Anthony Eden, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arthur Harris
43.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
The Battle of the Bulge
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The opening shows the American capture of Strasbourg from the Germans, followed by the leave facilities for American servicemen. Hitler is shown with General Jodl planning the Battle of the... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Omar Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Hugh James
44.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Crossing the Rhine
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The Allies cross the Rhine River into Germany in the early part of 1945. The Canadians cross in February, followed by the Americans and British, with the Americans taking Cologne and ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hugh James
45.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Overrunning Germany
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The Western Allies entrap a large part of the German Army in the Ruhr Pocket, and captures some 325,000 enemy soldiers. The Americans and Russians meet at Torgau on the Elbe River. The ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Omar Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joseph Goebbels, Courtney Hodges
46.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Victory's Aftermath
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
This installment talks about the lessons learned, both military and diplomatic, about coalition warfare. It includes a reenactment of the Alamogordo atomic bomb test, as well as it's use against Japan.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Dwight D. Eisenhower
47.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
American Military Government
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
The post-war government of Germany is shown. The U.S. in Cologne puts things in order. The Potsdam Conference and Nuremberg War Crimes Trials are shown.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Clement Attlee, Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
48.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Russia
(1949)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, News, War
Russian and American attitudes about fighting war are compared. The Germans surrender to Zhukov, and Eisenhower goes to Moscow. The Berlin Blockade is mentioned, and the UN founding conference is shown.
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Winston Churchill, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Anthony Eden, Dwight D. Eisenhower
49.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Rise and Fall of a Dictator
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
On July 25th, 1943, Benito Mussolini is ousted from power. We then flashback to his rise to power, including the Fascist march on Rome in November, 1922. In 1936 Ethiopia is invaded. The ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Pietro Badoglio, Mark W. Clark, Francisco Franco, Adolf Hitler
50.
Crusade in Europe (1949)
Episode:
Victory in Italy
(1949)
TV-PG | 20 min | Documentary, News, War
Eisenhower tours the Italian Front in December, 1943. The terrain and weather make life difficult for Allied troops. Pontoon bridges collapse in the raging rivers. Eisenhower leaves for ... See full summary »
Directors: George R. Black, Jack Glenn, Grey Lockwood, Len Lye, William C. Zubiller | Stars: Mark W. Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Maurice Joyce, Albert Kesselring