Der gelbe Gaukler

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is capture...

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.

Short tourist film set on a tropical island where a sailor falls in love with a native girl.

Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, th...

German silent film

Withstanding misery, a young man who seemed to live like an ordinary person suffers and tries to seek help from the closest person named friend.

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions a...

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit...

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's p...

When Max's friends doubt his acting ability, he invites them to a dramatic theatrical performance.

A young peasant woman decides to become a tractor driver.

A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. Th...