Virgil Thomson Movies

  • 1938
    The River

    The River

    The River

    5.51938HD

    This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental...

    The River
  • 1953
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    81953HD

    In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

    King Lear
  • 1958
    The Goddess

    The Goddess

    The Goddess

    5.91958HD

    A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.

    The Goddess
  • 1948
    Louisiana Story

    Louisiana Story

    Louisiana Story

    6.51948HD

    The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his...

    Louisiana Story
  • 1936
    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    5.51936HD

    A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the...

    The Plow That Broke the Plains
  • 1967
    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    01967HD

    ... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William...

    Poem Posters
  • 1937
    The Spanish Earth

    The Spanish Earth

    The Spanish Earth

    6.61937HD

    A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces...

    The Spanish Earth
  • 1945
    Tuesday in November

    Tuesday in November

    Tuesday in November

    01945HD

    A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution. It is...

    Tuesday in November
  • 1959
    Power Among Men

    Power Among Men

    Power Among Men

    01959HD

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

    Power Among Men
  • 2000
    Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein

    Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein

    Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein

    02000HD

    The life and work of Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), an American writer who lived in France for more than half of her life ("... not the half that made...

    Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
  • 1936
    145 W. 21

    145 W. 21

    145 W. 21

    01936HD

    A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.

    145 W. 21