Virgil Thomson Movies
- 1938
The River
The River5.51938HD
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental...
- 1953
King Lear
King Lear81953HD
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
- 1958
The Goddess
The Goddess5.91958HD
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
- 1948
Louisiana Story
Louisiana Story6.51948HD
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...
- 1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains
The Plow That Broke the Plains5.51936HD
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...
- 1967
Poem Posters
Poem Posters01967HD
... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William...
- 1937
The Spanish Earth
The Spanish Earth6.61937HD
A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces...
- 1945
Tuesday in November
Tuesday in November01945HD
A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution. It is...
- 1959
Power Among Men
Power Among Men01959HD
Four episodes on the theme of human hope and survival set in Santambrogio, Italy; Fermathe, Haiti; British Columbia and Kjeller in Norway.
- 2000
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein
Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein02000HD
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...
- 1936
145 W. 21
145 W. 2101936HD
A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.