The Spy in Black
1939. Great Britain. Michael Powell. 82 min.
The People at No. 19
1949. Great Britain. J. B. Holmes. 18 min.
Sunday, June 3, 2007, 5:00 p.m.
Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1
The Spy in Black
1939. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger. With Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson. This first Powell/Pressburger collaboration recounts the exploits of a German spy ring operating in England on the eve of WWI. Told from the unusual point of view of the villain, the film is rich in enigmatic atmosphere. Preserved by the National Film and Television Archive/British Film Institute. Courtesy Janus Films. 82 min.
The People at No. 19
1949. Great Britain. Directed by J. B. Holmes. A dramatized wartime documentary on the social and physiological problems of venereal disease. 18 min.
In the Film exhibition To Save and Project: The Fifth MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
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