1955 documentaries

Operation Cue

HistoryPolitical Presenter june cowan 1955 Unrated

Here we witness a civil defence documentary from the united states during the 50’s. In this film we see a several kiloton device being detonated providing something obvious: atomic bombs leaving a terrible footprint and screwing over people who are down range from the blast. Don'[...]

Astonishing 1955 Asbestos Documentary

History Presenter Unknown 1955 Unrated

This astonishing 1950’s Asbestos documentary shows how amazingly stupid the human race can be in light of a new discovery that at face value seems great. The 50’s gave the world some great things, Chucky Berry, the first 3d movies, extensive and brutal atmospheric nuclear weapons te[...]

Night and Fog

Night and Fog, a 1955 documentary about the Nazi concentration camps by French director, Alain Resnais. The film was made ten years after the camps were shut down and features a lot of footage of their grounds interlaced with people talking about what it was like to survive them.   The ti[...]