Film director Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson

1908 - 2003
"Francis Thompson had a distinguished career in cinema that began in 1935. Throughout the 1950s, he accumulated footage for 'N.Y., N.Y.,' a success that led him to continue to experiment with World's Fair and Expo multiple screen films and later with large format films. In collaboration with Alexander Hammid, Thompson made the Academy Award winning film 'To Be Alive!' (1962-64) and the first IMAX film 'To Fly' (1976). Thompson considered 'N.Y., N.Y.' to be his most significant achievement in cinema." —Bruce Posner
Фильмы

Whaler out of New Bedford

Francis Thompson

Pictures made from an 1800-foot panorama painted in 1848 and authentic songs of the period sung and played by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacCall are used in portraying a whaling voyage around the world. Includes views of New Bedford, Mass., the Azores, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Alaskan whaling grounds, the Horn, and the harbors of Typee and Rio.

Whaler out of New Bedford

1961 Whaler out of New Bedford
документальный

N.Y., N.Y.

Francis Thompson

A day in the life of the city and citizens of New York as seen through the fantastic eye, and the incredibly distorted optic lenses, of filmmaker Francis Thompson.

N.Y., N.Y.

7.2 ⚠️ 1957 N.Y., N.Y.
Франция, документальный

To Be Alive!

Francis Thompson, Alexander Hammid

Robert Fields

"To Be Alive!" was designed to celebrate the common ground between different cultures by tracing how children in various parts of the world mature into adulthood.

To Be Alive!

6.9 ⚠️ 1964 To Be Alive!
США, документальный

From Generation to Generation

Francis Thompson

This film illustrates the basic facts of human reproduction shown through the lives of a young farm couple with one child.

From Generation to Generation

6.3 ⚠️ 1959 From Generation to Generation

City Out of Wilderness

Francis Thompson

Brooke Rogers, Peter Thomas

City Out of Wilderness is a 1974 American short documentary film produced by Francis Thompson. Produced by the United States Capitol Historical Society, it chronicles the history and evolution of Washington, D.C., from its very beginnings to the then-modern era of the 1970s. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.

City Out of Wilderness

5.5 ⚠️ 1974 City Out of Wilderness
США, документальный

We Are Young

Francis Thompson, Alexander Hammid

Youth in Canada learning to come to terms with the world in which they have to live. A picture of the journey to adulthood - a composite of many children's journeys. The production utilized 340 teenagers, 65 adults, and 50 children, none of whom had any previous acting experience.

We Are Young

1967 We Are Young

Fears of Children

Francis Thompson

Rex Thompson, Anna Minot Franz

Why are children afraid? Where do their fears come from? In FEARS OF CHILDREN, a young boy is afraid. His parents have difficulties with his fear. In turn, their son unexpectedly resolves these issues in unusual way. It is the 1950s after all. Things were different then. Or were they?

Fears of Children

1951 Fears of Children
США, семейный