travelogue
311 movies and shows
Johannesburg: 'City of Gold'
Wed, 21 Jan 1953
This Traveltalk series short discusses how Johannesburg began as a farming community, but with the discovery of gold in the area, the city embraced mining as its primary industry. Native workers came to the area to train to be miners, and even after their work in the mines ended, many decided to remain in Johannesburg. The natives' music and dance are highlights.
Mediterranean Holiday
Wed, 19 Dec 1962
A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.
Swimming to Cambodia
Fri, 13 Mar 1987
Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.
Glimpses of Florida
Sat, 06 Sep 1941
This Traveltalk series entry takes the viewer to a number of locations throughout the state of Florida.
Land of the Taj Mahal
Fri, 21 Mar 1952
A brief but colorful travelogue of India's biggest cities following the partition of the country in 1947 at the end of the British Raj.
Quebec in Summertime
Sat, 09 Apr 1949
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Quebec, the city that was called the "New France".
Around the World in California
Sat, 17 May 1947
This FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series short takes the viewer to various sites around California that resemble the geography, architecture, and culture of other places around the globe.
In the Valley of the Rhine
Sat, 28 Nov 1953
This Traveltalk series short takes a trip on the Rhine river, with stops at Cologne, Bonn, and Koblenz.
The Endless Summer
Wed, 15 Jun 1966
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Way to the West
Sat, 01 Mar 1947
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.
The Inland Sea
Sun, 01 Dec 1991
In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan’s Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie’s by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and meeting people who still carried on the fading customs that Richie had observed. Interspersed with surprising detours—a visit to a Frank Sinatra-loving monk, a leper colony, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster—and woven together by Richie’s narration as well as a score by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is an eye-opening voyage and a profound meditation on what it means to be a foreigner.
Beyond Borders
Mon, 04 Jan 2021
Pilot JP Schulze and filmmaker Louis Cole set off to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine, 1974 Cessna T210L airplane named Balloo. They had 90 days to complete the journey, and as they traveled they met people from many different cultures and asked them - is what divides us greater than what brings us together?
Land of the Maharajahs
Sun, 16 Aug 1931
This travel film takes the viewer to the northern part of Rajasthan. After a quick day tour in New Delhi and its surroundings we visit the magnificently painted havelis of Shekhawati, in Jhunjhunu, Mandawa and Fatehpur, an area that used to be one of the most prosperous parts of India. From there we visit Bikaner with its impressive fort, maybe the most beautiful in Rajasthan, and the city's Jain temples ending the tour with remarkable traditional music and dance in Kuri village right outside of Jaisalmer.
Looking at Lisbon
Sat, 26 Dec 1953
This quick look at Lisbon begins with aerial footage of the port city as the off-screen narrator provides some history of a seafaring, colonizing nation, of destructive earthquakes, and of contemporary construction. Then it's on to famous buildings and monuments, a look at female fishmongers who ply neighborhoods with baskets of fish on their heads, a survey of two nearby resort areas, watching a town's annual running of the bulls, and a visit to a bullfight, where the bulls are not killed.
Cavalcade of San Francisco
Sat, 28 Sep 1940
This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.
Pastoral Panoramas
Sat, 15 Apr 1950
This Traveltalk series short highlights rural areas of England. We stop at the village of Bradford-on-Avon, with its thatched roofs, also Stoke Poges, the burial place of British poet Thomas Gray.
London's Free Shows
Tue, 01 Jan 1924
A round-up of free events in London, including street entertainers, a puppet show, pavement artists, road menders, a daring demonstration by the fire brigade, an abduction staged by a film company and a military parade.
Glimpses of Western Germany
Sat, 13 Feb 1954
This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg. Included are scenes of World War II destruction that lingered at the time.
Egypt Speaks
Sat, 06 Jan 1951
This James A. FitzPatrick's People on Parade series short takes the viewer to Alexandria, Egypt, with emphasis on the modern nature of the city.