John W. Barnes Movies

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he...

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction Marceau...

Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

An adaptation of the short story of the same title by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, in which four men who have survived a catastrophic war share memories...

This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau.

This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification...

Follows Chaucer's pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Chaucer's England (1958) Shows some background scenery taken in...

Marcel Marceau pantomimes the story of a man who becomes trapped in one of his ‘masks.’

Recreates the conflict of Roger Williams with the Puritan leaders of New England, including his attempts to achieve separation of church and state,...

This film presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowned for its historic sites and large tourist trade. It tells a...

Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

A boy in Minnesota builds a toy boat and, after writing his name and address on the craft, sends the small vessel on its journey to the Gulf of...

Documentary concerning Baltimore's efforts at urban renewal with an emphasis on improving housing in the city's slums.

The story of a summer camp in which children of different racial backgrounds participate. Points out that the prejudices of the children, when...

Explains strategy, movement of forces and important battles of the revolutionary war. Geographical, social and political factors which brought...

Tells the story of a young Scottish boy and his sheep dog.

Presents man's use and misuse of land throughout the country. Includes conservation measures now in operation and suggests further steps.