Directing
Alberto Cavalcanti
- Titles
- 96movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1926 to 2026, with a break from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 1934 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 60titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Went the Day Well?85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.7
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.1, average 3.0
- Cringe Humor0.6, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 2
- Social Realism 2
- Political Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJames E. RogersActorLa P’tite Lili, Train Without Eyes, Nothing But Time, Sea Fever
- JJosé CañizaresEditorThe Wind Rose, Song of the Sea, Simon the One-Eyed, A Real Woman
Mary MerrallActorDead of Night, They Made Me a Fugitive, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Eliane LageActorCaiçara, Angela, Um Homem e o Cinema
Catherine HesslingActorLa P’tite Lili, Little Red Riding Hood, Yvette
Mário SérgioActorCaiçara, Angela, Um Homem e o Cinema- JJohn DightonWriterWent the Day Well?, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Champagne Charlie
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, Went the Day Well?, Champagne Charlie- MMargery SaundersEditorFor Them That Trespass, They Made Me a Fugitive, The First Gentleman
Abilio Pereira de AlmeidaActorCaiçara, Angela
Mervyn JohnsActorDead of Night, Went the Day Well?
Germaine SablonActorThe Brazilian Thing, Three Songs of Resistance
Movies and TV shows
922020s
1 title
1980s
1 title
1970s
3 titles
Director
Director
as Astronomer
1960s
2 titles
Director, Screenplay
1950s
11 titles
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Idea
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
Producer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer, Story
1940s
21 titles · average score 70
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Associate Producer
Director
Director
Director, Producer
1930s
38 titles · average score 60
Director
Director
Director
Director, Writer
as J. Leviticus (uncredited)
Sound Supervisor
Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
Adaptation, Editor
Director
1920s
15 titles · average score 72
Director
Director
Editor, Producer
Director, Editor
Director, Writer
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Assistant Director, Art Direction
Art Direction
Assistant Director
Production Designer
Costume Design