Movies: Saul Bass

A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive....

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Wa...

A brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham....

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-tow...

Explores the visual art of Saul Bass and his contributions to film credits....

This film was made by Bass' company as a presentation to AT&T executives. It would have extended to be shown to the public, but a number of his ideas in the film were not ultimately adopted, like his phone booth designs, and men's and women's uni...

Educational film about solar energy, told with striking imagery and animation....

Stan Freberg satirizes contemporary television, particularly commercials....

Four featurettes focus on Hitch's collaborations: "Saul Bass: Title Champ" (opening credits), "Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies" (costumes), "Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro" (music) and "Alma: The Master's Muse" (Hitchcock's partnershi...

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate....

An exploration of American escapism through dream sequences. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012....

Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist....

A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer....

A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee....

A compilation of conferences/debates between renowned designers, environmental activists, and students on the concept of design. Held in Aspen, Colorado, USA....

1970 film by Eli Noyes (son of architect and designer Eliot Noyes) and his friend Claudia Weill made a film documenting the Aspen Design Conference, which convened that year around the theme “Environment by Design." The film displays the confrontatio...

Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife....

The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what the boy has seen, giving us a deeper understanding of visual awareness....