Rudy Burckhardt Movies

  • 1976
    Sodom and Gomorrah, NY, 10036

    Sodom and Gomorrah, NY, 10036

    Sodom and Gomorrah, NY, 10036

    01976HD

    A documentary about the sex industry around 8th Avenue and 42nd Street.

    Sodom and Gomorrah, NY, 10036
  • 1967
    Square Times

    Square Times

    Square Times

    01967HD

    A Saturday night on 42nd Street, from dusk to dawn: the glamour, the garbage, the hot dogs, the movies, the sex, and the violence in the air.

    Square Times
  • 1980
    Julie

    Julie

    Julie

    01980HD

    A snapshot from the filmmaker's own life in rural Maine.

    Julie
  • 1973
    Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    01973HD

    Looking down at nature's small works in the woods of Maine, then straight up at the sky, then down again at the daylong journey of an inchworm.

    Caterpillar
  • 1953
    A Day in the Life of a Cleaning Woman

    A Day in the Life of a Cleaning Woman

    A Day in the Life of a Cleaning Woman

    01953HD

    The film's title evokes a mundane slice of life but a kindhearted maid catches a lucky break when her enchanted feather duster makes it so that the...

    A Day in the Life of a Cleaning Woman
  • 1943
    Trinidad

    Trinidad

    Trinidad

    01943HD

    Rudy Burckhardt shot plenty of film while he was stationed in Trinidad with the Signal Corps in the early 1940s. This short film compiles some of the...

    Trinidad
  • 1936
    145 W. 21

    145 W. 21

    145 W. 21

    01936HD

    A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.

    145 W. 21
  • 1941
    Montgomery, Alabama

    Montgomery, Alabama

    Montgomery, Alabama

    01941HD

    A soldier on a weekend pass, with Kodachrome in his camera, takes a leisurely walk on both sides of the tracks. Piano by Earl Hines.

    Montgomery, Alabama