John W. Barnes Movies

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

This is the first film in Barnes' 'Shaw vs. Shakespeare' series, considered by experts to be among the finest educational films ever made. Here is...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between the northern United States...

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