Logo

The Story of Alfred Nobel

  • History
  • Documentary
  • Drama

February 18, 1939 (US)

0h 11m

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.

Top Casts

Offical videos from Youtube:

Similar Movies

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)


Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.

By the Wind

By the Wind

By the Wind (2017)


Margot, 60 years old., lives in a remote country house and takes care of her autistic son, Marc-André. The sudden disappearance of the dog disrupts their quiet life on the frozen lake in Northern Quebec.

If Then Else

If Then Else

If Then Else (2018)


Edu is dancing in a bar when Alex comes looking for him. He has some news that will have a profound effect on Edu.

The Jealous Sea

The Jealous Sea

The Jealous Sea (2018)


The boyfriend of a handsome photographer tries to deal with his jealousy after finding nude photos he took of a gorgeous model.

Posel úsvitu

Posel úsvitu

Posel úsvitu (1951)


A biographical film about a Czech mechanic and designer who was the first in the Czech lands to construct a steam car.

Shower Boys

Shower Boys

Shower Boys (2021)


“Are you a man or a mouse?” asks the bandy trainer? Viggo answers with doubt but the team chant “MEN!”. After training, Viggo and Noel go home to Noel’s house and have a sauna. The friends start to compete on who is most manly, a tough competition where no-one really wants to be tough.

Audrey

Audrey

Audrey (2017)


Audrey learns how to communicate with her dying mother who is in a hospice. It is Audrey’s last chance to prove to her mother that love supersedes identity issues. This is also her ultimate attempt to tell her mother what she has always been: her daughter.

Cashback

Cashback

Cashback (2004)


Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts (2014)


Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.

Che

Che

Che (2023)


A cinematic exploration of the indomitable spirit of Che Guevara, capturing his remarkable journey as a fighter and a symbol of revolution.

Glenn Fredly: The Movie

Glenn Fredly: The Movie

Glenn Fredly: The Movie (2024)


Starting from the determination and great desire to create a music concert to embrace peace in Ambon City, Glenn ultimately gave up all his income to hold the concert.

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova (1983)


The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.

Jammed

Jammed

Jammed (2023)


70-year-old Edith, who has fallen into social and mental isolation, comes into contact with an equally lonely young man. Although they have absolutely nothing in common, he rekindles the zest for life in her.

Cuantas viejas quieras

Cuantas viejas quieras

Cuantas viejas quieras (1990)


Rodrigo and Mariano plot a robbery; Rodrigo's station wagon will be the get away car. They dream of their wealth to be. A triangle is established when a whore appears, creating a relation of treason and mistrust amongst them. The prostitute and the drunkard rob Rodrigo and Mariano, leaving them without their dream and everything else.

The Last Moon

The Last Moon

The Last Moon (1990)


The tale of a guard at Chapultepec Castle that has fallen in love with a beautiful ghost who haunts its hallowed halls, and his tragic but happy end.

Om Namo Venkatesaya

Om Namo Venkatesaya

Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017)


Raama, who is a devotee of Lord Venkateswara, denounces worldly pleasures including his soon-to-be-bride and maradalu Bhavani and ends up at Tirumala. He decides to change the face of Tirumala by turning it into ‘Kaliyuga Vaikuntham’ both for pilgrims and the deity with the help of Krishnamma. His endeavours to do so, the hurdles and his encounters with the Lord himself is the story.

Dog Leash

Dog Leash

Dog Leash (2012)


Cracks are starting to burst in Marina's frozen life, leading towards finding refuge in dangerous places.

Small Town Glory

Small Town Glory

Small Town Glory (2011)


In 1986 Terri had a hit record. Still touring - same tune, same band - she longs for new material, but Paul her guitarist and boyfriend, can't see it. When teenage musician Jack can, she flees her gig on Canvey Island for a one night adventure, and finds her voice at last.

Strangers

Strangers

Strangers (2019)


When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl (2022)


From Nashville newcomer to international icon, singer Shania Twain transcends genres across borders amid triumphs and setbacks in this documentary.