What's on Visit The Lens
Home
What's on
Cinemas Exhibitions
Visit
How to get to ACMI Accessibility Amenities Food & drink Shop School groups Families More info
Accessibility
Collections & Preservation
Projects & Partnerships
Schools & Teachers
Membership
Support us
About us
Contact us
Shop
Venue hire
Touring exhibitions
ACMI X Residency
Subscribe
The Lens

Works explorer

The Machine: master or slave

United States, 1941
film

Considers the problems that management faces in its approach to the human and financial facctors involved in technological progress. To what extent can unempl..

Read more

Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Change and employment

United Kingdom, 1961
Similarity: 77%

Key to progress: machines in the service of men

United Kingdom, 1951
Similarity: 75%

A Matter of survival

Canada, 1969
Similarity: 75%

Men at work

Canada, 1953
Similarity: 74%

Valley town

United States, 1940
Similarity: 74%

A Touch of the terminals

Australia, 1978
Similarity: 73%

Ideas at work

United Kingdom, 1950
Similarity: 73%

When it comes to people...

Australia, 1968
Similarity: 72%

Mechanisation

United Kingdom, 1980
Similarity: 71%

Working to a system

United Kingdom, 1968
Similarity: 71%

First impressions

United Kingdom, 1952
Similarity: 71%

The Skilled worker

Canada, 1958
Similarity: 71%

Need for supervisory training

Unknown
Similarity: 71%

They gave him the works

United Kingdom, 1948
Similarity: 71%

Men and supermen

Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1975
Similarity: 71%

Your obedient servant

United Kingdom, 1967
Similarity: 70%

Who pays the price?

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 70%

Automation : see it now

United States, 1957
Similarity: 70%
Back to top

ADDRESS: Fed Square, Melbourne/Naarm, Australia
Plan your visit

OPENING HOURS
Museum

Open daily 10am – 5pm
Open 1–5pm ANZAC Day 25 Apr 2026

ACMI Cinemas
Check screening times

ACMI Cafe + Bar
Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm*
Sat & Sun 10am – 4.30pm*
*Hours extended to accomodate cinema sessions.

ACMI Shop
Open daily 11am – 5pm
Shop online

School groups (by advance booking only)
Mon–Fri 10am – 2.30pm

Subscribe
Follow ACMI on FacebookSubscribe to ACMI's YouTube channelFollow ACMI on TikTokFollow ACMI on InstagramWeChatRedNote

Terms & Conditions
Accessibility
Reports & Policies
Contact us

ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.