Documentary / Biography

<p>James Dean -- Digitally Remastered. A legend in his own time! Premiering in 1976, this made-for-TV movie is a dramatization of the life of cinema icon James Dean as he rose to fame in the 1950s. Written by William Bast, who had roomed with...

<p>The Amish: Not to Be Modern Go beyond the reality-show hype and experience the life of the real Amish. Shot over the four seasons, this gorgeous film offers viewers a rare glimpse inside a community that spurns electricity, cars, computers, cell phones and TV...

<p>Transfixed tells the story of highly unconventional romance: Martine Stonehouse and John Gelmon are middle-aged underdogs, living with Asperger Syndrome - an autism spectrum disorder that makes communication with others extremely difficult. Despite their social limitations, both dream of getting married, but straight identifying...

<p>Director Harold Crooks (Surviving Progress) blows the lid off the dirty world of corporate malfeasance with this incendiary documentary about the dark history and dire present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions of dollars in tax revenues...

This 1953 documentary was used by United Aircraft to celebrate 50 years of flight. The film explores the first flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903 all the way up to 1953, featuring interviews and footage from pioneers like Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen...

This 1953 documentary was used by United Aircraft to celebrate 50 years of flight. The film explores the first flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903 all the way up to 1953, featuring interviews and footage from pioneers like Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen...

<p>See the real Africa - HEAR the real Africa! Experience the lives - the loves - the vengeance and triumphs of the people of the mysterious Congo. This thrilling documentary finds filmmaker Walter Futter following an expedition into darkest Africa, encountering such delights as...

<p>The United States Coast Guard produced this documentary in 1944 to show on-the-spot coverage of the Allied landings in Normandy that helped end the Second World War. More than 9,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives in what United States General Dwight Eisenhower called a...

<p>Documentary about a bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force. Director William Keighley (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Each Dawn I Die) follows the intricate path of the mission from its initial planning to its finish.</p>

<p>In this installment of the Why We Fight propaganda film series, we see Nazi Germany's acts of international aggression, leading up to the invasion of Poland in September 1939. In the year 2000, the United States Library of Congress mandated that the seven documentaries...

<p>Michael O'Shea stars as one of America's great authors, Jack London. With a screenplay inspired by a memoir by London's second wife Charmion, director Alfred Santell takes on us on a tour of London's early life, highlighted by London's coverage of the Russo Japanese...

<p>Produced by the legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, this Armed Forces Information Film is a fascinating and authentic overview of the bloody and dramatic Japan-US conflict in the Pacific Theater in 1944. Featuring animation from Walt Disney Studios, "Attack in the Pacific" guides the viewer...

<p>John Huston's moving documentary about returning war veterans was suppressed by the United States government for over thirty years after it was produced. "Every man has his breaking point," says narrator Walter Huston. "These in the fulfillment of their duties as soldiers were forced...

<p>SEE - weird shocking rites that precede primitive sacrifices! SEE - maidens prepared for marriage in a ritual 6000 years old! SEE - Uncensored Sights That Can Never Be Filmed Again! It's all here inKaramoja, a stunning documentary of an African expedition. Legendary entrepreneur...

<p>Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.</p>

<p>Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky, but must battle Shawnee Indians who have been persuaded by a French renegade that Boone and the settlers are there to kill them and steal their land.</p>

<p>Such narrators as Lloyd Nolan and Burgess Meredith add their voices to this documentary about the attack by Allied forces on various Japanese strong-holds in the South Pacific in 1943 during the Second World War. The piece was produced by Frank Capra, and includes...

<p>The film that made Charles Laughton a star tells the story of King Henry VIII and his stormy personal life. Loughton received an Academy Award for his portrayal of the controversial king, while director Alexander Korda saw his film nominated for Best Picture. With...

<p>The War Department Presents Appointment in Tokyo, a documentary about the U.S. ocean battles of World War 2. With all enemy film taken from captured official Japanese newsreels, this 56 minute documentary primarily follows General Douglas MacArthur and his men from the Philippines in...

<p>This fascinating compilation of footage comes from the personal collection of actor Ken Murray, who arrived in Hollywood in 1927, bought himself a 16mm camera, and started shooting the people around him. Here, he gathers the footage together for one heck of a tribute...

<p>Narrated by distinguished character actor and Oscar nominee Dan O'Herlihy (Robinson Crusoe), Hunters of the Deep is a profound and beautiful documentary that tracks several oceanographers and geologists during their intrepid explorations of the deep sea. Capturing numerous varieties of fish, mammals, ocean flora...

<p>This upbeat, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, freeform musical revue was produced by groundbreaking director, activist and founder of the Associated Film Producers of Negro Motion Pictures, William D. Alexander. Here, the viewer is afforded a rare opportunity to witness a myriad of live performances from some...

<p>Actual newsreel footage depicts the darkest hours of WWII in this two documentary collection by producer-director of the U.S Army Signal Corps, Frank Capra. Includes: THE BATTLE OF CHINA, and WAR COMES TO AMERICA. See individual titles for complete details.</p>

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<p>Bing Crosby fans will be intrigued by this selection of scenes from early Crosby shorts woven together to create a fictional biography of one Hollywood's biggest stars. Director Bud Pollard appears as the narrator, while the king of the crooners sings such songs as...

<p>Over 1,100 U.S. soldiers were killed during the takeover of a small Italian village that blocked the way for the Allied Forces against Germany. This short documentary, directed by John Huston, is a stirring examination of that important battle. It provides such a blunt...

<p>From the invasion of North Africa to the fall of Tunis! This captivating documentary is part of a series containing original archive footage filmed under actual battle conditions by service and newsreel cameramen attached to American, British, French, Russian and enemy forces. Directors Frank...

<p>Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany! Three time Oscar winner William Wyler (Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday) directed this stirring documentary about the 25th and final bombing mission of the "Memphis Belle," a Boeing B-17F bomber that had participated...

<p>The propaganda is hot and heavy in this installment of Frank Capra's classic war series, shot under the auspices of the US War Department. Japanese war atrocities, dead babies, rabid Japanese soldiers at a rally, all add up to an ugly portrayal of Japan...

<p>Hippies! Bikers! Dancing in the streets! Teen riots on Sunset Boulevard! Protesters! It's all here in this fascinating documentary from the exploitation team of director Harry Kerwin and cinematographer Earl Wainwright. A 1960s documentary wouldn't be complete without a bit of narration from that...

<p>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1975, this stirring chronicle tells the tale of Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura and his attempt to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970. Narrator Douglas Rain reads from Miura's actual diary giving a first-hand look of...

<p>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1975, this stirring chronicle tells the tale of Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura and his attempt to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970. Narrator Douglas Rain reads from Miura's actual diary giving a first-hand look of...

<p>Legendary boxing champion Joe Louis is the subject of this biopic from director Robert Gordon (It Came from Beneath the Sea, Tarzan and the Jungle Boy). Former amateur boxing star Coley Wallace stars as the champ, while the rest of the cast includes John...

<p>This Oscar winner for Best Documentary was the official World War II Government film statement identifying the various enemies of the Allies. It was the first film in Frank Capra's seven film Why We Fight film series, and is preserved at the National Film...

<p>Baseball great Jackie Robinson steps into the lead role in this biopic from director Alfred E. Green (The Jolson Story, Copacabana). Robinson, born in Cairo, Georgia, was the first African American player allowed into major league baseball. The film, which features the cinematography of...

<p>Focusing on the president's great achievements and personal tragedies, D.W. Griffith's biopic of Abraham Lincoln depicts the American icon with sensitivity and grace.</p>

<p>The inspiring story of Rob Selvig, pioneering coach of the University of Montana's Lady Griz basketball team. In an era when gender discrimination in sports was the norm, Coach Selvig built a "house" of inclusion and empowerment by recruiting female athletes from the ranches,...

<p>The inspiring story of Rob Selvig, pioneering coach of the University of Montana's Lady Griz basketball team. In an era when gender discrimination in sports was the norm, Coach Selvig built a "house" of inclusion and empowerment by recruiting female athletes from the ranches,...

A true story of a poor Irish immigrant who sets sail for America in 1928 with dreams of becoming a millionaire. Stricken with tuberculosis and miraculously healed through prayer, he spends his life, with the help of the most iconic celebrities of Hollywood, championing...

A true story of a poor Irish immigrant who sets sail for America in 1928 with dreams of becoming a millionaire. Stricken with tuberculosis and miraculously healed through prayer, he spends his life, with the help of the most iconic celebrities of Hollywood, championing...

As directed by Leslye Abbey, the documentary Caution: Show Dogs travels into the uniquely American subculture of dog shows, where hundreds of canine breeders from across the U.S. gather together to present the creme-de-la-creme of dogs, and compete for the much-coveted title of 'Best...

<p>A documentary about women's alcoholism chronicles the progression of the disease in Bette Van den Akker - a nurse, wife, and mother who died in the fall of 2007.</p>

<p>The Devil's Music is the first film to document the strange story of notorious shock-rocker Erika Spawn, who was the most infamous woman in the world after her music had been linked by the tabloid press to real-life atrocities. Through recently obtained footage, we...

<p>Filmmaker Bryce Lemon and his sister went on a spiritual expedition. They journeyed beyond frequented tourist paths and into the unfamiliar. What they found was even more real than ever expected. Travel from the Costa Rican jungle and the Maluku Indians to medieval and...

<p>What's The T? is a documentary that explores the challenges, successes and lives of five transgender women. The fabulous ladies represent normality and abnormality, seamlessly in their daily efforts to achieve a balance of feminine and masculine. A positive 'you go girl' take on...

From the Director of the hit movie -- GREASE -- his personal history following select classmates from graduation/ prom thru 50 years of high school reunions -- The Jock, The Cheerleader, The Class President, The Nerd, The Most Likely to Succeed, etc.

This definitive documentary explores the triumphant but tragic story of the brilliant poet, master short story writer, and influential critic Edgar Allan Poe. It recounts how he invented the detective story, pioneered science fiction, and shaped the horror tale, yet was plagued by alcohol,...

This definitive documentary explores the triumphant but tragic story of the brilliant poet, master short story writer, and influential critic Edgar Allan Poe. It recounts how he invented the detective story, pioneered science fiction, and shaped the horror tale, yet was plagued by alcohol,...

This engaging film tells the story of Walt Whitman's remarkable life (1819-1892), the turbulent era in which he lived, and the timeless poetry he created. Interweaving narration and dramatic readings with captivating period music, insights from scholars, and photography filmed in key locations, this...

Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, a tribute to the iconic video store in NYC that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent its legendary film archive to a small Sicilian village for "safekeeping." What starts as...