Historical Documentary Movies

  • 2011
    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

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    Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend
  • 2023
    Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous

    Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous

    Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous

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    A nostalgic deep dive into the world of Rock Demers’ popular children’s film series.

    Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous
  • 2014
    Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

    Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

    Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

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    'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most...

    Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World
  • 2006
    Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

    Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

    Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

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    The documentary of the Nuremberg War Trials of 21 Nazi dignitaries held after World War II.

    Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
  • 2024
    The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

    The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

    The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

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    The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by...

    The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
  • 2003
    The Fog of War

    The Fog of War

    The Fog of War

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    Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from...

    The Fog of War
  • 2017
    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

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    Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred...

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
  • 2023
    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

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    In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and...

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
  • 1977
    Hitler: A Career

    Hitler: A Career

    Hitler: A Career

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    A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of...

    Hitler: A Career
  • 2019
    1940: Taking over French Cinema

    1940: Taking over French Cinema

    1940: Taking over French Cinema

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    Paris, 1940. German occupation forces create a new film production company, Continental, and put Alfred Greven – producer, cinephile, and...

    1940: Taking over French Cinema
  • 1985
    Terrorists in Retirement

    Terrorists in Retirement

    Terrorists in Retirement

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    Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground fighters in France: those...

    Terrorists in Retirement
  • 2021
    Les Damnés de la Commune

    Les Damnés de la Commune

    Les Damnés de la Commune

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    Exclusively created with period engravings, this animated feature explores the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution...

    Les Damnés de la Commune
  • 2023
    Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb

    Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb

    Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb

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    The birth of the atomic bomb changed the world forever. In the years before the Manhattan project, a weapon of such power was not even remotely...

    Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb
  • 2002
    Dark Side of the Moon

    Dark Side of the Moon

    Dark Side of the Moon

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    A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the...

    Dark Side of the Moon
  • 2010
    Pétain, such a popular hero

    Pétain, such a popular hero

    Pétain, such a popular hero

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    On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the...

    Pétain, such a popular hero
  • 2016
    East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints

    East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints

    East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints

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    The battles between the ruling empires and houses of nobility that would decide the fate of the Caucuses, the real Middle Earth, and ultimately the...

    East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints
  • 2022
    Black Far West

    Black Far West

    Black Far West

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    Did you know that the first cowboys were black? Using magnificent archives and testimonies from historians, Cécile Denjean restores justice to...

    Black Far West
  • 2014
    The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

    The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

    The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

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    It's the most extraordinary feat of engineering in history, and one of the most iconic man-made structures on the planet - the Great Wall of China,...

    The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
  • 2004
    The True Story of Troy: Ancient War

    The True Story of Troy: Ancient War

    The True Story of Troy: Ancient War

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    The story of the Trojan war is one of history's most enduring legends. A beautiful queen elopes with a foreign prince, which results in a decade-long...

    The True Story of Troy: Ancient War
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

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    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union