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- DirectorJoe CrumpKristina WagnerStarsYae AiharaJohn ChristgauKatherine CrumpThousands of German families were interned by the United States during World War II. They were taken from their homes and schools, denied 'due process' and imprisoned in 200+ detention camps throughout the United States and Latin America. 'Children of Internment' tells their riveting story using live interviews with those who were interned, family photographs and historical footage. It comes as no surprise that the issues we face today regarding the fear and hatred of immigrants has been with us a long time. The taking away of freedom, due process and habeas corpus rights, with the excuse that doing so is vital to national security, was an issue then and continues to be an issue today.
- StarsGreg StebnerM.R.D. FootWill FowlerThe Secret War involves countless acts of courage, ruthlessness, double-dealing and betrayal. No agent ever knew who they could trust, which led to some becoming double agents as a strategy for staying alive and others playing both sides just for the thrill of the danger. This is the story of the operations and the people who waged the secret war and set Europe ablaze.
- DirectorOriol PortaStarsLluís SolerBrendan PriceAlvah BessieThe Spanish Civil War made a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of the 20th Century. Lots of films were made in Hollywood referring to this event, and the defeat of the Democratic Spain let an "open wound" in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters. The coherent life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie is our track through this feeling. From his fighting in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigades in 1937 to his return to Spain 30 years later, where he was required to write his only film after being blacklisted as one of the "Hollywood Ten". This is an original approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our times: the relationship between film industry and politics.
- DirectorEdvins SnoreStarsJon StricklandVladimir BukovskyVladimir LeninThe Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.
- StarsCharlton HestonThomas B. AllenNorman PolmarBased on information derived from formerly classified documents and messages, coupled with interviews with experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, SECRET OF WAR is the most comprehensive documentary series ever produced on "secrets of war" throughout the last century. Narrated by Charlton Heston, this acclaimed series features declassified and rare footage, 3D graphics, on-location shooting, historical retracing shots and extensive reenactments. In all, 65 episodes were produced from 1997 to 2001.
- StarsOliver NorthCarlo D'EsteMickey RooneyThe series recounts combat experiences, from World War II to the present.
- DirectorRichard BergeBonni CohenNicole NewnhamStarsJoan AllenE. Randol SchoenbergMaria AltmannThe story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
- DirectorMark Jonathan HarrisStarsMorgan FreemanIsrael LauLivia ShacterThe story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
- StarsAlan PietruszewskiGarth R. HassellPedro SandovalThis series chronicle's the illustrious battle history of the U.S.S. Enterprise which played a critical role in World War Two and for a time was the only carrier defending the Pacific Theater from domination by Japan.
- CreatorCynthia HarrisonBrooks WachtelJason McKinleyStarsPhil CrowleyRalph ParrRobinson RisnerUsing modern computer animation, great aerial and modern naval battles are recreated. In the process, you learn about the history of military transportation technology, the tactics created and the people using them.
- DirectorPaul RothaStarsHorst FleckLeo GennMarius GoringCarefully chronicling in great detail the early years of Hitler s life and the events that shaped him into the zealous leader of Germany. This documentary offers a critical insight into the stealthy rise of the Nazi party and how it s racist vision of the world slowly took hold in a disillusioned Germany.
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsJacques VergèsKlaus BarbieBarbet SchroederA documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsJeremy ScahillNasser Al AulaqiSaleha Al AulaqiInvestigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyBrian Keith AllenMoazzam BeggAlex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
- DirectorIlya KopalinLeonid VarlamovStarsN. DubravinEdward G. RobinsonJoseph StalinA number of frontline cameramen shot the footage used in this documentary of the Battle of Moscow, between October 1941 and January 1942,in which a people's war against the German invaders, whose atrocities are shown in graphic detail, is begun, with echoes of traditional Russian heroism and an appeal to save the country's religious and cultural monuments.
- DirectorCharles FergusonStarsCampbell ScottGerald BurkeAli FadhilA comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
- DirectorJames LongleyStarsMarmar AlhilaliMohammed HaithemSuleiman MahmoudStories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniDocumentary about street cleaning in Rome.
- StarsMaurice JoyceWestbrook Van VoorhisHugh JamesBased on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.
- DirectorNeil BrownStarsNancy WakeJohn StantonVinnie ColaciThis WW2 undercover agent revisits Europe and tells her story of escaping the Gestapo.
- DirectorErwin LeiserStarsPaul KlingerClaude StephensonLouis Arbessier"Mein Kampf" presents the rise and fall of the Third Reich, showing mainly the destruction of Poland and the life of Hitler, from when he was a mediocre student and frustrated aspirant of art living in the slums of Austria and Germany, until his suicide in 1945 after being responsible for the deaths of millions of people and the destruction of Europe. All of the footage is real and was in a secret file of Göbbels, including many poignant scenes filmed by Göbbels himself.
- DirectorLionel RogosinStarsMolly ParkinGOOD TIMES, WONDERFUL TIMES was Lionel Rogosin's plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war atrocities from their archives. He interspersed these harrowing images with scenes of a London cocktail party's mundane chatter. GOOD TIMES, WONDERFUL TIMES was released in 1964, at the height of the Vietnam War, and became one of the great anti-war films of the era.
- StarsRobert KerbeckCharles KuraltRobert E. BurkeDocumentary chronicling the history of the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain that began in 1776.
- StarsFrank FinlayEnrique ListerRamón Serrano SúñerDocumentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.
- StarsWilliam DanielsCharles DurningKelsey GrammerThorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities involved in the creation of a new nation.
- StarsTerry JonesMarcello WaltonKammy DarweishTerry Jones presents the history of the medieval religious wars in the middle-east known as the Crusades.
- DirectorTrevor PootsStarsNeagu DjuvaraMarcel IuresBirsan LucianFew know what happened, in fact, on August 23, 1944, and who were the main actors of change. Words like "coup", "war" and "communists" are used often in the same sentence, without knowing anything about the courage that a king nor 23 had when it was across Hitler's plan.
- DirectorMaria SlavinskayaWar documentary directed by Maria Slavinskaya.
- DirectorNina GladitzStarsAmelia Ingles-FernandezGiorgio PerlascaGiorgio Perlasca was an Italian cattle dealer who was sympathetic to the fascist cause until September 8, 1943. Perlasca was in Budapest, Hungary, on a business trip when he had the opportunity to see Jews were being treated.
- StarsRobin EllisAlec Douglas-HomeSisir Kumar BoseSeries looking at the end of British imperial rule in various states.
- DirectorAndrew AitkenStarsRobert PowellThe history of the Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902.
- StarsRobert PowellAdolf HitlerJoseph GoebbelsThrough the use of archived films and photos, major conflicts are chronicled from early WW1 (1914) through current day.
- StarsRobert PowellKenneth BianchiAngelo Buono Jr.At last, for the first time here is a major new series of the most extraordinary stories behind the greatest crimes and trials of this century. True stories carefully researched and reconstructed with actual archive footage. Cases which have become almost legendary in the annals of crime and detection.
- StarsDavid ChandlerRobert PowellBattle reconstructions of the British wars with the Zulu's of South Africa, including, with help from the film "Zulu Dawn" and 3D battle maps, the massacre at Isandlwana and the battle of Rorkes Drift.
- StarsRobert PowellNorman SchwarzkopfDavid StirlingOver the past 60 years Britain's Special Air Service regiment has carried out a wide variety of clandestine missions - from deep-penetration raiding to hostage release operations - which have made it respected and feared for its professionalism and daring. The SAS prides itself on doing its work in the shadows, never allowing any publicity and never claiming credit for any of its extraordinary achievements. But, over the years, sufficient information has emerged for a picture of the regiment's exploits to be clear. This series uses interviews with former members of the SAS; detailed and painstaking reconstructions; and cutting edge 3-D graphics to recreate seven great missions which show why the SAS is today regarded as the world's leading special forces unit.
- Historical records dating as far back as the 3rd Century AD show how military conflicts have been supported by units dedicated to scrutinizing the battlefield and reporting back to commanders to allow them to plan the movements of their fighting units. Explore the development of dedicated recon vehicles through the ages, and discover how the use of aviation assets revolutionized the art of battlefield recon. Witness the advances of technology in the field of tactical recon, and understand how modern scouts in the air and on land make use of electro-optical and infrared sensors.
- DirectorChristian-JaqueStarsViveca LindforsAlf KjellinEdvin AdolphsonIn 14th Century Sweden, when Lorld Erland Maneskold marries Singoalla, a gypsy, he abandons his worldly possessions. The gypsies, who meanwhile have stolen the Maneskold treasure, want the couple to join their caravan to escape detection. A jealous suitor makes Erland think Singoalla has betrayed him, and he returns to his castle, where a battle between the gypsies and the landed-gentry ensues. Ten years later, Sorgbarn, the son born to Singoalla from the brief marriage sets out to find his father Erland. He does and tries to bring his parents together. He succeeds briefly, but is hurt in an accident and dies. Erland's mind snaps when Singoalla is killed by a vindictive gypsy and he retires to his castle, demented and alone.
- DirectorChris GormlieThis is the powerful story of an era dominated by one remarkable man: the Emperor Napoleon, a man who has attracted more debate than almost any figure in history. Ruthless, despotic but an undoubted military genius, this informative film follows the Emperor from his early days, through the glorious victory at Austerlitz, to the disasters of the Russian campaign and final defeat at Waterloo. Superb filmed reconstructions and recreations. Period images and paintings. Informative graphics and maps, Interviews with Dr. David Chandler - the world's foremost Napoleonic authority. Expert commentary and analysis by Niall Barr of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and historian John Tincey.
- StarsChristopher KentLloyd ClarkDuncan AndersonA series profiling key campaigns and battles in military history.
- StarsGraham McTavishDavid FletcherJohn EricksonExamine tanks developed prior to and during World War II, such as the Steel Tiger, the Churchill Tank, the T-34, and the Sherman, as well as three major tank battles: The Battle of Kursk, The Battle of Normandy, and The Ardennes Offensive.
- StarsJoseph B. AndersonPeter BraestrupAnthony AstuccioA comprehensive history of the American stage of the Vietnam War.