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1. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,443
2. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
TV-PG | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Anne Chevalier, Matahi, Hitu, Bill Bambridge
Votes: 6,378
3. Elephant Boy (1937)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.
Directors: Robert J. Flaherty, Zoltan Korda | Stars: Sabu, W.E. Holloway, Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes
Votes: 852
4. Moana (1926)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty presents a docufictional account of a family living in a Samoan village in the early 1920s.
Directors: Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Ta'avale, Fa'amgase, T'ugaita, Tama
Votes: 736
5. Why We Fight (1942)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War
The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Walter Huston, Victor Bulwer-Lytton, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré
Votes: 2,404
6. Autodefensa (2022)
15 min | Comedy, Drama
Berta Prieto and Belén Barenys write, together with Miguel Ángel Blanca (Magaluf Ghost Town) this series about the vital moment of a generation, of which five episodes will be screened. ... See full summary »
Stars: Berta Prieto, Belén Barenys, Paula Vicente-Mascó, Aina Serena Serna
Votes: 360
7. Louisiana Story (1948)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Drama
The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy
Votes: 2,150
8. Man of Aran (1934)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Drama
In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Colman 'Tiger' King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dirrane, Pat Mullin
Votes: 2,320
9. White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Monte Blue, Raquel Torres, Robert Anderson, Renee Bush
Votes: 961
10. It's All True (1943)
Documentary
It's All True is an unfinished Orson Welles feature film comprising three stories about Latin America. "My Friend Bonito" was supervised by Welles and directed by Norman Foster in Mexico in... See full summary »
Directors: Orson Welles, Norman Foster | Star: Anselmo Duarte
Votes: 82
11. Toxic Tom (2016)
99 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Local drinking legend and fishing expert extraordinaire, Toxic Tom, takes on his biggest challenge yet as he crawls out of retirement to capture the mythological Glamor Monster.
Director: Chris Good Goodwin | Stars: Tom Goodwin, Michael Estes, Chris Brewster, Alisa Severina
Votes: 11
12. The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career... See full summary »
Directors: Robert J. Flaherty, Richard Lyford, Curt Oertel | Star: Fredric March
Votes: 129
13. Oidhche Sheanchais (1935)
11 min | Short, Drama
A well known storyteller, Tomas O' Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage. His storytelling is juxtaposed with images of the sea.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dirrane, Colman 'Tiger' King, Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh
Votes: 39
14. The Land (1942)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary showing the poor state that American agriculture had fallen into during the Great Depression.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Star: Robert J. Flaherty
Votes: 102
15. A Boatload of Wild Irishmen (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Robert Flaherty is credited with being the father of the modern documentary after making "Nanook of the North" and classics such as "Man of Aran" and "Louisiana Story", but he is also criticized for engaging in distortion and stereotyping.
Director: Mac Dara Ó'Curraidhín | Star: Robert J. Flaherty
Votes: 22
16. We, the People (1948–1952)
30 min | Talk-Show
The host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.
Stars: The Oscar Bradley Orchestra, Lee Vines, Dan Seymour, Dwight Weist
Votes: 20
17. Twenty-Four-Dollar Island (1927)
12 min | Documentary, Short
In 1626, Dutch traders bought Manhattan for $24 of beads and gift product. Within 30 years, there were 1,000 residents, and 300 years later, there were 8 million. This film celebrates the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
Votes: 238
18. Industrial Britain (1931)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A quick look at the different industries of Britain circa 1931.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Star: Donald Calthrop
Votes: 168
19. A Letter to Freddy Buache (1982)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Godard has been hired to make a film celebrating the 500th anniversary of Lausanne. This film is his videotaped refusal.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Freddy Buache, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 293
20. St. Matthew Passion (1949)
80 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Walther Ludwig, Karl Schmitt-Walter
Votes: 23
21. The Potterymaker (1925)
15 min | Documentary, Short
The artistry and the technique of a pottery worker is presented in great detail, in this mixture of fiction and documentary, as a real ceramist creates a new vase after a little girl ... See full summary »
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Ruth Raffo, Victor Raffo
Votes: 43
22. Footlights and Kleiglights (1951–1952)
15 min | Talk-Show
"Footlights and Kleiglights" deals with the theatrical arts and films with interviews to provide viewers a behind-the-scenes look at stage, screen and television.
Stars: Ben Grauer, Frank Farrell, William Gaxton, Ed Wynn
27. The Buskers of Galway (2019)
Documentary, Short
The buskers of Galway reflect on their lives as street musicians and discuss the impending busking limiting Galway city by-laws.
Director: Sam Cahoon | Stars: Xavier Cardriche, Sonny Casey, Clarence Foy, Bip Henderson
28. The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938 TV Movie)
45 min | Adventure, Drama
Stars: Douglas Allen, Ian Aylmer, Basil Cunard, Graveley Edwards
29.
Footlights and Kleiglights (1951–1952)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(1951)
Talk-Show
Stars: Robert J. Flaherty, Ben Grauer
30.
We, the People (1948–1952)
Episode:
Episode #3.20
(1951)
Talk-Show
Stars: Robert J. Flaherty, Peter Freuchen, The Oscar Bradley Orchestra, Cole Porter
31.
Autodefensa (2022)
Episode:
Ansiedad
(2022)
17 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Miguel Ángel Blanca | Stars: Berta Prieto, Belén Barenys, Eloy Fernández Porta, Natàlia Barrientos
Votes: 26