Documentary | War
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1. Children of Internment (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Thousands 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Joe Crump, Kristina Wagner | Stars: Yae Aihara, John Christgau, Katherine Crump, Joe DiMaggio
Votes: 19
2. Secret War (2012– )
60 min | History
The 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... See full summary »
Stars: Greg Stebner, M.R.D. Foot, Will Fowler, Joshua Levine
Votes: 41
3. Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Oriol Porta | Stars: Lluís Soler, Brendan Price, Alvah Bessie, Moe Fishman
Votes: 63
4. The Soviet Story (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, War
The 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.
Director: Edvins Snore | Stars: Jon Strickland, Vladimir Bukovsky, Vladimir Lenin, Norman Davies
Votes: 3,446
5. Fascism in Color (2007– )
Documentary, Drama, History
Stars: Bill Paterson, Stefano Fregni, Alexander Stille, John Pollard
Votes: 32
6. Secrets of War (1998– )
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
Based 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Thomas B. Allen, Norman Polmar, Mark Seaman
Votes: 231
7. War Stories with Oliver North (2001– )
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The series recounts combat experiences, from World War II to the present.
Stars: Oliver North, Carlo D'Este, Mickey Rooney, James Zobel
Votes: 84
8. The Rape of Europa (2006)
Unrated | 117 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
Directors: Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, Nicole Newnham | Stars: Joan Allen, E. Randol Schoenberg, Maria Altmann, Wolfgang Fischer
Votes: 1,658
9. The Long Way Home (1997)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Israel Lau, Livia Shacter, Abraham Klausner
Votes: 1,270
10. Battle 360 (2008– )
Documentary, History, War
This 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.
Stars: Alan Pietruszewski, Garth R. Hassell, Pedro Sandoval, Richard Harte
Votes: 342
11. Dogfights (2005– )
Documentary, History, War
Using 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.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Ralph Parr, Robinson Risner, Frederick Blesse
Votes: 602
12. Life of Adolf Hitler (1961)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
Carefully 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... See full summary »
Director: Paul Rotha | Stars: Horst Fleck, Leo Genn, Marius Goring, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 194
13. Terror's Advocate (2007)
Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A 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.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif
Votes: 1,699 | Gross: $0.04M
14. Dirty Wars (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi
Votes: 9,396 | Gross: $0.38M
15. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring
Votes: 16,806 | Gross: $0.27M
16. Moscow Strikes Back (1942)
Approved | 55 min | Documentary, War
A 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,... See full summary »
Directors: Ilya Kopalin, Leonid Varlamov | Stars: N. Dubravin, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 293
17. No End in Sight (2007)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, War
A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Campbell Scott, Gerald Burke, Ali Fadhil, Omar Fekeiki
Votes: 8,631 | Gross: $1.43M
18. Iraq in Fragments (2006)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.
Director: James Longley | Stars: Marmar Alhilali, Mohammed Haithem, Suleiman Mahmoud, Mohamed Qasim Sainakh
Votes: 1,546 | Gross: $0.20M
19. N.U. (1948)
11 min | Short, Documentary
Documentary about street cleaning in Rome.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Votes: 508
20. Crusade in Europe (1949)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, News, War
Based on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.
Stars: Maurice Joyce, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Hugh James, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 69
21. Nancy Wake Codename: The White Mouse (1987 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This WW2 undercover agent revisits Europe and tells her story of escaping the Gestapo.
Director: Neil Brown | Stars: Nancy Wake, John Stanton, Vinnie Colaci, Guna Brown
Votes: 111
22. Mein Kampf (1960)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Drama, War
"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 ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin Leiser | Stars: Paul Klinger, Claude Stephenson, Louis Arbessier, Jean-Claude Michel
Votes: 391
23. Good Times, Wonderful Times (1965)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Drama, War
GOOD 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... See full summary »
Director: Lionel Rogosin | Star: Molly Parkin
Votes: 151
24. The Revolutionary War (1995– )
Documentary, History, War
Documentary chronicling the history of the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain that began in 1776.
Stars: Robert Kerbeck, Charles Kuralt, Robert E. Burke, Stephen Christian
Votes: 148
25. The Spanish Civil War (1983– )
315 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary 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.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Enrique Lister, Ramón Serrano Súñer, Narcís Julián
Votes: 196
26. The American Revolution (1994)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
Thorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities involved in the creation of a new nation.
Stars: William Daniels, Charles Durning, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Learned
Votes: 105
27. Crusades (1995)
200 min | Documentary, History, War
Terry Jones presents the history of the medieval religious wars in the middle-east known as the Crusades.
Stars: Terry Jones, Marcello Walton, Kammy Darweish, Antony Zaki
Votes: 534
28. The King's War (2016 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
Few 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Poots | Stars: Neagu Djuvara, Marcel Iures, Birsan Lucian, Regele Mihai
Votes: 173
29. The Great Battle of the Volga (1963)
75 min | War, Documentary
War documentary directed by Maria Slavinskaya.
Director: Maria Slavinskaya
Votes: 47
30. Perlasca (1993)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, History, War
Giorgio 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.
Director: Nina Gladitz | Stars: Amelia Ingles-Fernandez, Giorgio Perlasca
Votes: 49
31. End of Empire (1985– )
50 min | Documentary
Series looking at the end of British imperial rule in various states.
Stars: Robin Ellis, Alec Douglas-Home, Sisir Kumar Bose, C.L.R. James
Votes: 45
32. The Boer War (1992)
81 min | Documentary, History, War
The history of the Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902.
Director: Andrew Aitken | Star: Robert Powell
Votes: 85
33. The Century of Warfare (1993– )
50 min | Documentary, History, War
Through the use of archived films and photos, major conflicts are chronicled from early WW1 (1914) through current day.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 161
34. Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century (1992– )
Documentary, Crime, History
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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Kenneth Bianchi, Angelo Buono Jr., Carol DaRonch
Votes: 85
35. The Zulu Wars 1879 (2002)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, History
Battle 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.
Stars: David Chandler, Robert Powell
Votes: 7
36. Great SAS Missions (2004– )
350 min | Documentary
Over 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Norman Schwarzkopf, David Stirling, Bob Bennett
Votes: 29
37. Weapons of War: Battlefield Recon (2007 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
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 ... See full summary »
38. The Wind Is My Lover (1949)
Approved | 63 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Alf Kjellin, Edvin Adolphson, Lauritz Falk
Votes: 113
39. The Campaigns of Napoleon: Napoleonic Wars (2004 Video)
55 min | Documentary
This 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Gormlie
40. Line of Fire (2002– )
Documentary, History, War
A series profiling key campaigns and battles in military history.
Stars: Christopher Kent, Lloyd Clark, Duncan Anderson, Christopher Pugsley
Votes: 27
41. The English Civil War (2001– )
250 min | Documentary
Stars: Jeremy Black, Robert Whelan
Votes: 24
42. Tanks! (1998–2005)
TV-PG | History, War
Examine 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.
Stars: Graham McTavish, David Fletcher, John Erickson, Bob Carruthers
Votes: 17
43. The Ten Thousand Day War (1980– )
52 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the American stage of the Vietnam War.
Stars: Joseph B. Anderson, Peter Braestrup, Anthony Astuccio, George R. Christmas
Votes: 259
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