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- StarsLiam NeesonAndrew HunsickerAlexandru AldeaPope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins. The premiere episode, "The Rise of the Pope," examines the origins of the papacy and how Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe. Jon Hirsch, Nancy Glass, Randy Counsman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.
- DirectorBrian FlemmingStarsSam HarrisRobert M. PriceRichard CarrierDid Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.
- DirectorStig BjörkmanStarsIngrid BergmanPia LindströmRoberto RosselliniA captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
- DirectorLyndy SavilleStarsEmma GregoryMark AdamsClaire Bloom
- StarsDerek MalcolmIan NathanNeil NormanChronicles of the lives of Hollywood's biggest stars.
- StarsAmanda VickeryProfessor Amanda Vickery goes on a journey to discover a hidden world of female artistry.
- StarsAndrew Graham-DixonAndrew Graham-Dixon looks at neglected, but rich German art from the time of the Middle Ages.
- DirectorSue BourneStarsDorothyIsobelKylieThis documentary investigates the social isolation in modern society that many people of all age and class suffer from.
- DirectorMichael McNamaraStarsAnn-Marie MacDonald
- StarsDavid AllynMichelle AshfordAna AzcuyThe Women's Liberation Movement sweeps the country in the 70's. Women gain an improved empowerment with the Equal Rights Amendment. And a sexual revolution changes women's roles in sexual freedom's, birth control and relationships.
- DirectorPatrick ShenStarsJohn CagePico IyerGarry MooreA film about our relationship with silence and the impact of noise on our lives.
- StarsMishal HusainThis definitive documentary on the life of Gandhi examines his relationship with his wife, his controversial views on race and his role on the path to Indian independence. On the world stage, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama and a myriad of peace movements have marched in Gandhi's footsteps. But while he remains, unquestionably, India's revered father, the 'Father of a Nation', there is another and less well known side to him. This series charts Gandhi's Establishment beginnings, his move into politics and his campaign to bring independence to India.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlStarsAdolf HitlerHermann GöringMax AmannThe infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
- DirectorPeter D. HutchisonKelly NyksJared P. ScottStarsNoam ChomskyAlan GreenspanMalcolm XRenowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
- StarsChris van TullekenAngela RipponSophie CassidyAngela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken travel the world to investigate the latest experiments and research that could help put the brakes on the ageing process.
- StarsEric MeyersPaul McGannZam BaringRe-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
- 1985– 3h 12mNot Rated7.7 (5.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert B. WeideStarsWoody AllenLetty AronsonMarshall BrickmanA documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts.
- DirectorPatrick DickinsonStarsAndrew Graham-DixonSøren MallingThe transformation of Danish art and how it influenced major authors such as Hans Christian Andersen.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsHannah FryWhat data is, how it is captured, stored, shared, and analyzed. Engineers of the data age create a technological and philosophical revolution. Modern society runs on data, making information the world's most valuable asset.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsDave CliffKieran EdwardsPeter HendersonComputer Scientist, Professor Cliff, thru philosophy, math, science and technology exhibits the quest for certainty/ fundamentals of sound reasoning.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsHans RoslingStephen EmmottSep KamvarProfessor Hans Rosling shares his excitement with statistics, and shows how researchers are handling the modern data deluge.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsDavid SpiegelhalterMary Lou ZobackMike ShacklefordProfessor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit and wisdom, animation, graphics, and gleeful nerdery to the joys of chance and the mysteries of probability. It is a vital branch of mathematics that tells us what might happen in the future based on the events of the past.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsLuis CancuAtmanBerthonyA collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
- DirectorChad FreidrichsIn the 1960's, as the cities collapsed and the suburbs sprawled, Athelstan Spilhaus had a vision: a futuristic city for 250,000 residents, engineered from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota, to solve the twin urban and environmental crises. The Minnesota Experimental City would use the newest technologies in communications, transport, energy supply, pollution control (even domed enclosure) in an attempt to create more livable cities and an improved environment for the 21st Century. Spilhaus' proposal was compelling on a grand scale, and quickly gained powerful backers, hundreds of experts, and its own state agency. But times were changing, and not everyone fell in line with this newfangled vision for the future.
- StarsMartin SmithSarah ChildressWill LymanWatch as the filmmaker goes into the Obama administration too see the trouble that they are having controlling ISIS is Syria. The Filmmaker interviews key members of the administration to get their views of what is going right and what is going wrong.
- StarsLiam NeesonAndrew HunsickerAlexandru AldeaPope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins. The premiere episode, "The Rise of the Pope," examines the origins of the papacy and how Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe. Jon Hirsch, Nancy Glass, Randy Counsman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsBruce HamiltonKip AndersenAl GoreFollow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
- DirectorBrian FlemmingStarsSam HarrisRobert M. PriceRichard CarrierDid Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.
- DirectorSteve HumphriesStarsDervla KirwanMartha CooneyChristina MulcahyInterlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
- DirectorStig BjörkmanStarsIngrid BergmanPia LindströmRoberto RosselliniA captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
- StarsBettany HughesSimon GoldhillHannah DawsonHistorian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world: Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
- DirectorLyndy SavilleStarsEmma GregoryMark AdamsClaire Bloom
- StarsBettany HughesApostolos C. DoxiadisShantum SethBettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China, profiling Buddha, Socrates and Confucius, the three greatest thinkers of antiquity.
- StarsDerek MalcolmIan NathanNeil NormanChronicles of the lives of Hollywood's biggest stars.
- StarsEric MeyersMax BeesleyStephen ManganAmerica in Color showcases all the key moments from the 1920's to 1960's in high definition improved footage.
- StarsAmanda VickeryProfessor Amanda Vickery goes on a journey to discover a hidden world of female artistry.
- DirectorWolfgang DobrowolnyStarsOshoMa Anand SheelaJörg Andrees EltenA secretly filmed account of sessions at Osho Rajneesh's ashram in Pune, India.
- StarsAndrew Graham-DixonAndrew Graham-Dixon looks at neglected, but rich German art from the time of the Middle Ages.
- DirectorSue BourneStarsDorothyIsobelKylieThis documentary investigates the social isolation in modern society that many people of all age and class suffer from.
- The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world's biggest problems.
- DirectorMichael McNamaraStarsAnn-Marie MacDonald
- 2016– 1h 22m6.5 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorAntoine VitkineStarsBashar al-AssadAsma Al-AssadRiyad Naasan AghaRich in exceptional testimonies, this documentary is both a portrait of Bashar al-Assad and an account of the relations that the West has with him, from his arrival in power to the conflict that is ravaging Syria today. The terrorism that strikes us, the refugee crisis, the stability of the Middle East, our relations with Russia: all of this depends on him. "Me or chaos", Bashar al-Assad repeats to justify to the world the bloody takeover of his country. In order to keep power, he initiated a terrible civil war responsible for the death of 300,000 Syrians, drove 3 million of them into exile, and allowed tens of thousands of people to be tortured in his jails.
- StarsDavid AllynMichelle AshfordAna AzcuyThe Women's Liberation Movement sweeps the country in the 70's. Women gain an improved empowerment with the Equal Rights Amendment. And a sexual revolution changes women's roles in sexual freedom's, birth control and relationships.
- StarsLyse Doucet
- DirectorPatrick ShenStarsJohn CagePico IyerGarry MooreA film about our relationship with silence and the impact of noise on our lives.
- StarsRobert PowellRamzan KadyrovAdriana FarandaFrom the devastation of 9/11 to the horror of the London bombings, acts of terrorism have left their mark across the world. Authoritative, balanced and gripping, the series investigates the motives, morals and methods of some of the most infamous attacks of recent times. The series also looks at the groups behind the attacks: their potted histories, their leaders and how some groups even mutated in legitimate political parties.
- StarsMishal HusainThis definitive documentary on the life of Gandhi examines his relationship with his wife, his controversial views on race and his role on the path to Indian independence. On the world stage, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama and a myriad of peace movements have marched in Gandhi's footsteps. But while he remains, unquestionably, India's revered father, the 'Father of a Nation', there is another and less well known side to him. This series charts Gandhi's Establishment beginnings, his move into politics and his campaign to bring independence to India.
- StarsRory StewartThomas J. BarfieldRodric BraithwaitePolitician and filmmaker Rony Stewart hosts this documentary look at the recent history of Afghanistan, a nation wracked by foreign invasions and war.
- StarsAndrew MarrPierre MaraisJoe VazAndrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlStarsAdolf HitlerHermann GöringMax AmannThe infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyBrian Keith AllenMoazzam BeggAlex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
- DirectorPeter D. HutchisonKelly NyksJared P. ScottStarsNoam ChomskyAlan GreenspanMalcolm XRenowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
- The story of the war in Afghanistan: filmed by soldiers, shot by soldiers.
- StarsChris van TullekenAngela RipponSophie CassidyAngela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken travel the world to investigate the latest experiments and research that could help put the brakes on the ageing process.
- DirectorRobert KatkoStarsRichard EngelAndrea MitchellOn Assignment reports from Iraq on the fall of Mosul and other news from the war against ISIS. Richard Engel looks how the coalition forced ISIS out of the city and examines the U.S. plans for withdraw. He also looks at the victims of ISIS and the push for an independent Kurdish state.
- StarsEric MeyersPaul McGannZam BaringRe-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
- StarsMary BeardAntoni Pugi PalermSilvia OrlandiThe acclaimed British historian Mary Beard fell in love with the intrigue of classical Rome as a child - here she delves deep into the heart of that society to meet the real Romans.Embracing the latest archaeological evidence, she reveals what went on behind closed doors and in public baths 2000 years ago. Join us and Meet the Romans.
- DirectorEmma WhitlockStarsJohn Ware
- 1985– 3h 12mNot Rated7.7 (5.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert B. WeideStarsWoody AllenLetty AronsonMarshall BrickmanA documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts.
- StarsSimon SchamaNorman LebrechtA historical documentary tracing the Jewish experience from ancient to modern times, presented by Simon Schama and based on his book of the same name.
- DirectorPatrick DickinsonStarsAndrew Graham-DixonSøren MallingThe transformation of Danish art and how it influenced major authors such as Hans Christian Andersen.
- StarsFarah Zeynep AbdullahSimon ReeveTravel writer Simon Reeve embarks upon two long-distance journeys across Turkey, exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsHannah FryWhat data is, how it is captured, stored, shared, and analyzed. Engineers of the data age create a technological and philosophical revolution. Modern society runs on data, making information the world's most valuable asset.
- StarsBarry TaffDavid OmanKevin MannisAre voices, spirits and apparitions trying to tell us something about past events? Come along as Haunted History on H2 travels the country exploring historic locations and the chilling paranormal activity that still haunts them.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsDave CliffKieran EdwardsPeter HendersonComputer Scientist, Professor Cliff, thru philosophy, math, science and technology exhibits the quest for certainty/ fundamentals of sound reasoning.
- StarsHuey MorganSteven TylerKurt AndersenTHE '80s GREATEST is a television series that offers a challenging and stimulating view of one of history's most enigmatic periods, shining a light on the people and events that shaped the decade while illuminating the trends that helped design our future.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsHans RoslingStephen EmmottSep KamvarProfessor Hans Rosling shares his excitement with statistics, and shows how researchers are handling the modern data deluge.
- StarsDavid StrathairnHope DavisHenrietta ForeThe Emmy Nominated Great Decisions series is the only documentary series on American television devoted exclusively to in-depth examination of international issues. Narrated by David Straithairn, the 13 episode series looks at critical issues facing America from all angles.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsDavid SpiegelhalterMary Lou ZobackMike ShacklefordProfessor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit and wisdom, animation, graphics, and gleeful nerdery to the joys of chance and the mysteries of probability. It is a vital branch of mathematics that tells us what might happen in the future based on the events of the past.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanOmarosa Manigault NewmanTimothy L. O'BrienExamine the key moments that shaped President-elect Donald Trump. Interviews with advisors, business associates and biographers reveal how Trump transformed himself from real estate developer to entertainer to president.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsLuis CancuAtmanBerthonyA collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
- 2014–6.9 (22)TV Episode
- DirectorChad FreidrichsIn the 1960's, as the cities collapsed and the suburbs sprawled, Athelstan Spilhaus had a vision: a futuristic city for 250,000 residents, engineered from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota, to solve the twin urban and environmental crises. The Minnesota Experimental City would use the newest technologies in communications, transport, energy supply, pollution control (even domed enclosure) in an attempt to create more livable cities and an improved environment for the 21st Century. Spilhaus' proposal was compelling on a grand scale, and quickly gained powerful backers, hundreds of experts, and its own state agency. But times were changing, and not everyone fell in line with this newfangled vision for the future.
- DirectorChristopher OlgiatiStarsMuammar GaddafiGary KorkalaFrank TerpilA look at the life and death of the former Prime Minister of Libya Muammar Gaddafi.
- StarsMartin SmithSarah ChildressWill LymanWatch as the filmmaker goes into the Obama administration too see the trouble that they are having controlling ISIS is Syria. The Filmmaker interviews key members of the administration to get their views of what is going right and what is going wrong.
- DirectorJames JonesTeam MindeulleStarsJong-Un KimNorth Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrasting ox-drawn farms to the glittering life of the elite in Pyongyang. The starving children on the streets are of artificial food shortages engendered by corruption. See how USBs, cell phones and DVDs from the South are transforming North Koreans' views of their world.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsBruce HamiltonKip AndersenAl GoreFollow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
- DirectorJane McMullenStarsPriyanka BoghaniSarah ChildressKim Dong-sikWho killed Kim Jong-un's half brother, Kim Jong-nam, and what does the murder reveal about the North Korean leader and his regime?
- DirectorSteve HumphriesStarsDervla KirwanMartha CooneyChristina MulcahyInterlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
- StarsTim BeckmannNatasha EzrowMariam MuftiFrom Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. This series answers how dictators seized and wielded power in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality.
- StarsBettany HughesSimon GoldhillHannah DawsonHistorian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world: Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
- StarsColin TierneySelwyn RaabThomas ReppettoTold by those who brought them to justice, this takes you through the rise and fall of some of the mafia's most notorious outlaws.
- StarsBettany HughesApostolos C. DoxiadisShantum SethBettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China, profiling Buddha, Socrates and Confucius, the three greatest thinkers of antiquity.
- DirectorEugenio CappuccioStarsChristina EngelhardtGabriella GiorgelliAndrea De CarloEugenio Cappuccio was Fellini's formal assistant director on "Ginger and Fred" in 1985. Then he always followed "The Maestro" in several different projects. This film documentary is a biographical journey into Federico Fellini's magical and enormous cinema and world, from the start of his career until the end of his life.
- StarsEric MeyersMax BeesleyStephen ManganAmerica in Color showcases all the key moments from the 1920's to 1960's in high definition improved footage.
- DirectorAndrey A. TarkovskiyStarsAndrei TarkovskyThe documentary recounts Tarkovsky's life and work, letting the director tell the story himself, as he shares with us his memories, his view of art and his reflections on the destiny of the artist and the meaning of human existence.
- DirectorWolfgang DobrowolnyStarsOshoMa Anand SheelaJörg Andrees EltenA secretly filmed account of sessions at Osho Rajneesh's ashram in Pune, India.
- DirectorJakub HejnaHelena TrestíkováStarsMilos FormanMiroslav OndrícekA look at the life and work of director Milos Forman, from the Czech New Wave to Hollywood.
- DirectorSergey LoznitsaStarsJoseph StalinNikita KhrushchevLavrenti BeriaThe enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.
- The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world's biggest problems.
- DirectorMathilde Damoisel
- 2016– 1h 22m6.5 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorAntoine VitkineStarsBashar al-AssadAsma Al-AssadRiyad Naasan AghaRich in exceptional testimonies, this documentary is both a portrait of Bashar al-Assad and an account of the relations that the West has with him, from his arrival in power to the conflict that is ravaging Syria today. The terrorism that strikes us, the refugee crisis, the stability of the Middle East, our relations with Russia: all of this depends on him. "Me or chaos", Bashar al-Assad repeats to justify to the world the bloody takeover of his country. In order to keep power, he initiated a terrible civil war responsible for the death of 300,000 Syrians, drove 3 million of them into exile, and allowed tens of thousands of people to be tortured in his jails.
- StarsSophie OkonedoAnne CunninghamKuei Lin HsuThis documentary series highlights the lives of extraordinary women through history. Women of different backgrounds, cultures, and industries.
- StarsLyse Doucet