O: All Best Documentary Feature Noms
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1. The Battle of Midway (1942)
TV-PG | 18 min | Documentary, Short, War
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Logan Ramsey, James Roosevelt
Votes: 2,269
2. Kokoda Front Line! (1942)
9 min | Documentary, Short, War
Cameraman Damien Parer has just returned from the front in New Guinea, where he's documented Australian troops in action. He explains this to us in a prolog. We then see air drops of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Bathurst, Damien Parer
Votes: 271
3. 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
4. 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: 2,406
5. Africa, Prelude to Victory (1942)
Passed | 22 min | Documentary, Short, War
The reason for the hard Nazi-resistance to the Allied invasion of Tunis has been revealed to officials of the MARCH of TIME,whose film "Africa- Prelude to Victory (V. 09, No. 5, December 4,... See full summary »
Director: Louis De Rochemont | Star: Westbrook Van Voorhis
Votes: 27
6. Combat Report (1942)
9 min | Documentary, Short, War
Follows the crew of a Mitchell bomber from the 2nd BG as they fight submarines.
Star: Walter Huston
Votes: 60
7. Conquer by the Clock (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Short, War
Time wasted is time given to the enemy...
Director: Slavko Vorkapich
Votes: 79
8. The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
Directors: Jack Cutting, David Hand, Bill Justice, Bill Roberts
Votes: 239
9. Henry Browne, Farmer (1942)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary short film dramatizing the efforts of a black farmer and his family to help the American war effort by increasing production.
Director: Roger Barlow | Star: Canada Lee
Votes: 71
10. High Over the Borders (1942)
23 min | Documentary, Short
An Oscar-nominated film describing migration among birds in North America emphasizing the international character of many of the flights of different species.
Director: Raymond Spottiswoode | Star: Phil Brown
Votes: 58
11. High Stakes in the East (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Short
In the aftermath of the Allied defeat in the battle for Java, after which the island fell into Japanese hands, this propaganda film made for American audiences shows what has been lost.
Director: John Fernhout
Votes: 24
12. Inside Fighting China (1942)
22 min | Documentary, Short, War
An Oscar-nominated war-time propaganda film on the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. It followed the government of Chiang Kai-shek as their society changed and they fight back against the now-common enemy (to the US), Japan.
Stars: Kai-Shek Chiang, Lorne Greene, Hirohito
Votes: 57
13. It's Everybody's War (1942)
18 min | Short, History, War
Wartime documentary propagandizing for greater participation in the U.S. war effort during the Second World War.
Director: Will Price | Stars: Henry Fonda, Mae Marsh
Votes: 88
14. Listen to Britain (1942)
Not Rated | 20 min | Documentary, Short
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
Directors: Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister | Stars: Leonard Brockington, Joseph Macleod, Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen
Votes: 1,854
15. Little Belgium (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.
Votes: 43
16. Little Isles of Freedom (1943)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Victor Stoloff | Star: Charles Boyer
Votes: 12
17. Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)
Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short
Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage war against the U.S. Using animation, ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Kai-Shek Chiang, Adolf Hitler, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 307
18. Mister Gardenia Jones (1942)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Laraine Day, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter
Votes: 112
19. The New Spirit (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Cliff Edwards, Clarence Nash, Fred Shields, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 443
20. Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory (1942)
14 min | Documentary, Short, War
Vice-President narrates a patriotic, propaganda short designed to boost morale in the the early days of World War II.
Director: William H. Pine | Star: Henry Wallace
Votes: 43
21. A Ship Is Born (1942)
Approved | 22 min | Documentary, Short, War
This Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Negulesco | Star: Knox Manning
Votes: 59
23. Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die (1942)
14 min | Documentary, Short, War
Director: William H. Pine
Votes: 16
24. The White Eagle (1942)
27 min | Documentary, Short, War
An Oscar-nominated British documentary about the Polish people who escaped Poland and were living in England during World War II, both civilians and soldiers.
Director: Eugeniusz Cekalski | Stars: Eugeniusz Cekalski, Zbigniew Grabowski, Leslie Howard, Alvar Liddell
Votes: 46
25. Winning Your Wings (1942)
Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War
Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
Directors: Owen Crump, John Huston | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Ames, Leah Baird, Don DeFore
Votes: 383
26. Desert Victory (1943)
62 min | Documentary, War
The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
Directors: Roy Boulting, David MacDonald | Stars: Harold Alexander, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Montgomery
Votes: 370
27. Baptism of Fire (1943)
36 min | Short, Drama, War
Training film for the U.S. Army men preparing for their initial entry into the war against the Nazis. Teaching the techniques of enemy identification, combat and hand to hand fighting.
Director: U.S. Army Signal Corps | Stars: Elisha Cook Jr., Walter Sande, Peter Whitney
Votes: 59
28. The Battle of Russia (1943)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Anthony Veiller, Ion Antonescu, Nikolay Cherkasov, Anthony Eden
Votes: 1,609
29. Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History, War
Filmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
Director: John Huston | Stars: John Huston, Walter Huston, Milton Ashkin, Lyle A. Bean
Votes: 771
30. War Department Report (1943)
47 min | Documentary
This short is the first official War Department Report by the Office of Strategic Services. Topics include: Gran Sasso aftermath; Japan's conquered territory; Germany's troops and provisions; US Military supply logistics; battle strategy.
Director: Oliver Lundquist | Star: Walter Huston
Votes: 43
31. The Fighting Lady (1944)
Passed | 61 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
Directors: Edward Steichen, William Wyler | Stars: Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, Joseph J. Clark, Dixie Kiefer
Votes: 616
32. Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
Not Rated | 66 min | Drama, War
A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Louis Adlon, Rand Brooks, Frederic Brunn, George Dolenz
Votes: 267
33. The True Glory (1945)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, War
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen.
Directors: Garson Kanin, Carol Reed | Stars: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Leslie Banks, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle
Votes: 631
34. The Last Bomb (1945)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, Documentary, War
Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Reed Hadley, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Klock, Curtis LeMay
Votes: 111
35. Design for Death (1947)
Approved | 48 min | Documentary
An Academy Award winner for best documentary, the film opens with a notice that..."Exhibition of confiscated Japanese film material authorized by permission of the Alien Property Custodian ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kent Smith, Hans Conried
Votes: 48
36. The World Is Rich (1947)
46 min | Documentary
An examination of the problems of world food distribution following World War II, outlining steps underway to deal with the problems.
Director: Paul Rotha | Stars: Robert Adams, Elizabeth Cowell, Valentine Dyall, James McKechnie
Votes: 19
37. The Secret Land (1948)
Passed | 71 min | Documentary
The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, Robert Taylor, Van Heflin, James Forrestal
Votes: 429
38. The Quiet One (1948)
65 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed Black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.
Director: Sidney Meyers | Stars: Gary Merrill, Donald Thompson, Clarence Cooper, Sadie Stockton
Votes: 307
39. Daybreak in Udi (1949)
Approved | 47 min | Documentary
This 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: E.R. Chadwick, Harford Anerobi, Fanny Elumeze, Joseph Amalu
Votes: 93
40. Kenji Comes Home (1949)
30 min | Documentary
Kenji is torn between the glowing promises of communism and ideals of his girlfriend Aki's Christian religion.
Director: Charles F. Schwep | Star: William Canfield
41. 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
42. With These Hands (1950)
52 min | Documentary, Drama
Film produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union -- featuring several well-known Broadway actors -- recreates Triangle Fire of 1911 and compares working conditions of the 1910's with the 1950's.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Sam Levene, Arlene Francis, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Arnold
Votes: 80
43. Kon-Tiki (1950)
Approved | 77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Director: Thor Heyerdahl | Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland
Votes: 2,808
44. I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage son think he's a real Red.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey, James Millican
Votes: 965
45. The Sea Around Us (1953)
Approved | 62 min | Documentary
Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Don Forbes, Theodore von Eltz
Votes: 379
46. The Hoaxters (1952)
Approved | 36 min | Short, Documentary
So called snake oil salesmen at carnivals are often used as the symbols of hoaxters. There are much more globally sinister hoaxters in the form of world leaders of totalitarian regimes, ... See full summary »
Stars: Marilyn Erskine, Howard Keel, George Murphy, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 201
47. Navajo (1952)
Approved | 70 min | Drama
A young Navajo Indian boy is caught up in the conflict of cultures when he rejects the white man's school. Told in semi-documentary style.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Francis Kee Teller, John Mitchell, Mrs. Kee Teller, Billy Draper
Votes: 171
48. The Living Desert (1953)
G | 69 min | Family, Documentary
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 1,714
49. The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
Director: George Lowe | Stars: Meredith Edwards, John Hunt, George Band, Tom Bourdillon
Votes: 881
50. A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
TV-G | 82 min | Documentary, History
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Votes: 181
51. The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Approved | 71 min | Documentary, Family
Story of the American prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 798
52. The Stratford Adventure (1954)
45 min | Documentary, Short
The story of the founding, by Stratford-born journalist Tom Patterson, of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada, which opened in July of 1953 with a performance of "Richard III" ... See full summary »
Director: Morten Parker | Stars: John Drainie, Michael Bates, Lloyd Bochner, Douglas Campbell
Votes: 67
53. The Unconquered (1954)
Approved | 55 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary chronicles the life of Helen Keller, who was struck by an illness as a young child that left her both blind and deaf. Aided by her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller is... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Hamilton | Stars: Katharine Cornell, Helen Keller, Polly Thompson, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 150
54. Crèvecoeur (1955)
90 min | Documentary
Garcet, a young French officer just out of military school, joins the French Batallion of the United Nations Forces fighting in Korea. He is disappointed at first as he is assigned as ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Dupont
Votes: 28
55. The Silent World (1956)
86 min | Documentary, Adventure
A documentary about the undersea explorers and how they penetrate into the underwater world.
Directors: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle | Stars: Frédéric Dumas, Albert Falco, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, François Saout
Votes: 1,816
56. The Naked Eye (1956)
Approved | 71 min | Documentary
Follows history of camera and photography development from Da Vinci through Louis-Jacques Daguerre and Matthew Brady, to Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstadt, Weegee and Edward Weston.
Director: Louis Clyde Stoumen | Stars: Raymond Massey, Edward Weston, Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig
Votes: 22
57. Where Mountains Float (1955)
49 min | Documentary, Family
Drama documentary about the 10-year-old boy Mikisoq (Hannibal Mathiesen), who lives with his family in a remote settlement on the west coast of Greenland.
Director: Bjarne Henning-Jensen | Stars: Lars Henning-Jensen, Hannibal Mathiasen, Frederikke Fly, Hans Henningsen
Votes: 24
58. Albert Schweitzer (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his ... See full summary »
Director: Jerome Hill | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Fredric March, Albert Schweitzer, Helene Schweitzer
Votes: 142
59. On the Bowery (1956)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Drama
By focusing on the lives of three down-and-out alcoholic transients, the film creates a wrenching portrait of the tragic hopelessness of life on "The Bowery" in New York City.
Director: Lionel Rogosin | Stars: Ray Salyer, Gorman Hendricks, Frank Matthews, George L. Bolton
Votes: 1,159 | Gross: $0.01M
60. Torero (1956)
75 min | Documentary, Drama
The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession.
Director: Carlos Velo | Stars: Luis Procuna, Consuelo Procuna, Ángel Procuna, Antonio Sevilia
Votes: 127
61. White Wilderness (1958)
Approved | 72 min | Documentary, Family
The wildlife of the arctic is explored in this true-life adventure.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Winston Hibler, Volmer Sørensen
Votes: 530
62. Antarctic Crossing (1959)
47 min | Documentary
An Oscar-nominated account of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1958 recording the first crossing of Antarctica from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea.
Director: George Lowe
Votes: 27
64. Psychiatric Nursing (1958)
Not Rated | 34 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary short portrays the modern day psychiatric nursing in a woman's ward at a mental hospital. The goal of the nurse-patient relationship is to accept the patient as she is without judgment and without reproach.
Director: Lee R. Bobker | Stars: Trudy Calvin, Susan Davis
Votes: 18
65. Serengeti (1959)
85 min | Documentary
The borders of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania were initially drawn without considering the herds of grass-eating wild animals. The recording of seasonal animal movements by the ... See full summary »
Director: Bernhard Grzimek | Stars: Bernhard Grzimek, Holger Hagen, Hermann Rockmann
Votes: 431
66. The Race for Space (1959 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
The history of the beginning of man's reach for space travel. Some previously classified American and Russia footage is inter-spliced with Mike Wallace interviewing people about their first-hand experiences.
Director: David L. Wolper | Stars: Esther Goddard, Holger N. Toftoy, Mike Wallace
Votes: 58
67. The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
G | 48 min | Family, Documentary
A palimino cow pony, through a series of owners and adventures becomes a champion mount for one of the US equestrian team.
Director: Larry Lansburgh | Stars: George Fenneman, Nautical the Horse, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Dorian Williams
Votes: 209
69. The Sky Above, the Mud Below (1961)
92 min | Documentary
In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook's Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island. The journey (450 ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau | Stars: Gerard Delloye, Tony Saulnier, Herve de Maigret, William Dexter
Votes: 287
70. The Grand Olympics (1961)
Not Rated | 147 min | Documentary, Sport
142 minutes of the film speak of events and athletes that have characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Director: Romolo Marcellini | Stars: Livio Berruti, Abebe Bikila, Ralph Boston, Al Cantello
Votes: 131
71. Alvorada - Brazil's Changing Face (1962)
77 min | Documentary
A documentary on Brazil in times of social changes, using avant-garde visuals, editing and sounds.
Director: Hugo Niebeling | Star: Hugo Niebeling
Votes: 25
72. Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)
41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Acclaimed poet Robert Frost reminisces on his career. He is also seen giving lectures at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, in daily life at his rural Vermont home, and receiving the Congressional Gold Medal from President Kennedy.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Robert Frost, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes: 263
73. Le maillon et la chaîne (1963)
80 min | Documentary
Adaptation et Montage : Henri Lanoë
Directors: Jacques Ertaud, Bernard Gorki
74. The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A bandleader alienates a crooner, a songwriter/arranger, and band members, both in their music work and in his attitude about service to country during wartime.
Director: Alexis Thurn-Taxis | Stars: Henry King, Mary Healy, Jack Heller, Maxie Rosenbloom
Votes: 71
75. World Without Sun (1964)
93 min | Documentary
Fascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen and mostly filmed in deep-water seas from within a special designed batiscaff, by the Cousteau family of sea explorers.
Director: Jacques-Yves Cousteau | Stars: Pierre Bidault, Louis Bidegant, Christian Bonnici, Jacques Bourdes
Votes: 532
76. The Finest Hours (1964)
116 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles with voice-overs by the listed actors for the recreated scenes.
Director: Peter Baylis | Stars: George Baker, Faith Brook, David Healy, Orson Welles
Votes: 91
77. Four Days in November (1964)
Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From more than eight million feet of newsreels, amateur footage, tape-recordings and more, David L. Wolper presents a priceless detailed account of the time and events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Richard Basehart, John Brewer, Raymond Buck, Earle Cabell
Votes: 654
78. Alleman (1963)
90 min | Documentary
How do the Dutch people live? Hidden cameras filmed the crowds on the beach, during carnival time, skating on the ice plains...
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Simon Carmiggelt, Bert Haanstra, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 499
79. Over There, 1914-18 (1963)
90 min | Documentary
A French documentary film about World War I.
Director: Jean Aurel
Votes: 32
80. The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Richard Kaplan documents the life of one of America's most influential first ladies. Orphaned at age 10, Eleanor Roosevelt marries her fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1905. His ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Kaplan | Stars: Archibald Macleish, Eric Sevareid, Corinne Alsop Cole, Hillary Clinton
Votes: 208
81. The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles (1965)
52 min | Documentary, War
Hitler's last offensive in 1944 in the Ardennes, with which he desperately tried to stop the allies thereof, to reach Antwerp.
Director: Laurence E. Mascott | Star: Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 80
82. The Forth Road Bridge (1965)
55 min | Documentary
The construction of the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland from the initial survey to the official opening.
Director: Gordon Lang | Star: Alec Clunes
Votes: 19
83. Let My People Go (1965 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
In the second installment of the 13-part series from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer, Volume 2: Let My People Go! [Exodus], finishes the book of Genesis with the stories of Abraham, Isaac,... See full summary »
Director: Marshall Flaum | Star: Richard Basehart
Votes: 35
84. To Die in Madrid (1963)
85 min | Documentary
To Die in Madrid (French: Mourir à Madrid) is a 1963 French documentary film about the Spanish Civil War, directed by Frédéric Rossif. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Director: Frédéric Rossif | Stars: Irene Worth, John Gielgud, Suzanne Flon, Germaine Montero
Votes: 422
85. The War Game (1966)
48 min | Drama, War
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Michael Aspel, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin, Kathy Staff
Votes: 7,296
86. The Face of a Genius (1966)
50 min | Documentary
Ambitious documentary on Eugene O'Neill with facets of his extraordinary life and personality.
Director: Alfred R. Kelman | Stars: Brooks Atkinson, Arthur Miller, José Quintero, Jason Robards
87. Helicopter Canada (1966)
50 min | Documentary
Made in celebration of the Canadian centennial, this Oscar-nominated documentary offers aerial exploration of the country's vast and varied landscape, featuring impressive widescreen ... See full summary »
Director: Eugene Boyko | Stars: Stanley Jackson, Paul McCartney, Lester B. Pearson
Votes: 149
88. The Really Big Family (1967)
51 min | Documentary, Family
Documentary film about the Duke family of Seattle, who had 18 children.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Bill Dukes, Louise Dukes, Henry Fonda
Votes: 26
89. Le volcan interdit (1966)
80 min | Documentary
An account of Vulcanologist Haroun Tazieff's long "love story" with the formidable Nigarongo, a volcano situated in what was formerly Belgian Congo, from 1948 when Tazieff was the first man... See full summary »
Director: Haroun Tazieff | Star: Pierre Vaneck
Votes: 17
90. The Anderson Platoon (1967)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History, War
The director, a French veteran of the Indochina war (La 317e Section), returned to follow a platoon of American soldiers for six weeks at the height of fighting in Vietnam in 1966. The ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Joseph B. Anderson, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 382
91. Festival (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Lerner | Stars: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 699
92. Harvest (1967)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short
The American farm and farmer at harvest time, beginning in Texas with the first cutting of winter wheat, and following the season north to the Canadian border.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Star: John Carter
Votes: 46
93. A King's Story (1965)
102 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Life story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Talks of life in Victorian England, life in the Royal Navy, and travels as Prince of Wales. In-depth look into the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Booth | Stars: Duke of Windsor, Duchess of Windsor, Orson Welles, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 57
94. A Time for Burning (1967)
58 min | Documentary
During the civil rights movement, a Lutheran minister in Nebraska sets out to integrate his church.
Directors: Barbara Connell, Bill Jersey | Stars: Ernie Chambers, Ray Cristensen, Bill Youngdahl
Votes: 225
95. Journey Into Self (1969)
47 min | Documentary
The film portrays a 16-hour group-therapy session for eight well-adjusted people who had never met before.
Director: Bill McGaw | Stars: Carl Rogers, Richard Farson, Jerry, Beth
Votes: 114
96. A Few Notes on Our Food Problem (1968)
36 min | Documentary, Short
Made for the United States Information Agency (USIA). Shot all over the globe.
Director: James Blue
Votes: 43
97. Legendary Champions (1968)
77 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Documentary focusing on heavyweight boxing champions from 1882 to 1929.
Director: Harry Chapin | Stars: Norman Rose, Georges Carpentier, Jack Dempsey, Wyatt Earp
Votes: 57
98. Other Voices (1970)
100 min | Documentary
Treatments take place in a residential farm setting in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in which the residents live with farm families. In addition to catatonic patients, other residents are schizophrenic and also autistic.
Director: David H. Sawyer | Stars: Albert Honig, Sylvia Honig, Dan Lieberman, Marnin
99. Arthur Rubinstein: The Love of Life (1969)
91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
An Oscar winning look at the life of Albert Rubinstein shortly after he turned 70. It contains some home movies of him and his family, but is primarily him talking and demonstrating his great skill as a pianist.
Directors: Gérard Patris, François Reichenbach | Stars: Artur Rubinstein, Eliahu Inbal, Paul Kletzki
Votes: 136
100. Before the Mountain Was Moved (1970)
60 min | Documentary, Drama
A group of poor people in Raleigh County, West Virginia organize when strip mining is damaging their houses and community. They work to get the state legislature to pass some strong laws protecting citizens against coal mining interests.
Director: Robert K. Sharpe
Votes: 45
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