Historical Documentary Movies

  • 2016
    Lumière!

    Lumière!

    Lumière!

    82016HD

    A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.

    Lumière!
  • 1985
    Terrorists in Retirement

    Terrorists in Retirement

    Terrorists in Retirement

    8.8571985HD

    Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground fighters in France: those...

    Terrorists in Retirement
  • 2018
    The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

    The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

    The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

    7.52018HD

    A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological...

    The Real T Rex with Chris Packham
  • 2016
    Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral

    Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral

    Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral

    7.52016HD

    On the same day that Stalin was buried, Sergei Prokofiev's funeral took place completely unnoticed. And if the farewell to the composer quietly went...

    Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral
  • 2008
    Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

    62008HD

    Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic...

    Chicago 10
  • 2009
    Collapse

    Collapse

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    7.222009HD

    From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert....

    Collapse
  • 2024
    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

    82024HD

    « Emmanuelle » was released 50 years ago. Its main character, played by the young Sylvia Kristel, delve freely into her sexuality,...

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle
  • 2022
    The True Story of Pirates

    The True Story of Pirates

    The True Story of Pirates

    7.82022HD

    Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of...

    The True Story of Pirates
  • 2006
    Freedom's Fury

    Freedom's Fury

    Freedom's Fury

    6.52006HD

    A documentary on the 1956 Olympic semifinal water polo match between Hungary and Russia. Held in Australia, the match occurred as Russian forces were...

    Freedom's Fury
  • 2021
    Venus: Death of a Planet

    Venus: Death of a Planet

    Venus: Death of a Planet

    7.22021HD

    Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored life-giving habitats similar to those on the early Earth. Today, Earth's twin is a planet knocked...

    Venus: Death of a Planet
  • 2012
    Titanic's Final Mystery

    Titanic's Final Mystery

    Titanic's Final Mystery

    7.62012HD

    The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs...

    Titanic's Final Mystery
  • 2021
    Final Account

    Final Account

    Final Account

    7.42021HD

    A depiction of the last living generation of German participants in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.

    Final Account
  • 2002
    Dark Side of the Moon

    Dark Side of the Moon

    Dark Side of the Moon

    72002HD

    A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the...

    Dark Side of the Moon
  • 1985
    Dinosaur!

    Dinosaur!

    Dinosaur!

    7.4641985HD

    An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading...

    Dinosaur!
  • 2019
    The Phoney War

    The Phoney War

    The Phoney War

    82019HD

    September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when...

    The Phoney War
  • 2025
    Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

    Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

    Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

    7.1942025HD

    A democracy and a dictatorship. A presidential campaign and dirty money. War and death. When Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed in the press that “No one...

    Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals
  • 2015
    Three Days in Auschwitz

    Three Days in Auschwitz

    Three Days in Auschwitz

    02015HD

    The director’s mother, Mirka Mora, avoided Auschwitz by one day. On his father’s side many perished in the Holocaust. These facts...

    Three Days in Auschwitz
  • 1998
    The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

    The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

    The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

    71998HD

    This fascinating program presents the story of Jerusalem and the Holy Land against the backdrop of history and prophecy. Jerusalem is the city where...

    The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
  • 2021
    The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy

    The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy

    The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy

    7.32021HD

    In April 1918, a disease of unknown origin swept across the five continents. In 18 months, millions of lives that had not been taken by the war were...

    The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy
  • 2021
    Dante's Divine Politics

    Dante's Divine Politics

    Dante's Divine Politics

    7.22021HD

    Dante Alighieri was a poet, philosopher and politician in 1300 Florence. The visionary author of "Inferno", the first book of the "Divine Comedy", he...

    Dante's Divine Politics