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General Docos

Under General Documentaries be all those diverse subjects that are not about Filmmaking, Sport, War, Natural History, Queer Doco's, New Zealand Doco's or Art on Film. This is a fascinating area to scroll....

People of the Wind (1976)

8/10
Director: Anthony Howarth
Starring: (Voice of) , James Mason

This feature-length documentary captures the migratory lifestyle of nomadic peoples and remains gripping throughout. The Babadi clan of the same Bakht... Read more

Grey Gardens (1976)

7.7/10
Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer

A unique film portrait of Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale, a mother/daughter duo of former socialites, relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who lived a r... Read more

The Tribal Eye (1975)

8.3/10
Starring: David Attenborough

This fascinating series features a fresh-faced young David Attenborough proving there's room on TV for totem poles as well as oil paintings. Through s... Read more

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)

7.5/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder

In 1971, the small African nation of Uganda was taken over by self-styled dictator General Idi Amin, beginning an eight-year reign of terror that woul... Read more

David Hockney: A Bigger Splash (1974)

7.9/10
Director: Jack Hazan
Starring: David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Kasmin

An innovative blend of fact and fiction reflecting the world of David Hockney. This feature incorporates Hockney's art and unabashed lifestyle in bold... Read more

A Film About Jimi Hendrix (1973)

Director: Joe Boyd
Starring: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Little Richard, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend

The first authorized documentary to try and capture the Hendrix legacy, it has a new Dolby soundtrack, remastered by Hendrix's original engineer, Eddi... Read more

Elvis on Tour (1972)

7.5/10
Director: Pierre Adidge, Robert Abel
Starring: Elvis Presley

After 'Elvis: That's the Way It Is', which was filmed live in Las Vegas, the king and his crew were eager to follow that success with another captivat... Read more

Elvis on Tour ( Blu-ray ) (1972)

7.5/10
Director: Pierre Adidge, Robert Abel
Starring: Elvis Presley

After 'Elvis: That's the Way It Is', which was filmed live in Las Vegas, the king and his crew were eager to follow that success with another captivat... Read more

I Am A Dancer (1972)

7.2/10
Director: Pierre Jourdan
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Carla Fracci

A portrait of the great Rudolf Nureyev, from his homely beginnings in 1938 to one of the century's great dancers and superstars. Includes excerpts fro... Read more

Woodstock (Special Edition) (1970)

8.1/10
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Starring: Arlo Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Richie Havens,...

It was an event destined to become the definitive document on the freaked out craziness of the peace-and-love era. In August, 1969, half a million hip... Read more