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Biography

This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.

General Patton: A Genius for War (1995)

General George S. Patton was a walking, talking, fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough... Read more

Crumb (1995)

8/10
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb

Robert Crumb, the multi-talented underground comic book artist, is profiled in this unique, in-depth documentary portrait. Emerging from a dysfunction... Read more

General Custer - The Story of Yellow Hair (1994)

George Armstrong Custer is one of military history's most colourful characters: a flamboyant and dashing commander. It is said that 'cometh the hour,... Read more

Secret of the Wild Child (1994)

Director: Linda Garmon

In 1970, social workers in Los Angeles discovered a modern-day 'wild child,' a 13-year-old girl who had been locked in a room in social isolation for... Read more

Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit The World (1994)

8.9/10

Encyclopedia Britannica lists Nikola Tesla as one of the top ten most fascinating people in history. So why is he virtually unknown to the general pub... Read more

Hermann Goering: Ambition Without Conscience (1994)

6.8/10

He was the "Number One Nazi," one of Hitler's oldest friends and second in command. Yet perhaps more than any other advisor, he was responsible for th... Read more

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)

7.4/10
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Starring: Maya Lin

This Academy Award winner (Best Documentary Feature) reveals the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the inspiring story of... Read more

The John Wayne Story: The Later Years (1993)

7.7/10
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Kirk Douglas, Raquel Welch

See the legendary John Wayne at his greatest in two-fisted action, interviews, rare photos, and more, in this documentary covering his screen career f... Read more

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years (1993)

Starring: John Wayne, Gene Autry, Dean Martin

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years chronicles the early life and success of the legendary Western icon who was born Marion Morrison. The film surve... Read more

Private Elvis (1993)

Starring: Elvis Presley

Private Elvis definitive documents Elvis Presley's years as a private in the American Army, and features rare footage and archive photographs of the s... Read more