Documentaries
Documentary Films, strictly speaking, are non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art, sometimes known as cinema verite. As films became more narrative-based, documentaries branched out and took many forms, some of which have been termed propagandistic or non-objective.
One of Alice's favourite sections, and due to the sheer size of this collection, we have split ioto a number of sub-sections. See side bars on left for more options. By scrolling below are you will be exposed to whole darn caboodle - all of Alice's documentaries.
Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
Alternative 3 (1977)
7.1/10
Director: Christopher Miles
Starring: Tim Brinton
This 1977 spoof documentary caused uproar when first broadcast on UK Television. Taking its premise that there was a colony of scientists on Mars, vie... Read more
Frost / Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews (1977)
7.7/10
Director: Jorn Winther
Starring: Richard Nixon, David Frost
Cut from over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and Richard Nixon, this was originally broadcast in May of 1977. Never before (or... Read more
All You Need Is Love (1977)
7.9/10
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: Kiss , The Byrds , Joan Baez, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Pat Boone, David Bowie,...
Broad and ambitious in scope, this British documentary series chronicling the "story of popular music" was made at the suggestion of John Lennon. Film... Read more
Harlan County USA (1977)
7.4/10
Director: Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple's Academy Award-winning documentary unflinchingly details the gruelling 1973 coal miners' strike in small-town Kentucky. With unprecede... Read more
Homage to Chagall (1977)
7.2/10
Director: Harry Rasky
For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colourful, heartfelt paintings, murals and s... Read more
21 Up (1977)
8.2/10
Director: Michael Apted
Called 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more
Jacques Cousteau: Voyage to the Edge of the World (1976)
8.6/10
Director: Philippe Cousteau
Starring: Jacques Cousteau
On his ship "Calypso," as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South America and travel to Antarctica. They explore islands... Read more
Pumping Iron (1976)
7.4/10
Director: George Butler, Robert Fiore
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz
An award-winning look at the world of professional bodybuilders, this insightful and entertaining documentary follows the preparations for and staging... Read more
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
A Sunday in Hell (1976)
Director: Jorgen Leth
One of the most incredible road-cycling documentaries ever made is this chronicle of the 1976 Paris-Roubaix race. Featuring insights into the top com... Read more