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"
The American West of John Ford (1971)
6.8/10
Director: Dennis Saunders
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Henry Fonda
Documentary hosted and narrated by John Wayne, James Stewart and Henry Fonda and takes an in-depth look at the extraodinary career and the life of Joh... Read more
On Any Sunday (1971)
7.9/10
Director: Bruce Brown
Starring: Steve McQueen, Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith
Academy Award nominated Bruce Brown ('The Endless Summer') highlights the intoxicating motorcycle race world filled with rugged road riders and the gr... Read more
This Is New Zealand (1970)
Director: Hugh Macdonald
Directed by Hugh Macdonald, "This Is New Zealand" was made to promote the country at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. An ambitious concept saw iconic NZ imag... 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
Woodstock (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
Chariots of the Gods (1970)
6.3/10
Director: Harald Reinl
'Fifty million stars in our galaxy have the the potential of supporting life forms capable of travelling to other planets', says world-renowned author... Read more
The Beatles: Let It Be (1970)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Mal Evans
This limited edition released by Apple Films offers a filmed account of the Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit during the recording... Read more
Whicker's World (1969)
7.5/10
Director: David Greene, Michael Blakstad, Peter Robinson, Michael Deakin, Nigel Turner
Starring: Alan Whicker
For some forty years, British television pioneer Alan Whicker has roamed far and wide in search of the eccentric, the ludicrous and the socially-revea... Read more
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
8.3/10
Director: Marcel Ophuls
Starring: Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Mendes-France
A staggering documentary detailing the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Combining interviews and archival film footage, director Marcel... Read more
All My Loving (1968)
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Frank Zappa
The first BBC documentary ever to be televised in the United States, this fascinating film by Tony Palmer chronicles the music of the 1960s and its im... Read more