War Docos
Innovative German film-maker Leni Riefenstahl's pioneering masterwork epic "Triumph of the Will" (1934) was explicitly propagandistic yet historical in its spectacular yet horrifying documentation of the Nazi Party Congress rally in Nuremberg in 1934. It was a revolutionary film combining superb cinematography and editing of Third Reich propaganda. She also documented the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the stunning film "Olympia" (1938) - with graceful and beautiful images of 'Aryan' athletes in competition. To respond to the Nazi propaganda, Frank Capra was commissioned by the US War Department to direct seven films in a "Why We Fight" (1943) series of narrated WWII newsreel-style films. The first in the series, "Prelude to War," a look at the events from 1931-1939, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1942. These and many other truely great War Documentaries, including the BBC's brilliant "World At War" series, are available by scrolling below.
Right: William Wyler's Academy Award winning "The Memphis Belle"Â
Crusade in the Pacific (1951)
7.7/10
This richly detailed, visually stunning documentary series covers the entire dramatic saga of World War II in the Pacific. Get a soldier's eye view of... Read more
Al Qaeda - 3 Documentaries (2005)
'Al Qaeda Family' tells the story of an Afghan family devastated by war and with differing views on bin Laden and the American presence in their count... 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
Ultimate Battles: Battle Of The Bulge (2006)
In December of 1994, Hitler launched 200,000 soldiers and over 500 tanks against the allied lines in Belgium, desperate to stave off defeat. Caught of... Read more
The Hunt For HMAS Sydney (2008)
Starring: (narrated by), Colin Friels
The wreckage of HMAS Sydney, sunk off the West Australian coast in 1941, has at last been found. The Sydney's entire crew of 645 went down with the sh... Read more
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Alex Gibney
A perpetually shocking documentary exposing the Bush administration's use of torture when dealing with political prisoners, focusing in particular on... Read more
Stalingrad: The 3 Part Documentary (2003)
7.5/10
Stalingrad - a name forever associated with horrors of war at its most unimaginable and traumatic. This three-part film was conceived and edited by in... Read more
SAS Survival Secrets: Guardians Against Terror (2003)
8.5/10
Using ex-SAS men, "SAS Survival Secrets - Guardians Against Terror" is a vividly detailed recreation of a typical close protection mission. A four man... Read more
War Collection - Arnhem: A Bridge Too Far / The Dambusters / Battle of the Atlantic (1975)
'Arnhem': A Bridge Too Far' - Illustrated with the pick of British, German and American archive film, much of it rarely seen, this programme also talk... Read more
When the Mountains Tremble (1983)
8/10
Director: Pamela Yates, Newton Thomas Sigel
Shot at the height of a largely unreported war between a heavily armed Guatamalan Military and a virtually defenceless Mayan population, this powerful... Read more