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
MiG-29 (1994)
Director: Colin T Webb
Arguably the most advanced strike aircraft of its day, the MiG-29's maneuverability and stability at high angles of attack make it a formidable weapon... Read more
The True Story of Black Hawk Down (2003)
Director: David Keane
'The True Story of Black Hawk Down' is a compelling, minute-by-minute look at the battle that claimed 18 American lives. Mark Bowden, author of the be... Read more
Fighting the Red Baron (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Christopher Spencer
At the outset of WWI the aeroplane was seen as having little use other than to act as a spotter plane for the cavalry and artillery. But within six mo... Read more
The Last Voices of the Great War (2008)
8/10
Director: Nick Maddocks
A powerful first-person testimony to one of the most fascinating and traumatic episodes in human history, The Last Voices of the Great War, presents t... Read more
Hell in the Pacific: The Last Great Naval War (2005)
7.3/10
The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanses of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found th... Read more
The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Michael King
The film traces the journey of Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who teams up with Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned Holocau... Read more
Bill Pertwee's The Warden Says (2003)
Starring: Bill Pertwee
Bill Pertwee, better known as Warden Hodges from 'Dad's Army' fronts an excellent gathering of public information films from the Britsh war years. Thi... Read more
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume 2, Part 2 (1993)
7.4/10
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Corey Carrier, George Hall, Ronny Coutteure
The award-winning adventures of the young Indiana Jones continue with 'The War Years'. This time, Jones (Sean Patrick Flanery) is serving in the infan... Read more
The Nazi War Machine of WWII (2007)
This is the story of the creation of the Nazi war machine. We trace it's origins from the Freikorps and street thugs battling in the German streets af... Read more
The Spanish Earth (1937)
6.7/10
Director: Joris Ivens
In 1937 Joris Ivens directed THE SPANISH EARTH, a film designed to inform Americans about the Spanish Civil War and to raise funds for allies (the Loy... Read more