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
Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Christopher Spencer
Starring: John Hannah, Kenneth Cranham
Documentary filmmaker Christopher Spencer uncovers the truth about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in this docudrama that gets to the heart of the my... Read more
Classic Fighters: Marlborough 2007 (2007)
This three hour plus DVD contains: Nieuport 11, Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a, de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunks, Percival 'Piston' Provost, Miles Messenger... Read more
War Dance (2007)
7.9/10
Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Since the 1980s, Uganda has been locked in a violent civil war; a war in which children are often snatched from refugee camps or even their homes and... 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
Nazi Number One: Hermann Goering (2007)
Hermann Goering was the affable face of Nazism, yet he signed off on every anti-Semitic law and genocidal command, leading to the allies sentencing hi... 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
The War (2007)
9.1/10
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Ken Burns presents a fourteen-part documentary on World War Two, focusing on the impact it had on the people involved - the soldiers and the families... Read more
The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
In 2004, former U.S. marine Brian Steidle was assigned to Darfur as an 'unarmed monitor' and became a key witness to the region's unfolding genocide,... Read more
In Love with Adolf Hitler (2007)
Director: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle
Starring: Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler
A unique, compelling and thoroughly fascinating documentary drawing on the vast personal film and photo archives of Eva Braun along with exclusive sho... Read more
NZSAS: First Among Equals (2007)
8.9/10
Made for TV3's Inside New Zealand documentary slot, this 3-part series is a unique in-depth look at New Zealand's most elite fighting force. Beginnin... Read more