Jimmy Carter
Biography: James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-lived president in U.S. history, and the first to reach 100 years of age.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 01, 1924
Deathday: December 29, 2024
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Korea, A Hundred Years of War
2020-06-11
Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Overview: A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history of both South and North Korea in a single narrative.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-06-11
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Waiting for Armageddon
2009-01-28
Waiting for Armageddon
Overview: America's 50-million strong Evangelical community is convinced that the world's future is foretold in Biblical prophecy - from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. This astonishing documentary explores their world - in their homes, at conferences, and on a wide-ranging tour of Israel. By interweaving Christian, Zionist, Jewish and critical perspectives along with telling archival materials, the filmmakers probe the politically powerful - and potentially explosive - alliance between Evangelical Christians and Israel...an alliance that may set the stage for what one prominent Evangelical leader calls "World War III."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-28
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From Tehran to Cairo
2011-01-01
From Tehran to Cairo
Overview: A documentary about the latest days of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last king of Iran.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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The Plot Against the President
2020-10-16
The Plot Against the President
Overview: Based on Lee Smith's book of the same name, this documentary follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-16
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Overview: A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-04
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Laissez-faire
2015-01-30
Laissez-faire
Overview: A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2015-01-30
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Agee
1980-11-14
Agee
Overview: A documentary on the life of author and screenwriter James Agee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-14
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Blood and Oil
2008-06-13
Blood and Oil
Overview: The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. In Blood and Oil, bestselling author and Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare challenges this conventional wisdom and corrects the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-13
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Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
1979-01-01
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Overview: About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008-02-23
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Overview: An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years. In his last years, he's a casino greeter, a drug user, and the occasional object of scorn for young Turks like Muhammad Ali. Appreciative comment comes from boxing scholars, Louis's son Joe Jr., friends, and icons like Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Bill Cosby.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-23
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Countdown to Zero
2010-01-25
Countdown to Zero
Overview: Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-25
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Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
2009-10-21
Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
Overview: Fall Of The Republic documents how an offshore corporate cartel is bankrupting the US economy by design. Leaders are now declaring that world government has arrived and that the dollar will be replaced by a new global currency.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-21
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National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
2004-10-24
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
Overview: Even though they are frequently seen flanking presidential convoys in their trademark dark suits and sunglasses, little is truly known about the insulated world of the United States Secret Service. National Geographic's Inside series delves deep into the inner workings of the secretive organization for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelons of national security.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-24
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Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991-01-01
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Overview: Several important historical events occurred on the planes with call sign Air Force One. These events are described within the backdrop of the evolution of the presidents' airplanes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
1996-02-20
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
Overview: Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-20
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010-05-09
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Overview: A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-09
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My Father, the Spy
2019-09-05
My Father, the Spy
Overview: As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: lv
Release Date: 2019-09-05
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Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House
1991-01-01
Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House
Overview: A special that takes a look inside the White House.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
2019-09-27
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Overview: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-still want to serve their country and understand their place in the world; current volunteers work at the forefront of some of the most pressing issues facing the global community – yet the agency has struggled to remain relevant amid sociopolitical change.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-27
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How to Win the TV Debate
2010-04-12
How to Win the TV Debate
Overview: With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take part in these contests and how leaders try to win them. He tells the inside story of why it has taken so long for such debates to arrive in the UK. The programme features candid interviews with US Presidents and their advisers on the tricks of the debate trade. Blending new film and behind-the-scenes footage, some never seen before, it's a tragicomic tale of high politics and low cunning. From John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon through to Barack Obama, candidates are seen being prepared for their debates, then in the sometimes funny, sometimes disastrous results on live television. Cockerell shows why for our would-be next Prime Ministers - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - the three debate stages across Britain will be what one former US President calls 'Tension City'.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-12
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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
2021-04-25
The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
Overview: An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: he
Release Date: 2021-04-25
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Uncovering Wolfen
2015-02-02
Uncovering Wolfen
Overview: After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood writing scripts that were never produced. However, WOLFEN (1981), his only other major motion picture, was. After that he would never complete another feature film again. This is the story of that film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-02
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An Escalator in World Order
2012-07-26
An Escalator in World Order
Overview: USA is something like a religious belief in Korean history since the liberation. A powerful essay film is born with archival footages and a compilation of images of the Korean modern society. The right film for a generation who's losing the knowledge of Korean modern history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-07-26
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Detroit Rock City
1999-08-13
Detroit Rock City
Overview: In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-13
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Third Eye Spies
2019-03-01
Third Eye Spies
Overview: Two physicists discover psychic abilities are real only to have their experiments at Stanford co-opted by the CIA and their research silenced by the demands of secrecy. This is the true story of Russell Targ and America's Cold War psychic spies, disclosed and declassified for the first time, with evidence presented by a Nobel laureate, an Apollo astronaut, and the military and scientific community that has been suppressed for nearly 30 years.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-01
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1997-06-24
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Overview: Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-24
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Backstage at the White House
1985-07-19
Backstage at the White House
Overview: This unique glimpse into the private lives of our Presidents and their families showcases some of the most significant personal moments they have experienced. These instances have not only resonated with our emotions but have also elicited joy, creating lasting memories that highlight the humanity of these influential leaders.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-19
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Hinckley
2024-08-30
Hinckley
Overview: In March 1981, inspired by a dangerous obsession with the film Taxi Driver and actress Jodie Foster, a man named John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The attack shocked the world and forever changed American history. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Hinckley spent thirty-five years in a psychiatric hospital. Nearly 40 years later, a judge granted him his unconditional release. HINCKLEY presents an unsparing profile of a man whose shocking act of political violence forever changed a nation and still resonates today. It examines Hinckley's troubled early life, his obsessions and other attempts at assassination, the leadup and aftermath of his attack on Reagan, and whether or not redemption is possible for one of America's most infamous men, especially in a nation deeply divided by politics and gripped by gun violence.
Genres: Documentary History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-30
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Free to Rock
2017-05-01
Free to Rock
Overview: Rock & Roll spread the sound of freedom across the Iron Curtain and throughout Eastern Europe and the USSR, despite Communist attempts to outlaw it and to crush what they perceived was a contamination of their youth. Over the next thirty years, thousands of underground bands and millions of young fans who yearned for Western values helped fuel the nonvio- lent implosion of the Soviet regime. FREE TO ROCK features Presidents, diplomats, spies and rock stars from the West, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe who reveal how Rock & Roll music was a contributing factor in ending the Cold
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-01
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All the Presidents' Wives
2008-06-24
All the Presidents' Wives
Overview: A look at the women who has served as First Ladies of the United States.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-24
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The Presidents' Gatekeepers
2013-09-12
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Overview: An analysis of what the role of the Chief of Staff is in his position at the service of the President of the United States of America and how it has been in the past: a in-depth look, through the corridors of White House, at the internal affairs of nine presidential administrations.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
2017-09-24
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Overview: John Hume saw that by harnessing the political influence of the Irish American diaspora in Washington, it was possible to overcome the legacy of conflict and achieve peace. Exploring the decades-long campaign by the Nobel Prize winner, filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick reveals how Hume - inspired by Martin Luther King - became the moral architect for peace in Northern Ireland. In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America is a compelling feature documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, with dramatic footage and stirring interviews with Presidents Clinton and Carter, US senators and congressmen, and Irish and British leaders. Reminding us of the redemptive powers of politics to overcome division. It is a timely story that profiles creative leadership, international cooperation and the U.S. contribution to peace and stability on the island of Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-24
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Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
2015-01-25
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
Overview: Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve relations between North Korea and the US by staging a historic basketball game between the two countries. But the North Korean team isn't the only opposition he'll face... Condemned by the NBA and The Whitehouse, and hounded every step of the way by the press, can Dennis keep it together and make the game happen? Or will it go up in a mushroom cloud of smoke? For the first time, discover the true story of what happened when Dennis Rodman took a team of former-NBA players to North Korea and staged the most controversial game of basketball the world has never seen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-25
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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017-03-14
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Overview: Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr's impact was far greater, as presidents and civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. often turned to Niebuhr's writings for guidance and inspiration on the most volatile political and social issues of the 20th century. Niebuhr rose from a small Midwest church pulpit to become the nation's moral voice - an American conscience -during some of the most defining moments in American history.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-14
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The President's Book of Secrets
2010-12-01
The President's Book of Secrets
Overview: Journey inside White House history to unveil fascinating truths behind secrets known only to the President.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-01
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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019-07-14
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Overview: An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-07-14
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White House Revealed
2009-02-16
White House Revealed
Overview: In this eye-opening documentary about the inner workings of the White House, the most famous residence in America opens its doors for a behind-the-scenes tour and a meet-and-greet with the staff who keep it running in tip-top shape. Highlights include bird's-eye musings from White House workers who've seen it all and an interview with former President George H.W. Bush, who shares his memories about living in Washington, D.C.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-16
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Inside the White House
1996-01-01
Inside the White House
Overview: Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and unprecedented access to its hallowed halls, this program from National Geographic takes viewers on an in-depth tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- the White House. Interviews with presidents and first ladies offer a revealing look at what goes into running that famous household, and White House employees give viewers a taste of the preparations involved in hosting a state dinner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Looking for Fidel
2004-04-14
Looking for Fidel
Overview: Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-14
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The Journey
2001-06-13
The Journey
Overview: Eric Saperston directs this amazing journey about a group of young Americans who decide to ask the age old question in life, "what do our elders have to pass down to us?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-13
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Breaking the Taboo
2011-06-03
Breaking the Taboo
Overview: Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-06-03
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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007-10-26
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Overview: A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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Iran: The Hundred Year War
2009-02-11
Iran: The Hundred Year War
Overview: What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries deal with it?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-02-11
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All Eyes and Ears
2015-04-20
All Eyes and Ears
Overview: A timely exploration into the complex links between the U.S. and China. Interspersed with remarks from journalists and experts, All Eyes and Ears interweaves the stories of U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, his adopted Chinese daughter, Gracie Mei, and blind legal advocate Chen Guangcheng as they find purpose, identity and resolve amid the two nations’ evolving relationship.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-20
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Hesburgh
2019-04-26
Hesburgh
Overview: He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-26
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The Times of Harvey Milk
1984-10-07
The Times of Harvey Milk
Overview: Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-07
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In Remembrance of Martin
1986-02-08
In Remembrance of Martin
Overview: Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Andrew Young, who recall Dr. King's career and trace his leadership in the civil rights movement. Includes portions of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-08
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Mr. Deng Goes to Washington
2015-05-15
Mr. Deng Goes to Washington
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Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-05-15
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1979: Big Bang of the Present
2019-12-10
1979: Big Bang of the Present
Overview: Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2019-12-10
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RBG
2018-05-04
RBG
Overview: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-04
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Jimmy Carter
2002-11-11
Jimmy Carter
Overview: Jimmy Carter ran for president on a wave of post-Watergate disaffection with Washington politics. But inexperience, inflation, recession, and the Iran hostage crisis, derailed his presidency dramatically. His crowning achievement, the Camp David Accords, created a framework for Middle East peace, inspiring his life since. The film traces his ascent from Plains, Georgia, to the Oval Office and explores the role of religion in his career. This is the first of two parts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-11
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Rescued from Tehran: We Were There
2013-02-19
Rescued from Tehran: We Were There
Overview: Actual house guests recount the real life harrowing experiences they endured along with CIA Agent Tony Mendez' experience and President Jimmy Carter's dealing with the event.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-19
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020-09-09
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Overview: This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the counterculture, including the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Jimmy Buffett.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-09
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Kudzu
1977-10-01
Kudzu
Overview: Kudzu, or Pueraria Thunbergiana, is a vine threatening to take over large portions of the Southern landscape. Imported from Japan by the Departement of Agriculture in the 30's for erosion control, its spreading growth has become a problem of menacing proportions. Kudzu is an off-beat, witty, informative documentary about the vine that is devouring the South. Featuring the Kudzu Queen, the Kudzu rock band, a cast of real-life characters and an appearance by former President Jimmy Carter, it illustrates how Southern cultural traditions have quickly grown up around a botanical pest. The eminent American poet and novelist James Dickey ("Deliverance"), recites three stanzas of his poem, "Kudzu."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-01
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13th
2016-10-07
13th
Overview: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-07
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Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
2008-08-18
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
Overview: This documentary profiles iconic journalist Helen Thomas who has held a front-row seat at White House press conferences for more than 60 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-18
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Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
1991-05-14
Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
Overview: Veteran journalist and author Edward Behr spent a year investigating the rise and fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Executed on Christmas Day 1989, Ceausescu was once a hero to his own people, and in the west. Behr's film reveals the truth behind the myth, in a tale of megalomania, farce, and horror.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-14
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Houston, We Have a Problem!
2016-05-05
Houston, We Have a Problem!
Overview: The cold war, the space race, and NASA’s moon landing are landmark events that defined an era. But they are also fodder for conspiracy theories. In Houston, We Have a Problem! filmmaker Žiga Virc adds new material to the discussion on both fronts. This intriguing docu-fiction explores the myth of the secret multi-billion-dollar deal behind America’s purchase of Yugoslavia’s clandestine space program in the early 1960s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-05
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Miracle
2004-02-06
Miracle
Overview: When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an early match, Brooks unites his squad against a common foe: the heavily-favored Soviet team.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-06
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How to Win the US Presidency
2016-08-01
How to Win the US Presidency
Overview: This whimsical look at rough-and-tumble American politics examines the influence of money, religion and even ancient Rome on presidential campaigns.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-01
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Reagan
2011-02-07
Reagan
Overview: Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-07
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020-11-06
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Overview: It took his whole life to live and three full years to film Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man. Filmed in four countries with more than 80 interviews from artists with a combined 58 Grammy Awards by the artist included, “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man,” an Allen Farst film, is the cinematic documentary that shines a light on one of the greatest rock’n roll pianists and keyboardists over the last 40 years. Not just known for his musical influence, Leavell is also one of the biggest names in environmental forestry and was selected the National Tree Farmer of the Year in the United States. -His commitment to the planet and his strong family ties are refreshing reminders to be kind and treat your neighbor with respect. As Leavell puts it, “if you cut a tree down, plant two for the next guy.”
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-06
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President in Waiting
2020-12-05
President in Waiting
Overview: A remarkable living history of the Vice Presidency. For the first time together on film, President's Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter along with Vice President's Mike Pence, Joe Biden, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale help uncover the path of a once ceremonial office to that of significance. This is the story of how the Vice President evolved into one of the most powerful offices in the land told by only those who have served.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-05
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Horowitz at the White House
1978-01-26
Horowitz at the White House
Overview: Piano Vladimir Horowitz in a televised recital from the White House on 26 January 1978, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his US debut, at the invitation of President & Mrs Carter. On the program, Chopin's Sonata #2 in B-flat minor, Waltzes in A minor and C-sharp minor, and Polonaise in A-flat, followed by encores by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and Horowitz's own Carmen Variations.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-26
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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
2002-01-08
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Overview: At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team found themselves playing improbably against the legendary unbeatable Soviet Army hockey team for Olympic Gold. From the live footage taken at Lake Placid, NY, and through interviews beginning with the team's assembly through the experience of winning the gold medal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-08
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The Words That Built America
2017-07-04
The Words That Built America
Overview: In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-04
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The Era of Neoliberalism
2019-02-06
The Era of Neoliberalism
Overview: This film shows how four decades of neoliberal policies have resulted in a widespread of social injustice, economic inequality and popular anger.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-06
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The Last Mogul
2005-06-24
The Last Mogul
Overview: A biography of powerful Hollywood agent and executive Lew Wasserman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-24
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On Company Business
1980-04-14
On Company Business
Overview: A controversial three part critical documentary on the history of the CIA.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-14
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Coup 53
2019-09-01
Coup 53
Overview: Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-01
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FACE OF FIRE
2020-09-23
FACE OF FIRE
Overview: He pours gasoline on every fire
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-23
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Grass
1999-09-15
Grass
Overview: Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-15
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