Nancy Reagan
Also Known As: Anne Frances Robbins, Nancy Davis, Nancy Frances Robbins, Nancy Davis Reagan
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. She served as the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Davis' film career began with small supporting roles in two films that were released in 1949, The Doctor and the Girl with Glenn Ford and East Side, West Side starring Barbara Stanwyck. She played a child psychiatrist in the film noir Shadow on the Wall (1950) with Ann Sothern and Zachary Scott; her performance was called "beautiful and convincing" by New York Times critic A. H. Weiler. She co-starred in 1950's The Next Voice You Hear..., playing a pregnant housewife who hears the voice of God from her radio. Influential reviewer Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that "Nancy Davis [is] delightful as [a] gentle, plain, and understanding wife." In 1951, Davis appeared in Night into Morning, her favorite screen role, a study of bereavement starring Ray Milland. Crowther said that Davis "does nicely as the fiancée who is widowed herself and knows the loneliness of grief," while another noted critic, The Washington Post's Richard L. Coe, said Davis "is splendid as the understanding widow." MGM released Davis from her contract in 1952; she sought a broader range of parts, but also married Reagan, keeping her professional name as Davis, and had her first child that year. She soon starred in the science fiction film Donovan's Brain (1953); Crowther said that Davis, playing the role of a possessed scientist's "sadly baffled wife," "walked through it all in stark confusion" in an "utterly silly" film. In her next-to-last movie, Hellcats of the Navy (1957), she played nurse Lieutenant Helen Blair, and appeared in a film for the only time with her husband, playing what one critic called "a housewife who came along for the ride." Another reviewer, however, stated that Davis plays her part satisfactorily, and "does well with what she has to work with." Author Garry Wills has said that Davis was generally underrated as an actress because her constrained part in Hellcats was her most widely seen performance. In addition, Davis downplayed her Hollywood goals: promotional material from MGM in 1949 said that her "greatest ambition" was to have a "successful happy marriage"; decades later, in 1975, she would say, "I was never really a career woman but [became one] only because I hadn't found the man I wanted to marry. I couldn't sit around and do nothing, so I became an actress." Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon nevertheless characterized her as a "reliable" and "solid" performer who held her own in performances with better-known actors. After her final film, Crash Landing (1958), Davis appeared for a brief time as a guest star in television dramas, such as the Zane Grey Theatre episode "The Long Shadow" (1961), where she played opposite Ronald Reagan, as well as Wagon Train and The Tall Man, until she retired as an actress in 1962.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: July 06, 1921
Age: 103 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: March 06, 2016
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The Dark Wave
Overview: A young girl, normal in every way, is affected with severe epilepsy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-01
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Family Fundamentals
Overview: With a rare gift for unflinching impartiality, director Arthur Dong delves into the lives and attitudes of fundamentalist families who actively oppose homosexuality, despite having gay offspring themselves.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-26
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Shadow on the Wall
Overview: Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-19
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Donovan's Brain
Overview: A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-30
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Zappa
Overview: With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-27
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The Next Voice You Hear...
Overview: The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-29
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Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
Overview: The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Hellcats of the Navy
Overview: Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy portrays navy nurse Helen Blair, Abbott's off-and-on girlfriend. During a delicate mission in which his sub is ordered to retrieve a revolutionary new Japanese mine, Abbott is forced to leave frogman Wes Barton (Harry Lauter) behind to save the rest of his crew. But Abbott's second-in-command Don Landon (Eduard Franz) is convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.
Genres: War Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-01
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The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Overview: The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress follows the new presidential aircraft's creation, diving into how it transformed into a top-secret command center.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-16
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It's a Big Country
Overview: Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-20
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Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Overview: At the end of 2005, New York's famed restaurateur, Sirio Maccioni, closed Le Cirque, destination of the rich and famous. During 2006, he and his three sons, open a new Le Cirque, taking four months longer and $4 million more than planned. The film follows this process, the new restaurant's opening, and the emotional impact of two New York Times reviews over the next few months. Maccioni, in his 70s, seems tired, chained to his work for his sons's sake; then, the restaurant opens and his indefatigable charm returns. It's a roller coaster ride. At the film's end, Maccioni, with a small Gucci bag on his hip, receives communion in a church in his home town of Montecatini Italy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-11
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Talk About a Stranger
Overview: Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-18
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Crash Landing
Overview: Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-01
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East Side, West Side
Overview: A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-22
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Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Overview: Ronald Reagan said of his beloved Santa Barbara, California ranch, “No place before or since has ever given Nancy and me the joy and serenity it does.” President Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo, his home for nearly twenty-five years and the Western White House for eight, is a window into the soul of Ronald Reagan. But what if the Reagan Ranch had been lost? Future generations would have been robbed of the chance to visit the Ranch and “meet” the real Ronald Reagan. This videocassette is a tribute to the man and his ranch.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-22
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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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Shadow in the Sky
Overview: Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his sister's family, but they have young children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-18
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Bureaucrats
Overview: Milton sits with a panel of students to discuss the always exciting topic of bureaucrats!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians
Overview: The final part of the 'Tyranny of the Status Quo' series features Dr. Friedman discussing politicians with a panel of students.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Beneficiaries
Overview: 'Beneficiaries' is the first part of the 'Tyranny of the Status Quo' series, featuring Dr. Friedman discussing topics with a select group of college students.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Night Into Morning
Overview: Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-08
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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 Road to Mass Incarceration
Overview: This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the effects often took decades to manifest, each of these policy shifts increased the rate of incarceration in the U.S. The video ends with many of the architects of these changes, Democrats and Republicans alike, admitting the failure of these policies and suggesting that it is time for real change.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-13
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Ronald Reagan: An American Journey
Overview: The Reagan Era was marked with names, triumphs and tragedy that made history that became the fabric of American life and memory: Iran-Contra the Cold War the Solidarity Movement and the candle in the White House window Pan Am 103 the Challenger disaster Beirut Libya. Ronald Reagan's speeches were inspired lectures that informed the nation - sometimes angry, sometimes confused, and sometimes frightened of the next steps their government would take. Ronald Reagan: An American Journey is a collection of these dialogues, creating a portrait of the man Time magazine named as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-01
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La Coupe Stanley à Montréal en 1993
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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The Killing of America
Overview: A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-05
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HyperNormalisation
Overview: We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-25
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The Making of Trump
Overview: As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing candidate's past. Included is rarely seen footage from Trump's interviews with Phil Donahue and his comments about politics from the floor of the 1988 Republican convention. Additionally, celebrities, politicians, and people described as "close to The Donald" weigh in, including former US Senator Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.), former Atlantic City mayor Jim Whelen, boxer Mike Tyson, and notorious "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-30
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Portrait of Jennie
Overview: A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-25
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The Reagan Show
Overview: Comprised entirely of archival footage taken during those pre-reality-television years, The Reagan Show looks at how Ronald Reagan redefined the look and feel of what it means to be the POTUS.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-22
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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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Reagan
Overview: In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-23
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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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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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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Overview: This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-04
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Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
Overview: Part of a series of portraits of past first ladies, this PBS documentary explores the political and personal lives of former first lady Nancy Reagan, who moved from Hollywood to the California governor's mansion -- and eventually the White House. While playing a behind-the-scenes but integral role in the president's policies, she also launched a campaign to "Just Say No" and later cared for her ailing husband as he suffered from Alzheimer's.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-06
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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Overview: Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-21
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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Overview: Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-18
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Overview: Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-22
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The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
Overview: A special that shows the young Flintstones trying to raise money so they can go to a concert. The story takes a turn when older kids try to push drugs on them.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-15
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Kill the Messenger
Overview: A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-09
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The Doctor and the Girl
Overview: Dr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John Corday, an eminent New York City surgeon who has a tendency to continue to direct the lives of his grown children. The daughter, Fabienne, runs away from home, and Michael, after first following his father's advice of being callous to the point of cruelty toward patients, changes when he falls in love with a patient, marries her and sets up his practice on the lower East Side in New York.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-29
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Reversing Roe
Overview: Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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Get Me Roger Stone
Overview: From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-23
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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
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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Our Nixon
Overview: Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-23
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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Overview: Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-29
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The Way I See It
Overview: Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-18
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The House I Live In
Overview: In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-05
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Stand-up Reagan
Overview: From his very first day in office Ronald Reagan endeared himself to millions of Americans with his affable, fun-loving personality. Now, for the first time, his most humorous tales and most amusing anecdotes are combined on one delightfully entertaining DVD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Overview: A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-09
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The Chemical People
Overview: A two-part program examining the scope of drug and alcohol abuse among schoolchildren. Viewers learn how to spot which children are taking drugs and where to send them for rehabilitation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-02
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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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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Overview: A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-11
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
Overview: Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of laughter, Joan Rivers.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-08
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A Child is Born: A Christmas Story Presented by Ronald Reagan
Overview: This special is a wonderful retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband, and their servants.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-23
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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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Tupac: Resurrection
Overview: Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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American Made
Overview: The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-18
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