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Diary of a Pregnant Woman
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Diary of a Pregnant Woman

Impressions of the rue Mouffetard, Paris 5, through the eyes of a pregnant woman.
Along the Coast
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Along the Coast

Nov. 01, 1958

Along the Coast

Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; ...
The Song of Styrene
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The Song of Styrene

Dec. 01, 1957

The Song of Styrene

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to ...
Doctor Who Confidential
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Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each ...
Planet Earth
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Planet Earth

Mar. 05, 2006

Planet Earth

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 ...
Search for Paradise
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Search for Paradise

Sep. 24, 1957

Search for Paradise

Lowell Thomas travels across Europe and the Middle East on his way to attend the coronation of King Mahendra in Nepal.
Break Up the Dance
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Break Up the Dance

Jan. 01, 1957

Break Up the Dance

Youths get ready for a party, decorating the dance floor, cleaning out the fountain of a pond. That evening, the party starts and guests arrive: ...
On the Bowery
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On the Bowery

Mar. 18, 1957

On the Bowery

A mix of documentary and scripted footage on the Bowery, New York City’s skid row. Against a backdrop of men (and a few women) drinking in ...
O Seasons, O Castles
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O Seasons, O Castles

May. 01, 1958

O Seasons, O Castles

A short documentary on the chateaux of the Loire in France was commissioned by the French Tourist Bureau.
All the World’s Memory
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All the World’s Memory

A documentary about the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It presents the building, with its processes of cataloguing and preserving all sorts of ...
Seven Wonders of the World
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Seven Wonders of the World

Seven Wonders of the World is a 1956 film in Cinerama. Lowell Thomas searches the world for natural and man made wonders and invites the audience ...
The Mystery of Picasso
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The Mystery of Picasso

Using a specially designed transparent ‘canvas’ to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera rolls. He begins with ...
Night and Fog
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Night and Fog

Jan. 29, 1956

Night and Fog

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler’s concentration camps.
The World at War
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The World at War

Oct. 31, 1973

The World at War

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it ...
The African Lion
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The African Lion

Sep. 14, 1955

The African Lion

Part of Disney’s True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
The Vanishing Prairie
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The Vanishing Prairie

Aug. 16, 1954

The Vanishing Prairie

Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
Thursday’s Children
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Thursday’s Children

May. 01, 1954

Thursday’s Children

Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, ...
Autumn in Badacsony
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Autumn in Badacsony

Jan. 01, 1954

Autumn in Badacsony

A celebration of the culture and the ancient traditions in Badacsony.
Wild West Tech
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Wild West Tech

Aug. 19, 2003

Wild West Tech

Wild West Tech is a program that aired on The History Channel in the United States that aired from 2003 to 2005. The show was originally hosted ...
The Living Desert
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The Living Desert

Nov. 10, 1953

The Living Desert

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers ...
The FBI Files
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The FBI Files

Oct. 20, 1998

The FBI Files

Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most ...
Water Birds
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Water Birds

Jun. 26, 1952

Water Birds

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild ...
Meditation on Violence
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Meditation on Violence

Chao-Li Chi shadow boxes indoors and practices with a sword outdoors. Theoretically, the film describes in a single continuous movement three ...
The Beginning or the End
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The Beginning or the End

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
The Fleet That Came to Stay
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The Fleet That Came to Stay

A propaganda short film produced by the US Navy in 1945 about the naval engagements of the invasion of Okinawa.
Western Approaches
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Western Approaches

Dec. 02, 1944

Western Approaches

A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area ...