History Of WWI(2006)

Synopsis

In this 20 part series the Great war is fully reviewed. World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved most of the world’s great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centered around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history…

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Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 92 minutes

Iwo Jima(2005)

Synopsis

The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 –– March 26, 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a battle in which the United States fought for and captured Iwo Jima from Japan. The battle produced some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The Japanese positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 km (11 mi) of underground tunnels…

Directors

David Helpern

Featuring

Mickey Rooney – Fred Astaire – Lionel Barrymore – Humphrey Bogart – Ward Bond – James Cagney – John Carradine

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Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 85 minutes

John Lennon – Beatles and Beyond(2002)

Synopsis

The founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and “wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history ] The second most successful songwriter in Billboard singles chart history after McCartney, Lennon was responsible for 27 number one singles on the U.S. Hot 100 chart…

Directors

David Helpern

Featuring

George Harrison – Paul McCartney – John Lennon – Yoko Ono

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Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 50 minutes

Ali(1999)

Synopsis

Before Muhammad Ali, plenty of African American heavyweights boxed, but few did for the game (or for blacks) what Ali did. Ali was bold, outrageous, and controversial. His antics outside of the ring showed an often-hilarious flair for self-promotion, and his conversion to Islam and decision to avoid the Vietnam War only fueled the storm of controversy that surrounded him. The thing about Ali, tho…

Featuring

George Forman – Muhammad Ali – Michael Christian (Nar)

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Genre: Documentary – Biography