Best TV Documentary Series/Films
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- StarsLaurence OlivierAverell HarrimanAnthony EdenA groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
- StarsIndy NeidellJesse AlexanderOthais McCarthyThe events of World War One are followed week by week as occurred 100 years ago.
- StarsTim Pigott-SmithJonathan BoothMajor battles of World War II are recounted in depth.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsThomas AdlamWilliam ArgentJohn AshbyA documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzFrançois ArnaudVladimir LeninColorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles. Original French production retold in English for National Geographic channel as: World War 1: The Apocalypse
- DirectorJoe WiechaStarsChristopher ClawsonBilly AsaiStephanie BannevichThis documentary follows the steps of the boys of H Company as they fight on the island of Iwo Jima.
- StarsBob van TolAlbrecht AppeltHans RostewitzThe World War 2 Battle of Stalingrad from the initial attack to the repatriation of the survivors after the war.
- DirectorRichard DaleKim BourPamela GordonStarsIan HolmAndré HeintzRaimund SteinerDramatised documentary, based on the experiences of the soldiers who invaded France in the D-Day Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 which were instrumental in ending World War II.
- StarsMichael RedgraveRalph RichardsonEmlyn WilliamsOne of the greatest achievements of television -broadcast from 1964 in 26 episodes. Use of extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of that area. Concentrated by the commentaries by Michael Redgrave, and some of the finest male actors of the twentieth century. Still manages to be breathtaking despite the lack of special effects or modern gimmicks.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzMartin SheenRudolf HessThis six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.
- StarsAustin StevensHeart-stopping adventure, deadly encounters and the roughest terrain on the planet...it's just another day for photographer and wildlife expert Austin Stevens. Join him as he travels the globe in search of the world's most fascinating and dangerous animals.
- StarsAustin StevensAustin Stevens looks for exotic and sometimes rare snakes and encounters other animals along the way educating us with each encounter.
- StarsRobert PowellSwaylee LoughnaneRecounts the events of world War II in color.
- DirectorMartin PailthorpeStarsKnut HauglandRay MearsJens A. PoulssonA group of both Norwegian and Britiish specially trained military team reenacts the WWII mission of the Grouse-Gunnerside commando which was crucial for the Allied Forces in the heavy water atomic bomb war. Focused on the difficulties these men had to endure in a frozen winter environment.
- A gripping and shocking documentary composed of numerous colorized archive footage. Apocalypse: Verdun takes us to the infamous and bloody battle of Verdun that occurred in February 1916, when World War I had been raging for two years.
- StarsPeter CoyoteHuy DucJames WillbanksA comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
- DirectorBill GuttentagDan SturmanStarsHugo ArmstrongRosalind ChaoStephen DorffThrough readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.
- StarsWilliam MarshallDavid HillAlexander DoddyThe story of the bitter struggle for air superiority over the trenches during WWl. A time when the aeroplane become a killing machine. This documentary follows the birth of the Royal Flying Corp, their evolution and their quest to control the skies during the conflict of the First World War.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzFrançois Arnaud"The war was over. But it wasn't over. We just didn't know it." Stefan Zweig.
- DirectorRichard SchickelStarsTom HanksStephen AmbroseRuss MeyerProduced by Steven Spielberg and presented by Tom Hanks this documentary tells how war photographers faced the horrors that looked both in Europe and in the Pacific during World War II .
- StarsDavid WilleyRachel WilliamsMakhmut GareevThe history of the powerful weapon on land, the tank. Covers its entire history, from paper designs of the early-1900s to the beasts of the present day.
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsV.G. AlexanderPaul HaedikeMort KimmelA tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
- DirectorIra Steven BehrDavid ZapponeStarsMax GrodénchikAndrew RobinsonArmin ShimermanIra Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
- DirectorRichard BrooksLouis HaywardStarsAlexander Bonnyman Jr.John BorichMerritt A. EdsonDocumentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.
- DirectorAbdallah OmeishSufyan OmeishStarsJames AkinsArik AschermanBishop Barltlett Jr.A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
- DirectorMark McMullenStarsStruan RodgerKen AdamWilly FieldNot only people from the Allied nations during World War 2 fight against the Axis nations, there were also many who were born in those nations who took up arms against what they believed was wrong. This is the story of a few men who were born in Germany, who for varying reasons joined the British Armed Forces to do what they could to ensure Nazi Germany would not be victorious.
- StarsJeff GoldblumCould scientists one day create a living dinosaur using 100 million-year-old DNA? Find out in this tantalizing program from the award-winning NOVA series.
- DirectorDavid FairheadAnt PalmerStarsJohn AckroydCharles DanceMary EllisThe story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.
- StarsTim CookMat McLachlanElaine McFarlandThe extraordinary story of how the Allies turned the tide in the final months of 1918 to win the First World War.
- DirectorRussell EnglandStarsBen MacintyrePeternel HankinJeremy MontaguA documentary that looks at the World War 2 deception of 1943. British Naval intelligence devised a plan so ludicrous that Churchill loved it, the German High Command fell for it, and Allied forces acted on it, allowing them to invade southern Europe via Sicily. A plot so far fetched, you'll think it was fiction. Not since the Trojan horse has a military deception had such an impact on the world.