Trettio år efter lanseringen av sin film ”JFK” (1991) granskar filmskaparen Oliver Stone nyligen avklassificerade bevis relaterade till mordet på president John F. Kennedy, som ägde rum i Dallas den 22 november 1963.
Robert S. McNamara, försvarsminister under president Kennedy och president Johnsons tid, var en av 1900-talets mest kontroversiella och inflytelserika politiska aktörer. Nu sitter han - för första gången - öga mot öga med den prisbelönte regissören Errol Morris ("The Thin Blue Line") och ger oss en uppriktig och intim bild på några av de mest betydelsefulla händelserna i USA:s moderna historia. Som ledare för världens största militärmakt under en av landets mest oroliga perioder, ger McNamara oss ny och överraskande information om bombningen av Tokyo, Kubakrisen och effekterna av Vietnamkriget. "The Fog of War" innehåller nyligen offentliggjorda, inspelade samtal från Visa Huset med presidenterna John F. Kennedy och Lyndon B. Johnson. Filmen har hyllats av kritikerna för sina närgångna och personliga porträtt. Missa inte filmen som Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times) klassade som "ett mästerverk".
Dokumentär med originalmaterial och intervjuer som skildrar den spännande berättelsen om Apollo 13, och kampen för att få hem astronauterna oskadda.
Vad hände efter att Einstein flytt från nazisternas Tyskland? Det här dokumentärdramat utforskar det plågade geniets sinne med hjälp av arkivmaterial och hans egna ord.
Den här dokumentären tittar närmare på neandertalarna och vad fossiler kan avslöja om deras liv och hur de dog ut.
En dokumentär som genom intervjuer med flera ex-ledare för den israeliska säkerhetsstyrkan, Shin Bet, ger oss inblick i hur Mellanösterns verklighet ser ut.
Världens viktigaste film om Förintelsen. Det tog Claude Lanzmann elva år att göra sitt mästerverk, en storslagen berättelse där överlevande, vittnen och bödlar tecknar bilden av nazisternas folkmord på sex miljoner judar under andra världskriget.
Hur såg livet ut för en pirat genom historien? Fanns de ens på riktigt? Tack vare nya fynd på Mauritius och Madagaskar har historiker världen över fått en ny bild av Indiska oceanens ökända pirater.
Medgar Evers, Malcolm X och Martin Luther King Jr. var alla framträdande människorättskämpar, och de blev alla hänsynslöst lönnmördade. Deras tredje gemensamma nämnare var författaren och vännen James Baldwin. Innan Baldwins död 1987 påbörjade han sin sista bok, en krönika om sina tre vänner och deras tragiska livsöden. Raoul Pecks hyllade film bygger på Baldwins anteckningar och utforskar afroamerikansk historia och hur det är att vara svart i USA i dag.
This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.
Since its birth in 1865, in the wake of the American Civil War, the history of the Ku Klux Klan has been inseparable from that of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.
Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.
The definitive story of the deadly 2004 tsunami as it travels from country to country, with unseen archive video and untold stories of survival.
In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries—from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
Examining the life and times of Adolf Hitler and following the full arc of his ascent, tyrannical reign, criminality and undoing.
Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America. Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.
Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.
For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible’s most sacred religious artefacts. One of the most mysterious of these objects is the famed Ark of the Covenant. The gold-plated wooden chest – one of the most instrumental symbols of faith and God's presence – was believed to house the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. The Ark’s exact whereabouts has long puzzled scholars. Where did it go? And why has it remained such a mystery?
How the Silk Road Made the World 3 x 60' NHNZ/CCTV (China Central Television) The Silk Road is one of humanity’s greatest enterprises. For thousands of years across the vastness of Eurasia, a trade route linking east and west has deeply influenced history. Silk Road trade has helped to build and break empires, fed revolutions and profoundly affected civilisations. Humanity as we know it, and all we have created, owes much to the legendary Silk Road. This is true of objects as basic yet revolutionary as a piece of paper, to the complex metropolis of New York City. Travel through time to witness the evolution of ancient warfare, experience the horror of the Black Death, see the explosive impacts of innovations and live through radical social change. Embark on a dramatic historical journey throughout Eurasia and delve into the captivating tales of this world-famous trade route. Discover How the Silk Road Made the World.
Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.
