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Documentries - My favourites
The World At War - Complete TV Series (11 Disc Box Set) [DVD]The World At War - Complete TV Series (11 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
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Masterwork. Brilliant footage, simple but insghtful interviews, haunting score & the soothing hypnotic voice of Olivier.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmaker's Apocalypse [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Hearts of Darkness: A Filmaker's Apocalypse [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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A minor masterpiece. As good as the actual film. This is one crazy story
Touching The Void [DVD] [2003]Touching The Void [DVD] [2003]
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Simply brilliant. One of the best films of the noughties, nevermind documentries. How can a film containing talking heads and reconstructions be so riveting?
Hoop Dreams [DVD] [Region 1] [NTSC]Hoop Dreams [DVD] [Region 1] [NTSC]
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Astonishing piece of work filming two 14 year olds chasing the American dream, filmed over 5 years.
Capturing The Friedmans [2004] [DVD]Capturing The Friedmans [2004] [DVD]
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Another great film of the noughties. Totally unexpected, for the viewer and maker!
Paradise Lost [DVD] [2000] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Paradise Lost [DVD] [2000] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Brilliant picture detailing the the murders, small town America & the legal system and the case is still ongoing. Check out WM3 website.
The Thin Blue Line [DVD] [1988]The Thin Blue Line [DVD] [1988]
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Stunning film by Morris and one of his best, which is saying something
The Nazis - A Warning From History [DVD] [1997]The Nazis - A Warning From History [DVD] [1997]
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Brilliant look at the machinations of the Nazi
Hearts And Minds [DVD] [1975]Hearts And Minds [DVD] [1975]
Compulsory & compulsive viewing
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Very simple but highly effective look at War
The West - Ken Burns [DVD]The West - Ken Burns [DVD]
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Ken Burns is a master of the genre - All his work should be compulsory viewing
Clough - The Brian Clough Story [DVD] [2009]Clough - The Brian Clough Story [DVD] [2009]
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Cloughie at his best - Very moreish
Werner Herzog - Encounters in the Natural World Boxset (includes Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, White Diamond, La Soufriere & Flying Doctors of East Africa) [Blu-ray]Werner Herzog - Encounters in the Natural World Boxset (includes Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, White Diamond, La Soufriere & Flying Doctors of East Africa) [Blu-ray]
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Great collection
Documentaries That Changed The World - John Pilger (4 Disc Box Set) [DVD]Documentaries That Changed The World - John Pilger (4 Disc Box Set) [DVD] by John Pilger
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Pilger is terrific, a dissenting voice against the waves of hipocrocy & stupidity
Etre Et Avoir [DVD] [2002]Etre Et Avoir [DVD] [2002]
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Delightful - The french make great films about school
Roger and Me [1989] [DVD] [1990]Roger and Me [1989] [DVD] [1990]
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Moore's best film
Shake Hands With The Devil [DVD] [2005]Shake Hands With The Devil [DVD] [2005]
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Shocking & memorable
One Day In September [DVD] [1999]One Day In September [DVD] [1999]
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Powerful, blurs the line between film & documentary
Spellbound [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Spellbound [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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An unexpected delight
The Fog Of War [DVD] [2004]The Fog Of War [DVD] [2004]
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The horror - From a man who knows
The Sorrow and the Pity [DVD] [1969]The Sorrow and the Pity [DVD] [1969]
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Brilliant portrait of the Nazi occupation in France
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [DVD] [1983]Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [DVD] [1983]
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Seminal - Phillip Glass's score is hypnotic
Auschwitz - The Nazis And The Final Solution [DVD]Auschwitz - The Nazis And The Final Solution [DVD]
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Another insightful look at the Nazi war machine