Woodrow Wilson

Originally called World '68, later retitled The World of Today Romm’s film was conceived as an impassioned, large-scale essay on the origins of the...

Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.

A gifted orator, Woodrow Wilson was supremely confident before crowds, yet uneasy in small groups. An intellectual with inflexible moral principles,...

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood...

A film produced and distributed by the US Army Signal Corps during World War I to inform and "educate" the US population about the reasons for...

Fighting for Respect captures the plight of African American soldiers who fought in WWI, receiving the Croix de Guerre military decoration from...

When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American...

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from...

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the...

The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history.

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war...

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton...

Four documentary scenes with subtitles document the year 1917 as the beginning of a new era. In addition to the military situation and the supply...

An examination of the United States’ involvement in war, focusing on its impact on political decisions, national identity, and the lives of its...

Views of fourth Liberty Loan ceremonies in New York City and Washington, Sept. 1918. Inaugurating a national drive for the sale of liberty bonds,...

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

Cautionary documentary warning of the perils of Communism and nuclear war, forcefully written and narrated by Quentin Reynolds, it was one of the...

Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote...