War Docos
Innovative German film-maker Leni Riefenstahl's pioneering masterwork epic "Triumph of the Will" (1934) was explicitly propagandistic yet historical in its spectacular yet horrifying documentation of the Nazi Party Congress rally in Nuremberg in 1934. It was a revolutionary film combining superb cinematography and editing of Third Reich propaganda. She also documented the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the stunning film "Olympia" (1938) - with graceful and beautiful images of 'Aryan' athletes in competition. To respond to the Nazi propaganda, Frank Capra was commissioned by the US War Department to direct seven films in a "Why We Fight" (1943) series of narrated WWII newsreel-style films. The first in the series, "Prelude to War," a look at the events from 1931-1939, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1942. These and many other truely great War Documentaries, including the BBC's brilliant "World At War" series, are available by scrolling below.
Right: William Wyler's Academy Award winning "The Memphis Belle"Â
Road to Tokyo (2005)
Director: Graham Shirley
Starring: Narrated by, Jack Thompson
Narrated by Jack Thompson "Road to Toyko" is an eyewitness account of an often forgotten episode in history. By late 1944, the worst of World War Two... Read more
Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
7.9/10
It is 114 B.C. and the Republic of Rome is a small empire clinging to the rim of the Mediterranean. Suddenly, terror grips the Romans as the first bar... Read more
SAS Survival Secrets: Guardians Against Terror (2003)
8.5/10
Using ex-SAS men, "SAS Survival Secrets - Guardians Against Terror" is a vividly detailed recreation of a typical close protection mission. A four man... Read more
SAS Survival Secrets: Sabre Squadron (2003)
8.5/10
Using ex-SAS men, this is a vivid and detailed recreation of a typicle mission calling upon all four Troops of the squadron. The Squadron must capture... Read more
Saving Private Ryan: The World War II Collection (1998)
8.6/10
Director: James Moll, Steven Spielberg, Richard Schickel
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, Edward Burns
"Saving Private Ryan" (1998) - This highly acclaimed portrait about one small unit's search for a soldier who has been ordered home, following the dea... Read more
Scorched Earth: Propaganda (2000)
5/10
This episode provides an intriguing look at the part played by propaganda as governments struggled to gain the upper hand in the war away from the bat... Read more
Secrets of the Civil War (2008)
Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little known stories continue to emerge from Civi... Read more
Sedition (2005)
Director: Russell Campbell
This fascinating documentary tells the sobering account of New Zealand's WW II conscientious objectors who fought against legislation and stuck to the... Read more
Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Peter Raymont
In the North American spring of 1994, the world was gripped by OJ Simpson and his gloves, as 800, 000 men, women and children were literally hacked to... Read more
Shanghai Ghetto (2002)
7.1/10
Director: Dana Janklowicz-Mann
Starring: Narrated by, Martin Landau
With much of the world closed off to European Jews attempting to flee Nazi persecution in the late 1930s, more than 20,000 men, women and children fou... Read more