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New Earth
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New Earth

Dec. 14, 1933

New Earth

The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the ...
Man of Aran
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Man of Aran

May. 06, 1934

Man of Aran

A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a ...
Mayday
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Mayday

Sep. 03, 2003

Mayday

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on ...
Dateline NBC
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Dateline NBC

Mar. 31, 1992

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network’s flagship ...
Working on the Douro River
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Working on the Douro River

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
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Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas

An audiovisual symphony that delves into the industrial, agrarian, and cultural fabric of the Donbas region during the inaugural Soviet Five Year ...
Verdun: Visions of History
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Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
The Steel Road
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The Steel Road

Oct. 15, 1929

The Steel Road

Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress ...
Rain
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Rain

Dec. 14, 1929

Rain

A lyrical portrait of Amsterdam and its changing appearance during a rain-shower.
Drifters
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Drifters

Nov. 10, 1929

Drifters

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.
Man with a Movie Camera
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Man with a Movie Camera

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
The Eleventh Year
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The Eleventh Year

May. 14, 1928

The Eleventh Year

The film is dedicated to the achievements of the Ukrainian SSR for the eleventh anniversary of the October Revolution.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working ...
Stride, Soviet!
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Stride, Soviet!

Jul. 23, 1926

Stride, Soviet!

Commissioned by the Moscow Soviet as a documentary and information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, film is a ...
Moana
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Moana

Jan. 07, 1926

Moana

Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly ...
Kino Eye
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Kino Eye

Oct. 31, 1924

Kino Eye

This documentary promoting the joys of life in a Soviet village centers on the activities of the Young Pioneers. These children are constantly ...
Ballet Mécanique
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Ballet Mécanique

Sep. 24, 1924

Ballet Mécanique

A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with ...
Nanook of the North
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Nanook of the North

Jun. 11, 1922

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the ...
Häxan
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Häxan

Sep. 18, 1922

Häxan

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to ...
Anniversary of the Revolution
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Anniversary of the Revolution

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and ...
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

A man (Thomas Edison’s assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second ...