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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
, 1h57Directed by Michael Moore
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Michael Moore, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder, Larry King, Ricky Martin, Robert De Niro
The movie begins by suggesting that friends and political allies of George W. Bush at Fox News Channel tilted the election of 2000 by prematurely declaring Bush the winner. It then suggests the handling of the voting controversy in Florida constituted election fraud.
Seeds of Destiny (1946)
, 20minutesDirected by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Films about children, Films about racism, Films about religion, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Ralph Bellamy
Hubble (2010)
, 43minutesOrigin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio
Mai 2009 : La navette Atlantis, avec à son bord sept astronautes part pour une mission de réparation et de mise à niveau du télescope spatial Hubble. D'une durée de 13 jours, cette mission permet l'installation d'une caméra à grand champ (WFC-3) et d'un spectrographe des origines cosmiques (COS) ; la réparation des instruments ACS et de l'instrument STIS ; ainsi que le remplacement des batteries, gyroscopes et de l'instrument FGS. À bord de l'appareil, une caméra IMAX 3D a permis à l'équipe de filmer la mission.
, 34minutesDirected by Kieth Merrill
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events
The film features the human history of the Grand Canyon area, being from the home of first Native American inhabitants to a major tourist destination. It portrays reenactments of the Anasazi people, European explorers, and the first expedition led by Major John Wesley Powell. The ending of the film features flight with a bird's-eye view following a lone, orange ultralight aircraft piloted by someone in a white helmet.
2016: Obama's America (2012)
, 1h29Directed by John Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Shelby Steele
, 49minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Stratton, Charles Edwin Powell
Un film spectaculaire sur les prouesses d'un pilote de chasse américain lors des exercices extrêmes de simulation de combat aérien. Des images inédites de manoeuvres d'entraînement en formation avec le sauvetage virtuel d'un pilote.
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
, 1h39Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Entre 1914 et 1918, un conflit mondial change à jamais le cours de l’histoire. Les hommes et femmes qui y ont participé ne vivaient pas dans un monde silencieux, en noir et blanc. Un voyage dans le temps pour revivre l‘histoire avec ceux qui y étaient.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
, 2h7Directed by Michael Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Political films
Actors Thora Birch, Michael Moore, Robert Powell, Wallace Shawn, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger
The film begins with a series of security footages of armed bank robberies (one of the robbers was on a crutch) accompanied by the song Louie, Louie. Moore then uses an Encyclopædia Britannica archive video to compare and view modern-day America with the Roman Empire, by juxtaposing depictions of the fall of the Roman Empire with similar modern-day American issues. The film then depicts home videos of families being evicted from their homes, as well as the "Condo Vultures," a Florida real estate agency whose business flourished with the increasing number of foreclosures.
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
, 1h1Directed by James Cameron
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Children's films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Bill Paxton, James Cameron
Après le tournage du film Titanic qui l'avait poussé à faire plusieurs plongées sur le site de l'épave du paquebot reposant à près de 4 000 mètres de profondeur dans l'océan Atlantique, James Cameron revient sur les lieux du drame accompagné d'une équipe scientifique et de l'acteur Bill Paxton. À l'aide des submersibles Mir et de robots guidés à distance, l'équipe parvient à filmer des lieux inédits du navire, notamment certains de ses intérieurs comme sa salle de réception des premières classes.
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
, 2h14Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, May Whitty, Reginald Owen
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) and her family live a comfortable life at a house called 'Starlings' in Belham, a fictional village outside London. The house has a large garden, with a private landing stage on the River Thames at which is moored a motorboat belonging to her devoted husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), a successful architect. They have three children: the youngsters Toby (Christopher Severn) and Judy (Clare Sandars) and an older son Vin (Richard Ney) a student at a university. They have live-in staff: Gladys (Brenda Forbes) the housemaid and Ada (Marie De Becker) the cook.
Inside Job (2010)
, 1h48Directed by Charles H. Ferguson
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Political films
Actors Matt Damon
The documentary is split into five parts. It begins by examining how Iceland was highly deregulated in 2000 and the privatization of its banks. When Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and AIG collapsed, Iceland and the rest of the world went into a global recession.
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Ben Stein
Waiting for "Superman" (2010)
, 1h42Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors George Reeves
Geoffrey Canada describes his journey as an educator and his surprise when he realizes upon entering adulthood that Superman is a fictional character and that no one is powerful enough to save us all.
49th Parallel (1941)
, 2h3Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Raymond Lovell, Niall MacGinnis, Anton Walbrook
Early in the Second World War, U-37, a German U-boat, makes its way to Canadian waters and participates in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. It succeeds in evading an RCAF patrol and moves north. While a raiding party of six Nazi sailors is put ashore in an attempt to obtain supplies, the U-boat is sunk in Hudson Bay. The six attempt to evade capture by traveling across Canada to the still-neutral United States.
Song of Russia (1944)
, 1h47Directed by Gregory Ratoff, László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, Robert Benchley, John Hodiak, Felix Bressart, Michael Chekhov
American conductor John Meredith (Robert Taylor) and his manager, Hank Higgins (Robert Benchley), go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova (Susan Peters) while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Their bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.