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1. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson
Votes: 25,966 | Gross: $1.21M
2. Peckinpah Suite (2019)
65 min | Documentary
TCM original documentary looks at the life & career of the celebrated director from the viewpoint of his daughter, Lupita Peckinpah. Thirty-five years after her father's death, she travels ... See full summary »
Director: Pedro González Bermúdez | Stars: Lupita Peckinpah, Elliott Atkinson, John Bailey, Taylor Burlage
Votes: 156
3. Satanis: The Devil's Mass (1970)
X | 86 min | Documentary
A documentary that takes a look inside the "Church of Satan", founded in California in the 1960s by Anton Szandor LaVey, a former circus lion tamer.
Director: Ray Laurent | Stars: Isaac Bonewits, Anton LaVey, Diane LaVey, Jan Miner
Votes: 612
4. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $0.52M
5. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Music
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Directors: Bert Stern, Aram Avakian | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Chico Hamilton
Votes: 1,944
6. Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Created under the guidance of jazz impresario and Verve Records founder Norman Granz, this short captures the spontaneity of a jam session and is one of few film records of black jazzers of the day including tenor sax legend Lester Young.
Director: Gjon Mili | Stars: Lester Young, George 'Red' Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris
Votes: 1,005
7. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,455
8. Always for Pleasure (1978)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Kid Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas
Votes: 574
9. Burden of Dreams (1982)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 8,137
10. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Anzonini Del Puerto, Kathleen Bendel, Harrod Blank, Mary T. Brown
Votes: 883
11. Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Tom Luddy, Michael Goodwin, Alice Waters
Votes: 2,731
12. A Well-Spent Life (1971)
Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A deeply moving tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Stars: Mance Lipscomb, Elnora Lipscomb, Hattie Franklin, Alfred Franklin
Votes: 542
13. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Filmmaker William Greaves auditioned acting students for a fictional drama, while simultaneously shooting the behind-the-scenes drama taking place.
Director: William Greaves | Stars: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, Bob Rosen
Votes: 2,519
14. Let It Be (1970)
G | 81 min | Documentary, Music
The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 6,586 | Gross: $1.06M
15. Don't Look Back (1967)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Bob Dylan, Albert Grossman, Bob Neuwirth, Joan Baez
Votes: 10,013
16. Colorful Islands: Madagascar and Seychelles (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Documentary
A Technicolor travelogue of the islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 85
17. Floral Japan (1937)
9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks visit to Japan starts with a look at the country's cherry blossom trees, tulips, and ubiquitous gardens. We then see the proper manner for preparing a woman's hair and wearing a kimono.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 83
18. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
94 min | Documentary, Biography
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Anna Wintour, Phyllis Rifield
Votes: 3,073
19. Dirt Track Racing (1957)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
An RKO Sportscope entry that is about the sport of speedway, a type of motorcycle racing, in post-World War II Vienna.
Director: Heinz Scheiderbauer | Star: Peter Roberts
Votes: 76
20. Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific (1935)
8 min | Documentary, Short, History
A Traveltalk visit to Hawaii's capital city in the 1930s.
Director: Ruth FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 138
21. Citizen K (2019)
Not Rated | 126 min | Documentary
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Putin, Leonid Nevzlin, Boris Berezovsky
Votes: 1,607
22. Rocky Mountain Grandeur (1937)
Passed | 8 min | Documentary, Short
A visit to Rocky Mountain and Grand Teton National Parks and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado.
Director: James H. Smith | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 84
23. The Battle of Midway (1942)
TV-PG | 18 min | Documentary, Short, War
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Logan Ramsey, James Roosevelt
Votes: 2,272
24. Strange Victory (1948)
71 min | Documentary
"Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Folowing "Native Land" in Leo Hurwitz' filmography, it uses some of the same techniques: dramatized scenes interspersed ... See full summary »
Director: Leo Hurwitz | Stars: Alfred Drake, Muriel Smith, Gary Merrill, Saul Levitt
Votes: 112
25. NOTFILM (2015)
Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary
A documentary inquiry into the strange but true collaboration of Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton.
Director: Ross Lipman | Stars: Ross Lipman, Kevin Brownlow, Judith Douw, S.E. Gontarski
Votes: 309
26. Madeira: 'Isle of Romance' (1938)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
In this Traveltalk series entry, we visit Madeira Island, the largest of the Madeira Islands group in the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the filming takes place in Funchal, the capital of the ... See full summary »
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 73
27. The Capital City: Washington, D.C. (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short, History
A Traveltalk look at the exteriors of Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 153
28. The Wedding in Monaco (1956)
Approved | 31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A tribute to the wedding of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco, with lots of music, ballet, and fireworks.
Director: Jean Masson | Stars: Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Tamara Toumanova, José Ferrer
Votes: 200
29. John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary follows the life of the renowned American director, author of more than 150 works and winner of more Oscar awards than any other, and shed light on the significance of his most outstanding films.
Director: Jean-Christophe Klotz | Stars: Paul Bandey, John Ford, Joseph McBride, Cécile Gornet
Votes: 278
30. Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (1936)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short
In this Traveltalks entry, the symbolic role of cherry blossoms in Japanese culture is explored as well as the traditional Japanese religions of Shintoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 156
31. My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Not Rated | 201 min | Documentary
Bertrand Tavernier's personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Bertrand Tavernier, François Truffaut, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jean Renoir
Votes: 980 | Gross: $0.04M
32. Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This Oscar-winning short documentary follows the exploits of Donald Campbell on Lake Mead, Nevada in his boat Bluebird as he attempts to be the first to successfully set a water speed record in excess of 200 mph.
Director: Konstantin Kalser | Stars: Jay Jackson, Donald Campbell, Leo Villa
Votes: 172
33. Wajda by Wajda (2016 TV Movie)
95 min | Documentary
The life & work of polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda.
Director: Andrzej Wolski | Stars: Sean Connery, Zbigniew Cybulski, Gérard Depardieu, Krystyna Janda
Votes: 62
34. Motoring in Mexico (1943)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalk entry takes viewers along the Pacific International Highway, which starts in Mexico City (not seen) and proceeds west to Acapulco. We see the Spanish colonial architecture ... See full summary »
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 90
35. The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
123 min | Documentary, Music
Surf pop duo Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by popular rock and roll and R&B musicians of the era.
Director: Steve Binder | Stars: The Beach Boys, The Barbarians, Chuck Berry, The Blossoms
Votes: 1,010
36. Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
PG | 99 min | Documentary, Music
This lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Abel, Sidney Levin | Stars: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker
Votes: 400 | Gross: $1.51M
37. Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
PG | 97 min | Documentary, Music
After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Elvis Presley, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Charlie Hodge
Votes: 3,248
38. Divine Madness (1980)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Movie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bette Midler, Jocelyn Brown, Ula Hedwig, Diva Gray
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.77M
39. Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Documentary
This Traveltalks entry tells how Seattle grew from a remote village to a metropolis thanks to a convenient port, ship building, airplane manufacturing and lumber, and ends with a look at University of Washington's world-famous rowing crew.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 100
40. The Kids Are Alright (1979)
PG | 109 min | Documentary, Music
Interviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.
Director: Jeff Stein | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle
Votes: 3,926
41. Shine a Light (2008)
PG-13 | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 12,300 | Gross: $5.36M
42. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music
A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Eugene Tatu, Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline
Votes: 4,868
43. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper
Votes: 4,313 | Gross: $0.37M
44. The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
R | 86 min | Documentary, Music
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Flea, Keith Morris, Eyeball, Myke Chambers
Votes: 1,585
45. This Is Elvis (1981)
PG | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.
Directors: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | Stars: Elvis Presley, David Scott, Paul Boensch III, Johnny Harra
Votes: 1,645 | Gross: $2.03M
46. The Song Remains the Same (1976)
PG | 137 min | Documentary, Music
The line forms here for the world's greatest and possibly most influential band--Led Zeppelin. This mesmerizing movie built around Zep's famed 1973 concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden is convincing proof why.
Directors: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot | Stars: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham
Votes: 9,036
47. Jimi Hendrix (1973)
R | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
Directors: Joe Boyd, John Head, Gary Weis | Stars: Arthur Allen, Albert Allen, Stella Benabon, Eric Barrett
Votes: 1,856 | Gross: $0.03M
48. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Music
Jimi Hendrix's landmark concert in Monterey County Fairgrounds in California in which he plays signature songs like "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," and "Wild Thing."
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, John Phillips
Votes: 1,433
49. Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)
19 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Documentary on Otis Redding's performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
Directors: David Dawkins, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Otis Redding, Booker T. & the M.G.s, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn
Votes: 882
50. Monterey Pop (1968)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music
A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe McDonald
Votes: 4,927 | Gross: $0.00M
51. Woodstock (1970)
R | 184 min | Documentary, History, Music
Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker
Votes: 18,468 | Gross: $50.00M
52. A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Leon Russell, Eric Andersen, Richard V. Armstrong, Audie Ashworth
Votes: 553 | Gross: $0.09M
53. Festival (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Lerner | Stars: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 700
54. Go Go Mania (1965)
70 min | Documentary, Music
No plot here, just a collection of lip-synched videos from some of the bands that were part of the "British Invasion" in 1964: The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederic Goode | Stars: Matt Monro, Jimmy Savile, Susan Maughan, The Animals
Votes: 469
55. Louie Bluie (1985)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Music
About the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Yank Rachell, Ikey Robinson
Votes: 900
56. Young Americans (1967)
Approved | 104 min | Documentary, Music
A behind-the-scenes look at the Young Americans, a show choir made up of young singers who project an image of all-American wholesomeness as they tour the country and perform.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: The Young Americans, Milton Anderson, Diane Adams, Rod Alemania
Votes: 108
57. Say Amen, Somebody (1982)
G | 100 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about the American gospel music scene, focusing on two of the movement's pioneering forces, Thomas A. Dorsey and Willie May Ford Smith.
Director: George T. Nierenberg | Stars: Willie Mae Ford Smith, Thomas A. Dorsey, Sallie Martin, Delois Barrett Campbell
Votes: 430
58. Cuba feliz (2000)
96 min | Documentary, Music
Seventy-six-year-old Cuban street musician Miguel Del Morales, known as El Gallo (The Rooster), travels around Cuba with his guitar, making music in the homes of friends, in bars, and on ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Dridi | Stars: Miguel Del Morales, Pepín Vaillant, Mirta Gonzáles, Aníbal Ávila
Votes: 246 | Gross: $0.02M
59. Big Time (1988)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Music
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
Director: Chris Blum | Stars: Tom Waits, Michael L. Blair, Ralph Carney, Greg Cohen
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.15M
60. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music
A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Pegi Young, Ben Keith
Votes: 3,305 | Gross: $1.83M
61. Crumb (1994)
R | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
Votes: 21,596 | Gross: $3.17M
62. Gimme Shelter (1970)
GP | 91 min | Documentary, Music, Thriller
When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
Directors: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts
Votes: 12,891 | Gross: $0.25M
63. High Dive Kids (1956)
8 min | Short, Sport
In this Sportscope short, children from preschool age through age 14 are shown diving from various heights into a swimming pool. Lissa Bengston, of the Royal Academy of Physical Education ... See full summary »
Stars: Harry Wismer, Lissa Bengston
Votes: 64
64. Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1940)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Sitka, established just over a century ago, was the capital of what was then called New Russia, but what is now better known as Alaska. Many remnants of Russian culture and rule remain, ... See full summary »
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 50
65. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
PG | 103 min | Documentary
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough, Logan Patterson
Votes: 6,633
66. Alluring Alaska (1941)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This entry in the Traveltalks series looks at Alaska. Fairbanks and Skagway are seen, as well as Mount McKinley (now known as Denali).
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 69
67. Women Who Loved Cinema, Part I (2002 Video)
116 min | Documentary
Featuring rare film footage and interviews with scholars and directors such as Youssef Chahine, WOMEN WHO LOVED CINEMA, PART ONE chronicles the achievements of women filmmakers whose ... See full summary »
Director: Marianne Khoury | Star: Nadia Wassef
Votes: 20
68. Women Who Loved Cinema, Part II (2002 Video)
58 min | Documentary
Featuring rare film footage and interviews with director Youssef Chahine, legendary film star Amina Rizk and others, WOMEN WHO LOVED CINEMA, PART TWO chronicles the achievements of women ... See full summary »
Director: Marianne Khoury
Votes: 14
69. Land of Alaska Nellie (1939)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Most not familiar with Alaska see it as being perpetually cold and snow covered, which is not the case the summertime. The Inside Passage to Alaska is the longest protected waterway in the ... See full summary »
Stars: James A. FitzPatrick, Nellie Lawing
Votes: 64
70. Titicut Follies (1967)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater where people stay trapped in their madness.
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Votes: 5,109
71. The Queen (1968)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
The behind the scenes of a national drag queen contest in New York City, including the rehearsals leading up to the contest, the conversations in the dressing room and the jealousies that emerge before and after the competition.
Director: Frank Simon | Stars: Bernard Giquel, Jack Doroshow, Jim Dine, Rachel Harlow
Votes: 1,327 | Gross: $0.05M
72. Night Life in Chicago (1948)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry offers a sampling of the nighttime entertainment available in Chicago's many restaurants, theaters, nightclubs, and hotel showrooms.
Stars: James A. FitzPatrick, Julian & Marjorie, Martin H. Kennelly, Robert R. McCormick
Votes: 137
73. Cameraperson (2016)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Kirsten Johnson, Aisha Bukar, Eric W. Davis, Jacques Derrida
Votes: 3,246 | Gross: $0.10M
74. Angry Inuk (2016)
85 min | Documentary
An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact... See full summary »
Director: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril | Stars: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Aaju Peter
Votes: 371
75. Beautiful Budapest (1938)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This entry in James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series looks at Budapest, the capital of Hungary, before World War II.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 150
76. Rural Hungary (1939)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A visit to the rural agricultural areas of Hungary where the people lead very traditional lifestyles.
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 69
77. Hitler Lives (1945)
Approved | 17 min | Documentary, Short
This short propaganda film, produced at the end of World War II, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas of racial hatred, violence and conquest live on in the German people, and in like-minded people in the United States.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Knox Manning, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 398
78. Java Journey (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Another installment of James "The Voice of the Globe" Fitzpatrick's "Traveltalks", shot in beautiful Technicolor. The journey starts in Jakarta (Batavia then) and finishes with the residence of the Governor General and its gardens.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 58
79. Historic Maryland (1941)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A travelogue highlighting such Maryland destinations as Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, Annapolis, and Fort McHenry.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 53
80. Cavalcade of San Francisco (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A Technicolor travelogue celebrating San Francisco - past and present
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 277
81. The House Is Black (1963)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.
Director: Forugh Farrokhzad | Stars: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri
Votes: 5,567
82. Trances (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
The very popular Moroccan group Nass-El Ghiwane are filmed, in performances, meetings, interviews, and collaborations with other musicians.
Director: Ahmed El Maanouni | Stars: Larbi Batma, Nass-El Ghiwane, Abderrahman Paco, Omar Sayed
Votes: 698
83. Cave Explorers (1957)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
In this Screenliner entry, a group of Austrian speleologists explore a newly-discovered cave.
Director: Heinz Scheiderbauer | Star: Peter Roberts
Votes: 88
84. Araya (1959)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish... See full summary »
Director: Margot Benacerraf | Stars: José Ignacio Cabrujas, Laurent Terzieff
Votes: 842
85. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 16,736
86. Wandering Here and There (1944)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalk series entry visits various places around the United States. At the first stop, we admire the natural beauty of Crater Lake in Oregon. The next stop is the open pit copper ... See full summary »
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 70
87. Life on the Thames (1950)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry travels along the River Thames in England beginning in London with a look at some of the historic landmarks flanking the river and then heading upstream to the towns of Eton, Henley-on-Thames, and Oxford.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 52
88. Czechoslovakia on Parade (1938)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This entry in James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series looks at Czechoslovakia, before World War II, including images of bridges, churches, and castles in Prague, with a non-military parade through the city.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 112
89. Monumental Utah (1944)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Travelogue in the MGM TravelTalks series, filmed at Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Stars: James A. FitzPatrick, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Votes: 76
90. Yellowstone Park: 'Nature's Playground' (1936)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry showcases Yellowstone National Park with its waterfalls, grizzly bears, bubbling hot water springs, and geysers.
Director: James H. Smith | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 116
91. Grand Canyon, Pride of Creation (1943)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A Traveltalks entry with briefs looks at the Painted Desert and San Francisco Peaks en route to the Grand Canyon. Once there, views are majestic from the rim-hugging road and up close from muleback while descending to the Colorado River.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 112
92. Natural Wonders of the West (1938)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalk entry looks at some natural wonders of the western United States, including the Grand Canyon and the Devil's Tower. The last stop on the tour, an "unnatural wonder," is the ... See full summary »
Director: James H. Smith | Stars: James A. FitzPatrick, Gutzon Borglum
Votes: 109
93. Roaming Through Arizona (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry first stops at some architectural landmarks in Tucson, Phoenix, and Prescott. It then looks at the mining town of Jerome and some natural wonders, before ending in Wickenburg for a visit to a dude ranch and a rodeo.
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 84
94. Yosemite the Magnificent (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry takes the viewer to California's Yosemite National Park and offers glimpses of many of its well-known natural wonders.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 87
95. Zion: Canyon of Colour (1934)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks entry takes a look at the beauty and grandeur of Zion Canyon and other scenic sights, both natural and man-made, in Zion National Park in Utah.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 109
96. Switzerland the Beautiful (1934)
Passed | 8 min | Documentary, Short
Four million ethnic French, German and Italian people live in the European country of Switzerland - the oldest existing republic in the world - which is known for its friendly nature, ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 80
97. The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The practice of female genital mutilation is explored through personal stories of Kenyan women.
Director: Kim Longinotto
Votes: 142
98. Stories We Tell (2012)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michael Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Votes: 14,117 | Gross: $1.60M
99. My Winnipeg (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Amy Stewart
Votes: 5,633 | Gross: $0.16M
100. A Wee Bit of Scotland (1949)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Traveltalks entry highlighting the history, culture and scenic beauty of Scotland with stops at Perth, Inverness, Loch Ness, Culloden Moor, Glen Coe, and in St Andrews at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club and cemetery at the cathedral ruins.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 117
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