The 50 Greatest Documentaries (TV 2005)

A countdown of the top 50 documentaries, based on a vote by documentary filmmakers.

Directors:

Garry John Hughes, Elaine Shepherd

Stars:

Zoë Wanamaker, David Aaronovitch, Barry Ackroyd

Cast

Credited cast:
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Narrator (voice) (as Zoe Wanamaker)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Aaronovitch	...	Himself
Barry Ackroyd	...	Himself
Randall Adams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Arthur Agee	...	Himself
Benedict Allen	...	Himself
Michael Apted	...	Himself
Simon Armitage	...	Himself
Jan Arriens	...	Herself
David Attenborough	...	Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
Nicholas Barker	...	Himself
John Battsek	...	Himself
Peter Bazalgette	...	Himself
Clare Beavan	...	Herself
Tony Benn	...	Himself

Storyline

A countdown of the top 50 documentaries, based on a vote by documentary filmmakers.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2005 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Radar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

User Reviews

The 50 Greatest Documentaries

This countdown voted by the British public was a very interesting countdown. I had an idea of what might be number one, but I wasn't even close. Documentaries are a picture of real life in the lives of others. They had all sorts of things that were documented for TV and film. They had war, political, food issues, historical events, accidents, gun issues, and basically life. The documentaries that featured included: The Fog of War, Nanoon of the North, Driving School, The Human Body, The War Game, Spellbound (not Hitchcock's), The Power of Nightmares, Wife Swap, Around the World in 80 Days (with Michael Palin), Walking with Dinosaurs, Super Size Me, The Family, Farenheit 9/11, The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, The World At War, Bowling for Columbine, Touching the Void and number one was Seven Up. With contributions by Michael Apted, Sir David Attenborough, Charles Dance, Pam Ferris, James King, Kevin Macdonald, Nell McAndrew, Michael Palin, Sir Jimmy Savile and Morgan Spurlock, and narrated by Zoë Wanamaker. Very good!