DOCUMENTS OF WAR
by Dr-Faustus | created - 07 Sep 2021 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicDocumentary film timeline of wars, battles, revolutions, and coups throughout human history.
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1,501. A Bond Unbroken, the Why of Minh (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, History, War
A reunion 40 years in the making. After decades of wondering what became of their combat interpreter, a group of U.S. Navy SEALs attempts to find Nguyen Hoang Minh, left behind in the ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Ann Koenig | Stars: Rick Woolard, Nguyen Hoang Minh, Tuan Nguyen, Mary Ann Koenig
Votes: 15
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1,502. The Boy with No Face (2003)
79 min | Documentary, War
A documentary about helping Hoa ' a Vietnamese boy who fell victim to an American phosphorous bomb and lived to tell the tale of his remarkable journey.
Director: Folke Rydén
Votes: 8
*Watch Now Link: 'The Boy with No Face' Official Site.
1,503. Chau, Beyond the Lines (2015)
34 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Chau, a 16-year-old boy living in a Vietnamese peace camp for kids disabled by Agent Orange, battles with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional clothing designer.
Director: Courtney Marsh
Votes: 318
Wikipedia: Agent Orange.
1,504. Daughter from Danang (2002)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, War
Separated at the end of the Vietnam war, an "Americanized" woman and her Vietnamese mother are reunited after 22 years.
Directors: Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco | Stars: Mai Thi Kim, Heidi Neville-Bub, Gerald Ford, Tom Miller
Votes: 622
Wikipedia: Daughter from Danang.
1,505. Made in Vietnam (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Thi Vo searches for his biological father in Vietnam after over three decades of separation. Thi Vo was a refugee escaping Vietnam with his mother when he was only a baby. Fleeing to Hong ... See full summary »
Director: Thi Vo | Stars: Thi Vo, Daniel Nguyen, Kaleb Tekeste, Lai Nguyen
Votes: 31
1,506. Saigon, U.S.A. (2004)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary
Old wounds collide with new realities when a Vietnamese shopkeeper challenges the heart of the Vietnamese-American community with symbols of the communist regime from which they fled. ... See full summary »
Directors: Lindsey Jang, Robert C. Winn | Stars: Andrew Lam, Tony Lam, Le Khac Ly, Vi Ly
Votes: 17
Wikipedia: Little Saigon.
1,507. By War & By God (2016)
40 min | Documentary, Short
The remarkable account of Vets who return to Vietnam with a very different mission...
Director: Kent C. Williamson | Stars: Michael Bernardo, Pat Cameron, Dave Carlson, Phil Carney
Votes: 13
1,508. Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
105 min | Documentary, Biography
A film about the work of the artist most famous for her monuments such as the Vietnam Memorial Wall and the Civil Rights Fountain Memorial.
Director: Freida Lee Mock | Star: Maya Lin
Votes: 534 | Gross: $0.06M
Maya Lin quotes: "Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist."
"I probably have fundamentally antisocial tendencies. I never took one extracurricular activity. I just failed utterly at that level. Part of me still rebels against that."
"I started studying what the nature of a monument is and what a monument should be. And for the World War III memorial I designed a futile, almost terrifying passage that ends nowhere."
"The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost."
"If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light."
Wikipedia: Maya Lin.
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Vietnam War Monuments and Memorials
Wikipedia: List of Vietnam War monuments and memorials.
1,509. On This Hallowed Ground Vietnam Memorial Born from Tragedy (2019)
70 min | Documentary
In the fury of battle, ideology and good intentions meet the harsh reality of survival and politics. Young lives are cut short by the edge of a bayonet or the pull of a trigger, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Kanafani
1,510. War Dogs: America's Forgotten Heroes (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary, War
Follows American soldiers and their canine partners through the steamy, deadly jungles of Vietnam. Very few came home after saving Americans lives daily. A tear jerker for sure. America ... See full summary »
Directors: William Bison, Tim Prokop | Stars: Chad Wingerd, Phil Paul Call, Andrew Cinclair, Andre R. Duguay
Votes: 47
Wikipedia: Dogs in warfare.
Wikipedia: Military Working Dog Teams National Monument.
Wikipedia: National War Dog Cemetery.
1,511. Happy Days: Falling Stars (2006)
54 min | Documentary, History
The architect, who took up arms for the first time; the celebrated actress, who was swept along by the tide of circumstances; the famous director, who even filmed the atrocities; the ... See full summary »
Director: Gábor Hajdú | Stars: János Berecz, János Bródy, György Faludy, Bela W. Fejér
Votes: 8
[The Hungarian Revolution of 1956]: October 23 - November 10, 1956
Wikipedia: Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
1,512. Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs (2007)
97 min | Documentary
A sociopolitical historical documentary-thriller about the international decline of communism and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Directors: Endre Hules, Klaudia Kovacs | Stars: János Berecz, Leonid Brezhnev, Csaba Békés, Winston Churchill
Votes: 105
Wikipedia: Torn from the Flag.
1,513. Crime unpunished (2010)
70 min | Documentary
Béla Biszku was a leading figure in the purges that took place throughout Hungary after the fall of the 1956 Revolution. Our intrepid reporters donned disguises and rang the bell of the once famously feared minister.
Directors: Tamás Novák, Fruzsina Skrabski | Stars: Béla Biszku, László Balázs-Piri, József Blaski, Endre Dr. Sárközy
Votes: 71
Wikipedia: Béla Biszku.
1,514. Coup (1999)
158 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A documentary film about the 1960, 1971, 1980, and 1997 military interventions and coups d'etat in Turkey
Director: Elif Savas | Stars: Turkan Akyol, Ishak Alaton, Orhan Aldikacti, Oguzhan Asilturk
Votes: 114
[The 1960 Turkish Coup]: May 27, 1960
Wikipedia: 1960 Turkish coup d'état.
Wikipedia: 1971 Turkish military memorandum.
The 1980 Turkish Coup: September 12, 1980
Wikipedia: 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
Wikipedia: 1997 Turkish military memorandum.
The 2016 Turkish Coup Attempt: July 15 - 16, 2016
Wikipedia: 2016 Turkish coup d'état.
1,515. Sharpeville Spirit (1986 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
An anti-apartheid documentary about resistance organisation and culture in the Sharpeville township on the 25th anniversary of the 1960 massacre, and under a newly declared state of emergency.
Director: Elaine Proctor | Star: Elaine Proctor
[The Sharpeville Massacre]: March 21, 1960
Wikipedia: Sharpeville massacre.
1,516. Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders (1966)
66 min | Documentary, War
An interview with former Nazi and mercenary Siegfried Müller about his life and war campaigns.
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann | Star: Siegfried Müller
Votes: 181
[The Congo Crisis]: July 5, 1960 - November 25, 1965
Wikipedia: Siegfried Müller (mercenary).
Wikipedia: Congo Crisis.
1,517. Guatemala, les disparus de la dictature (2016 TV Movie)
63 min | Documentary
Dark days of civil war and dictatorship in Guatemala led to the death and disappearance of over 200,000 people between 1960-1996. In 2012, a complaint was filed before the Inter-American ... See full summary »
Director: Claudio Zulian
[The Guatemalan Civil War]: November 13, 1960 December 29, 1996
Wikipedia: Guatemalan Civil War.
1,518. The Houses Are Full of Smoke (1987)
183 min | Documentary, History, War
A powerful three-part documentary studying the US involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The differing factions - Sandinista leaders, Guatemalan campesinos, CIA operatives, ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Francovich
Votes: 16
Wikipedia: CIA activities in Guatemala.
1,519. Pourquoi les hommes brûlent-ils? (2010)
52 min | Documentary
On January 31 1980, in Guatemala, while the civil war between the military dictatorship and the Marxist guerrillas drags on, 32 representatives of Indian peasant associations arrive from ... See full summary »
Director: Cesar Diaz | Stars: Celestino Sic, Anaité Galeotti, Maximo Cajal, Odette Arzu
Wikipedia: List of massacres in Guatemala.
Wikipedia: Burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala.
1,520. La verdad bajo la tierra: Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
In Guatemala, the systematic repression of indigenous people led to a bloody armed conflict from 1960 to 1996 that left behind more than 200,000 dead, the majority of whom were Mayas. In an... See full summary »
Director: Eva Vilamala
Wikipedia: Guatemalan genocide.
1,521. The Art of Political Murder (2020)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan Bishop, Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.
Director: Paul W. Taylor | Stars: Jack Palladino, Edgar Gutiérrez, Celvin Galindo, Álvaro Arzú
Votes: 289
Wikipedia: Juan José Gerardi Conedera.
1,522. Pictures from a Revolution (1991)
93 min | Documentary, History
In 1981, Susan Meiselas published "Nicaragua, June 1978 to July 1979," 70 photographs she took documenting the Sandinista revolution. Ten years later, Meiselas returns looking for the ... See full summary »
Directors: Alfred Guzzetti, Susan Meiselas, Richard P. Rogers | Star: Susan Meiselas
Votes: 65
[The Nicaraguan Revolution]: 1961 - 1990
Wikipedia: Nicaraguan Revolution.
1,523. Las Sandinistas! (2018)
96 min | Documentary, History, War
LAS SANDINISTAS. uncovers a watershed moment in history when a group of Nicaraguan women shattered barriers to lead rebel troops in battle and reshape their country with landmark social ... See full summary »
Director: Jenny Murray | Stars: Dora Maria Tellez, Daisy Zamora
Votes: 164
Wikipedia: Sandinista National Liberation Front.
1,524. Adeus Até ao Meu Regresso: Soldados do Império (2007 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The Portuguese Colonial War officially ended in 1974, a dark period in the Portuguese History. Explosions, blood, screams, nightmares and the silence, signs of a passed not yet forgotten. ... See full summary »
Director: Paulo César Fajardo | Stars: Júlio de Oliveira Simões, Licínio Espirito Santo dos Santos, Ricardo Aniceto, Dinis Coelho de Almeida
Votes: 29
[The Portuguese Colonial War]: 1961 - 1974
Wikipedia: Portuguese Colonial War.
1,525. Operação Angola: Fugir para lutar (2015)
116 min | Documentary
In 1961 the liberation struggles start in Angola against the portuguese colonial power. The African students in Portugal fear for their safety and plan to flee outside the country. With the... See full summary »
Director: Diana Andringa | Stars: Miguel Hurst, Desidério Costa, Luís Alves Monteiro, William J. Nottingham
Votes: 11
Wikipedia: Portuguese Angola.
1,526. Angola the war (2017 Video)
120 min | Documentary, History
A faraway war - A clash of ideologies - And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.
Director: Peter Lamberti | Stars: Anton Beukman, Pik Botha, Jan Breytenbach, Fidel Castro
Votes: 24
Portuguese Colonial War | The Angolan War of Independence: February 4, 1961 - April 25, 1974
Wikipedia: Angolan War of Independence.
Wikipedia: South African Border War - August 26, 1966 - March 21, 1990
Angolan Civil War: November 11, 1975 - April 4, 2002
Wikipedia: Angolan Civil War.
1,527. Independência (2015)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
Independence begins with memories of the colonial situation in Angola, reveals the first steps in the struggle and covers the main settings where it took place. From 1961 to 1974, the war ... See full summary »
Director: Fradique | Stars: Kalaf Epalanga, Elisângela Rita
Votes: 22
1,528. My Heart of Darkness (2010)
93 min | Documentary
Four war-veterans, former enemies journey back to past battlefields deep within the African interior in search of reconciliation, forgiveness and ... atonement?
Directors: Staffan Julén, Marius van Niekerk | Stars: Samuel Machado Amaru, Patrick Johannes, Mario Mahonga, Marius van Niekerk
Votes: 50
Wikipedia: My Heart of Darkness.
1,529. Vitória ou Morte, a Queda da Índia Portuguesa (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
The fall of Portuguese India portrayed essentially from the military point of view.
Director: Pedro Madeira
[Operation Vijay - The Annexation of Goa]: December 18 - 19, 1961
Wikipedia: Annexation of Goa.
1,530. Natal 71 (2000)
52 min | Documentary
Natal 71 is the name of a record given to the soldiers of the portuguese colonies overseas for Christmas 1971. Niassa's Songbook is the title of an audiotape illegally recorded by soldiers ... See full summary »
Director: Margarida Cardoso | Stars: Luis Alcobia, Adelino Cardoso, Francisco Nicholson, João Maria Pinto
Votes: 15
Portuguese Colonial War | Mozambican War of Independence: September 25, 1964 - September 8, 1974
Wikipedia: Mozambican War of Independence.
1,531. The 1962 War India & China (2022)
Documentary, Short
The Sino-Indian War, also known as the Indo-China War, Sino-Indian Border Conflict and, by some, Clash on the Roof of the World,[13] was a war between China and India that occurred in 1962.... See full summary »
Director: Anurag Dehankar | Star: Anurag Dehankar
[The Sino-Indian War]: October 20 - November 21, 1962
Wikipedia: Sino-Indian War.
1,532. Operation Oman (2014)
67 min | Documentary, History, War
Between 1969 and 1976 elements of the British Army fought in a secret war in Oman. Considered to be the most successful counter insurgency operation ever undertaken, the story is largely untold: until now.
Director: Tristan Ofield | Stars: Mike Austin, Mike Ball, Craig Bevan, Ranulph Fiennes
Votes: 74
[The Dhofar Rebellion]: June 9, 1963 - March 11, 1976
Wikipedia: Dhofar Rebellion.
1,533. Abril: La trinchera del honor (1988)
90 min | Documentary
An examination of the Dominican civil war started in April 1965 and subsequent intervention of the US armed forces.
Director: René Fortunato | Stars: Héctor Aristy, Freddy Beras Goico, Juan Bosch, Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó
Votes: 30
[The Dominican Civil War]: April 24 - September 3, 1965
Wikipedia: Dominican Civil War.
1,534. Your Neighbor's Son (1981)
55 min | Documentary
The documentary dramatizes the recruiting and training of a young men into the Greek police during the 1967-1974 military junta rule. Seemingly decent young men are selected based on traits... See full summary »
Directors: Jørgen Flindt Pedersen, Erik Stephensen | Stars: Simon Patroklos, Michailis Petrou
Votes: 52
[1967 Greek Coup D'etat]: April 21, 1967
The Greek Military Junta of 1967 - 1974: April 21, 1967 - July 24, 1974
Wikipedia: Greek military junta of 1967-1974.
1,535. Six Days in June (2007)
Unrated | 105 min | Documentary, War
The shooting lasted on six tense days in June 1967, but the Six Day War has never really ended. Every crisis that has ripped through this region in the ensuing decades stems from those six ... See full summary »
Director: Ilan Ziv | Stars: Yaron London, John Tarzwell, Levi Eshkol, Gamal Abdel Nasser
Votes: 195
[The Six-Day War]: June 5 - 10, 1967
Wikipedia: Six-Day War.
1,536.
Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode:
The Six Day War: Battle for the Sinai
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1967, in response to a growing threat by it's Arab neighbors, Israel launches a pre-emptive strike against Egypt in the Sinai. This is the story of one of the most dramatic victories in modern warfare.
Director: Mick Grogan | Stars: Haim Erez, Jacob Even, Barouch Harel, Avigor Kahelani
Votes: 15
Wikipedia: Category: Six-Day War.
1,537. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,649 | Gross: $0.11M
Wikipedia: 5 Broken Cameras.
Wikipedia: West Bank.
Wikipedia: Israeli West Bank barrier.
Wikipedia: Israeli-occupied territories.
1,538. USS Liberty: Dead in the Water (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, War
During the Six-Day War, Israel attacked and nearly sank the USS Liberty belonging to its closest ally, the USA. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Mitchell | Stars: Richard Helms, Robert McNamara
Votes: 73
Six Day War | The USS Liberty Incident: June 8, 1967
Wikipedia: USS Liberty incident.
1,539. Censored Voices (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History
CENSORED VOICES combines raw original recordings of Israeli soldiers recounting their fears and doubts following Israel's 1967 Six-Day War, using archival newsreel footage as a stark reminder of how far the region remains from peace.
Director: Mor Loushy | Star: Amos Oz
Votes: 321 | Gross: $0.03M
1,540. Afia Attack: Trading Behind Enemy Line (2017)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Afia Attack (trading behind enemy lines).This indigenous trade was a catalyst for survival during the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War. A story of lost hopes, pains, betrayals, sufferings, ... See full summary »
Director: Ujuaku Akukwe
[The Nigerian Civil War]: July 6, 1967 - January 15, 1970
Wikipedia: Nigerian Civil War.
1,541. The Image You Missed (2018)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig's decades-spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland. ... See full summary »
Director: Dónal Foreman | Stars: Gerry Adams, James Brennan, Dónal Foreman, Arthur MacCaig
Votes: 230
["The Troubles" - The Northern Ireland Conflict]: Late 1960s - 1998
Wikipedia: The Troubles.
Wikipedia: Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process.
Wikipedia: Timeline of the Troubles in the Republic of Ireland.
1,542. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Documentary, History, War
Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
Votes: 930
Wikipedia: Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland.
1,543. Battle of the Bogside (2004)
60 min | Documentary
Feature documentary on the 3-days of riots in Derry, Northern Ireland that led to the deployment of British Troops into Derry in August 1969.
Director: Vinny Cunningham | Stars: Kenneth Bloomfield, James Callaghan, Gregory Campbell, Bernadette Devlin
Votes: 15
Northern Ireland Conflict | The 1969 Northern Ireland Riots: August 12 - 17, 1969
Wikipedia: 1969 Northern Ireland riots.
The Battle of the Bogside: August 12 - 14, 1969
Wikipedia: Battle of the Bogside.
1,544. The Patriot Game (1979)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall
Votes: 177
Historical Background of the Northern Ireland Conflict
Wikipedia: Irish War of Independence - January 21, 1919 - July 11, 1921
Wikipedia: Partition of Ireland - May 3, 1921
Wikipedia: S-Plan - January 16, 1939 - March 1940
Wikipedia: Northern Campaign (Irish Republican Army) - September 2, 1942 - December 1944
Wikipedia: Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army) - December 12, 1956 - February 26, 1962
Wikipedia: Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign - 1969 - 1997
Wikipedia: Dissident Irish Republican campaign - May 8, 1998 - present
1,545. A Place Called Ardoyne (1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
The award-winning 1973 documentary looks at the situation in Northern Ireland as it affects the Catholic community of Ardoyne. Includes interviews with leading figures in the community ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Clayton-Thompson | Stars: Philip Clayton-Thompson, Stephen Rea
Votes: 6
The Troubles in Ardoyne: February 15, 1971 - Ongoing
Wikipedia: The Troubles in Ardoyne.
1,546. The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
108 min | Documentary
The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that ... See full summary »
Director: Callum Macrae | Stars: Kevin-Barry Brown, Noel O'Brien, Callum Janes
Votes: 89
The Troubles | The Ballymurphy Massacre: August 9 - 11, 1971
Wikipedia: Ballymurphy massacre.
1,547. The Ballymurphy Massacre (2012)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Between the 9th and 11th of August 1971 eleven people were killed by the British Army's Parachute regiment. All eleven were unarmed civilians. One of the dead was a parish priest another ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Reynolds | Stars: Janet Donnelly, Alice Harper, Patsy Mullan, John Teggart
Votes: 8
1,548. Unquiet Graves (2018)
75 min | Documentary
This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone from July 1972 to 1978.
Director: Sean A Murray | Stars: Chris Patrick-Simpson, Patrick Buchanan, Chris McMahon, Andrew McNeill
Votes: 102
The Troubles | The Glenanne Gang: 1972 - 1980
Wikipedia: Glenanne gang.
1,549. Bloody Sunday: A Derry Diary (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
On January 30, 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland, the British army fired on a peaceful civil rights demonstration killing thirteen people.
Director: Margo Harkin
Votes: 20
The Troubles | Bloody Sunday: January 30, 1972
Wikipedia: Bloody Sunday (1972).
1,550. I, Dolours (2018)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary about Dolours Price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the IRA and who was involved in bombings during the Troubles in the 1970s.
Director: Maurice Sweeney | Stars: Lorna Larkin, Lauren Beale, Gail Brady, Frank Cannon
Votes: 315
The Troubles | The Old Bailey Bombing: March 8, 1973
Wikipedia: 1973 Old Bailey bombing.
Wikipedia: Dolours Price.
1,551. Aftershock: The Untold Story of the Birmingham Pub Bombings (1994 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Nick Read
The Troubles | The Birmingham Pub Bombings: November 21, 1974
Wikipedia: Birmingham pub bombings.
Wikipedia: Birmingham Six.
1,553. ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre (2019 TV Movie)
71 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
In 1974, while on the way home from a gig, the apolitical rock group, The Miami Showband, fell into the crosshairs of a Protestant unionist paramilitary group that planted explosives on their bus when it was stopped at a fake checkpoint.
Director: Stuart Sender | Stars: Stephen Travers, Bertie Ahern, Alan Brecknell, Anne Cadwallader
Votes: 1,595
The Troubles | The Miami Showband Killings: July 31, 1975
Wikipedia: Miami Showband killings.
1,554. Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016)
105 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands' 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands' ... See full summary »
Directors: Brendan Byrne, Brendan J. Byrne | Stars: Gerry Adams, Michael Alison, Humphrey Atkins, Aram Bakshian
Votes: 669
The Troubles | The 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
Wikipedia: 1981 Irish hunger strike.
Wikipedia: Bobby Sands.
1,555. The Hunger Strike (2006 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Of all the volatile periods in Northern Ireland's recent history the Hunger Strikes is one of the most impassioned and dramatic. It was a key event in the relationship between the British ... See full summary »
Director: Margo Harkin | Stars: Gerard McSorley, Bik McFarlane, Richard O'Rawe, Bernard Ingham
Votes: 9
1,556. The Maze (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
The history of the notorious Maze prison and its role in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Denis Faul, Bik McFarlane, Mo Mowlam
Votes: 19
Wikipedia: HM Prison Maze.
1,557. The Funeral Murders (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A look back at the tragic series of events that took place during two funerals in Belfast in March 1988.
Director: Vanessa Engle
Votes: 58
The Troubles | The Milltown Cemetery Attack: March 16, 1988
Wikipedia: Milltown Cemetery attack.
The Corporals Killings: March 19, 1988
Wikipedia: Corporals killings.
1,558. No Stone Unturned (I) (2017)
PG | 111 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre, where six Irishmen were murdered, presumably by a Unionist paramilitary group, while watching the World Cup at the local pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland.
Director: Alex Gibney
Votes: 764
The Troubles | The Loughinisland Massacre: June 18, 1994
Wikipedia: Loughinisland massacre.
1,559. Hear My Voice (2018)
23 min | Documentary, Short
HEAR MY VOICE is a cinematic tribute to those who suffered loss as a result of the Northern Irish conflict (1968-1998). Timed to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement that ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan J. Byrne
The Troubles | The Good Friday Agreement: April 10, 1998
Wikipedia: Good Friday Agreement.
1,560. Omagh the Legacy: Claire and Stephen's Story (1999)
48 min | Documentary
On August 15th, 1998, the worst single atrocity of the Northern Ireland troubles was perpetrated when a bomb exploded in the friendly market town of Omagh. 29 people were killed and 300 ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Webster | Stars: Liam Neeson, Claire Gallagher, Stephen Coyle
Votes: 10
The Troubles | The Omagh Bombing: August 15, 1998
Wikipedia: Omagh bombing.
1,561. Art of Conflict (2012)
73 min | Documentary, History, News
The murals of Northern Ireland are an expression of the region's violent Troubles. 'The Art of Conflict' examines these murals through their painters and the people who live there, ... See full summary »
Director: Valeri Vaughn | Stars: Gerry Adams, Danny Devenny, David Ervine, Mark Ervine
Votes: 267
The Troubles | Murals in Northern Ireland
Wikipedia: Murals in Northern Ireland.
1,562. The Life After (2018)
89 min | Documentary
The stories of the ordinary people in Northern Ireland who had to cope with the loss of their loved ones, killed during the Troubles.
Directors: Brian Hill, Niamh Kennedy
Votes: 6
Casualties of The Troubles
Wikipedia: The Troubles | Casualties.
Wikipedia: Category: People killed during The Troubles (Northern Ireland).
1,563. Lost Lives (2019)
93 min | Documentary
Inspired by the book of the same name, it records the circumstances of every man, woman and child who died in a conflict - the Northern Irish 'Troubles.' A reminder that war is hell.
Directors: Dermot Lavery, Michael Hewitt | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Brid Brennan, Roma Downey, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 90
1,564. General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Golda Meir
Votes: 2,019
[The 1971 Ugandan Coup]: January 25, 1971
Wikipedia: 1971 Ugandan coup d'état.
Wikipedia: History of Uganda (1971-79).
1,565.
The Dictator's Playbook
Episode:
Idi Amin
(2018)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama, History
See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Stevenson, Mark Stevenson | Stars: Tim Beckmann, Idi Amin, Alicia C. Decker, Deo Katono
Votes: 54
Wikipedia: Idi Amin.
1,566. 90 Days to Leave (2020)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
This short documentary is about the expulsion of the Asian community from the East African nation of Uganda in 1972. The documentary tells not only of the racial hatred and military ... See full summary »
Director: Tanmay Srivastava | Stars: Alain Azoulay, Chris Bamford
Votes: 24
Wikipedia: Expulsion of Asians from Uganda.
1,567. A Brilliant Genocide (2016)
82 min | Documentary, History, War
'A Brilliant Genocide' is an expose of how an African dictator has been able to commit mass murder and still get a regular audience at The White House and 10 Downing Street.
Director: Ebony Butler
Votes: 10
Wikipedia: A Brilliant Genocide.
Wikipedia: Yoweri Museveni.
Wikipedia: Acoli people.
1,568. The Battle of Kushtia (2018)
97 min | Documentary | Completed
Much of the world has forgotten about the Bangladesh war and the genocide by the Pakistani Army. The Battle of Kushtia reveals the remarkable stories of families, men and women who fought and died for their country.
Director: Anindo Atik
[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]: March 21 - December 16, 1971
Wikipedia: 1971 Bangladesh genocide.
The Bangladesh Liberation War: March 26 - December 16, 1971
Wikipedia: Bangladesh Liberation War.
Wikipedia: Battle of Kushtia.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: December 3 - 16, 1971
Wikipedia: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
1,569. Home Free (2009)
22 min | Documentary, Short
In 1972, civil war and ethnic massacres forced hundreds of thousands of Burundians from their homes. Most fled to Tanzania, where they would live as refugees for generations. Thirty ... See full summary »
Directors: Christopher Redmond, Raymond Kalisa, Jessie Thomson
[The Burundian Genocides]: Start: April 27, 1972
Wikipedia: Burundian genocides.
1,570. One Day in September (1999)
R | 94 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour
Votes: 6,245 | Gross: $0.16M
[The Munich Massacre]: September 5 - 6, 1972
Wikipedia: Munich massacre.
1,571. Munich: Operation Bayonet (2006 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Munich: Operation Bayonet exposes the real story of the Israeli Mossad's "Bayonet" unit responsible for Israel's retaliation against the Palestinian Black September terrorist organization, ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Maiberg
Votes: 14
Operation "Bayonet" / "Wrath of God"
Wikipedia: Operation Wrath of God.
1,572. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,614
[Operation Condor] | The 1973 Chilean Coup D'état: September 11, 1973
Wikipedia: 1973 Chilean coup d'état.
Wikipedia: Operation Condor.
1,573. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,283
1,574. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)
80 min | Documentary, History
This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran
Votes: 1,041
1,575. Le cas Pinochet (2001)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
True story of the saga that was hoped to be the long-awaited justice brought to bear upon Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator from 1973 to 1990. In September 1998, Pinochet flew to London on... See full summary »
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Star: Salvador Allende
Votes: 347
Wikipedia: Military dictatorship of Chile (1973-1990).
________
Wikipedia: Augusto Pinochet.
Wikipedia: Indictment and arrest of Augusto Pinochet.
1,576. The War in October (2013– )
Documentary, History, War
Al Jazeera examines the three week Yom Kippur War in 1973 from which both Arabs and Israelis claimed to emerge victorious.
Votes: 24
[The Yom Kippur War]: October 6 - 25, 1973
Wikipedia: Yom Kippur War.
1,577.
Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode:
The October War: Battle for Golan Heights
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1973, Syria launches a surprise attack against Israel in the Golan Heights.This is a story of survival, where a few out-numbered tankers manage to hold off an enemy of overwhelming size in one of the greatest tank battles ever waged.
Director: Paul Kilback | Stars: Yossi Amir, Haim Danon, Murhaf Jouejati, Avigor Kahelani
Votes: 29
Yom Kippur War | The Valley of Tears: October 6 - 9, 1973
Wikipedia: Valley of Tears.
1,578. One Battle Too Many (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Movie about the Yom Kippur War's traumatic, final battle, for the town of Suez.
Director: Yoel Sharon
Yom Kippur War | The Battle of Suez: October 24 - 25, 1973
Wikipedia: Battle of Suez.
1,579. Liberdade e Inocência (2005)
29 min | Documentary, Short
In 1975, after the Portuguese revolution of April 25th, the city of Leiria gathered more than 12,000 children, where for the first time they could enjoy in freedom The International ... See full summary »
Director: Paulo César Fajardo | Stars: Júlia Guarda Ribeiro, José Barata Moura, Isabel Brites, Olegário Guerreiro da Silva
Votes: 27
[The Carnation Revolution]: April 25, 1974
Wikipedia: Carnation Revolution.
1,580. About a War (2019)
84 min | Documentary, History, War
A feature length documentary exploring violence and social change through the stories of ex-fighters from the Lebanese Civil War.
Directors: Daniele Rugo, Abi Weaver | Stars: Hasan Aboud, Nassim Assaad, Ahed Bhar, Assad Chaftari
Votes: 26
[The Lebanese Civil War]: April 13, 1975 - October 13, 1990
IMDb Link: 'About a War' Production Company Website.
Wikipedia: Lebanese Civil War.
1,581. Harab libnan (2001– )
47 min | Documentary
This 15-episode documentary details the events of the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990). It makes extensive use of archive footage and interviews with a multitude of eyewitnesses, politicians and characters with direct involvement in the war.
Stars: Bassam Abou-Sharif, Michel Aoun, Karim Barkadouni, Amine El-Gemeyel
Votes: 71
1,582. After the Massacre (1983 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
97 British soldiers have been sent to Beirut as part of the Multi-national Peacekeeping Force in the wake of the September 1982 Sabra-Chatilla massacre.
Director: Christopher Sykes
Lebanese Civil War | Sabra and Shatila Massacre: September 16 - 18, 1982
Wikipedia: Sabra and Shatila massacre.
1,583. Massacre (2005)
98 min | Documentary
Interviews with six of the mass murderers from Sabra and Shatilla. The faces are in black and are not identifiable.
Directors: Monika Borgmann, Nina Menkes, Lokman Slim, Hermann Theissen
Votes: 68
1,584. Wheels of War (2015)
57 min | Documentary, War
Four ex-militiamen from opposing factions of the Lebanese Civil War, whose unified passion for motorcycle-riding inspires them to put down their weapons for good.
Director: Rami Kodeih | Stars: Ghassan Haidar, George Jreije, Jamal Kahwaji, Marwan Tarraf
Votes: 105
1,585. Sheoeyin Kenna (2010)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A reflection on the destinies of comrades who were once bound by ideologies and remain tightly knit friends, We Were Communists an uninhibited examination of the legacy of Lebanon's civil ... See full summary »
Director: Maher Abi Samra
Votes: 9
1,586. Lebanon - Borders of Blood (2020)
50 min | Documentary
The story of Lebanon is one of ongoing tragedy. A march of follies orchestrated by heads of state, sects, and militias. The Palestinians, French, British, Iranians, Syrians, Americans, ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Friedman, Beau Marie, Amos Gilad, Imad Shakur
Votes: 62
Wikipedia: Lebanon War.
1,587. Abdul & José (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Family, History
During Timor's brutal occupation by Indonesia thousands of children were stolen, as were many of the country's resources. This is 'Jose' Abdul Rahman's story. In 1978 Jose, eight at the ... See full summary »
Directors: Luigi Acquisto, Lurdes Pires
[Indonesian Invasion and Occupation of East Timor]: De Facto: December 7, 1975 - October 31, 1999 | De Jure: December 7, 1975 - May 20, 2002
Wikipedia: Indonesian invasion of East Timor.
Wikipedia: Indonesian occupation of East Timor.
East Timor Genocide
Wikipedia: East Timor genocide.
1,588. Punitive Damage (1999)
73 min | Documentary
The story of New Zealander Helen Todd's law suit against an Indonesian general that she pursued after her son, Kamal, was shot dead in the Dili massacre in East Timor.
Director: Annie Goldson
Votes: 91
Santa Cruz / Dili Massacre: November 12, 1991
Wikipedia: Santa Cruz massacre.
1,589.
Iran and the West (2009– )
Episode:
The Man Who Changed the World
(2009)
Documentary
Directors: Delphine Jaudeau, Paul Mitchell, Dai Richards, Mohammad Shakibania, Hosein Sharif | Stars: Tony Gardner, Amir Aslan Afshar, Ibrahim Asgharzadeh, Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Votes: 28
[The Iranian Revolution]: January 7, 1978 - February 11, 1979
Wikipedia: Iranian Revolution.
Wikipedia: Ruhollah Khomeini.
1,590. The Search (1980)
85 min | Documentary
It all began with "Black Friday" - a massacre on Sept 8, 1978, by the Shah's police. Official pronouncements put the death toll at 200, but the next day the people of Teheran witnessed how ... See full summary »
Director: Amir Naderi
Votes: 50
Black Friday: September 8, 1978
Wikipedia: Black Friday.
1,591. Liberation (II) (2009)
TV-PG | 21 min | Short, Drama, History
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Younesi | Stars: Steven T. Bartlett, Aladine Naamou, Navid Negahban, Shila Ommi
Votes: 44
Wikipedia: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Wikipedia: List of monarchs of Persia.
1,592. Monsenor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero (2011)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the 1970s, as El Salvador moved irrevocably closer to civil war, one man was known as the voice of the poor, the disenfranchised, the disappeared. Appointed Archbishop in 1977, Monsenor ... See full summary »
Directors: Ana Carrigan, Juliet Weber | Stars: Pablo Alvarenga, Alberto Arene, Salvador Carranza, Marta Cerna
Votes: 31
[The Salvadoran Civil War]: October 15, 1979 - January 16, 1992
Wikipedia: Salvadoran Civil War.
________
Wikipedia: Óscar Romero.
1,593. The Front Line (1984)
78 min | Documentary
A documentary about the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980, told from the points of view of the rebels, the soldiers fighting them, and civilians who just want all the fighting and killing to end.
Directors: Jeff B. Harmon, Max Stahl | Stars: Alberto, Eduardo D'Aubuisson, Roberto D'Aubuisson, Jaime Ernesto Flores
Votes: 9
1,594. Roses in December (1982)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
Detailing the rape, torture and murder of four American missionaries in El Salvador by members of the El Salvador National Guard, as well as the subsequent attempts by the government to cover up the story.
Directors: Ana Carrigan, Bernard Stone | Stars: John Houseman, Douglas Cable, Maura Clarke, Eldon Cummings
Votes: 25
Salvadoran Civil War | 1980 Murders of U.S. Missionaries in El Salvador: December 2, 1980
Wikipedia: 1980 murders of U.S. missionaries in El Salvador.
Jean Donovan, from a personal letter: "The Peace Corps left today and my heart sank low. The danger is extreme and they were right to leave... Now I must assess my own position, because I am not up for suicide. Several times I have decided to leave. I almost could, except for the children, the poor bruised victims of adult lunacy. Who would care for them? Whose heart would be so staunch as to favor the reasonable thing in a sea of their tears and helplessness? Not mine, dear friend, not mine."
Wikipedia: Jean Donovan (April 10, 1953 - December 2, 1980) was an American lay missionary who was raped and murdered along with three Religious Sisters in El Salvador by a military death squad while volunteering to do charity work during the civil war there.
1,595. Artist of Resistance (2005)
58 min | Documentary, History
Can a village heal after the massacre of its children? A Berkeley artist journeys into the jungle of El Salvador to battle repression and obliteration with the life-affirming act of ... See full summary »
Director: Penelope Price
Votes: 14
Salvadoran Civil War | The El Mozote Massacre: December 11, 1981
Wikipedia: El Mozote massacre.
1,596. A Question of Conscience: The Murder of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador (1990)
Documentary, Short
Set under the background of the Salvadoran Civil War, the story of the November 16, 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter in El Salvador. Salvadoran Army soldiers... See full summary »
Director: Ilan Ziv | Stars: Ricardo Espinoza Guerra, Jon Sobrino
Salvadoran Civil War | 1989 Murders of Jesuits in El Salvador: November 16, 1989
Wikipedia: 1989 murders of Jesuits in El Salvador.
1,597. The Offended (2016)
85 min | Documentary
"In the Salvadoran civil war, my father and thousands more were captured and tortured by the State. These are some of their stories. When I turned 33, my mother told me that my father, ... See full summary »
Director: Marcela Zamora
Votes: 24
Wikipedia: Truth Commission for El Salvador.
1,598. The Siege of Mecca (2018)
75 min | Documentary
On November 20, 1979 at 5:30 AM, hundreds of armed men take over the Grand Mosque of Mecca, transforming the holiest shrine of Islam into a fortress and a trap for almost 100.000 pilgrims inside. This is the beginning of the SIEGE OF MECCA.
Director: Dirk K. van den Berg | Stars: Turki Al-Faisal, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Tim Barger, Paul Barril
Votes: 48
[The Grand Mosque Seizure]: November 20 - December 4, 1979
Wikipedia: 1979 Grand Mosque seizure.
1,599. Afghanistan 1979 (2014)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War
'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and ... See full summary »
Director: Gulya Mirzoeva | Stars: Hafizullah Amin, Yuri Andropov, Ruslan Aushev, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Votes: 84
[The Soviet-Afghan War]: December 24, 1979 - February 15, 1989
Wikipedia: Soviet-Afghan War.
1,600.
Warographics (2021– )
Episode:
Soviet - Afghan War - The USSR's Downfall
(2022)
25 min | Documentary
Star: Simon Whistler
*Watch Now Link: Official YouTube.
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