Movies

A Washington Parade reel....

Compilation film about a very German first half of the 20th century.

A look at the women who has served as First Ladies of the United States.

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by...

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Ireland, June 1944. The crucial decision about the right time to start Operation Overlord on D-Day comes to depend on the readings taken by Maureen...

A double portrait of two dictators who were thousands of miles apart but were constantly fixated on each other.

A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history of both South and North Korea in a single narrative.

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.

Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the...

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different...

Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it...

Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal...

The very name conjures up images of the good life black tie affairs and high society balls. Yet their long saga proves that money is no guarantee of...

Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the United States War...

The film depicts Olav Vs and Märtha from Norway's trip to the USA in 1939

The Crimean (Yalta) conference of the leaders of the three powers - allies in the Anti-Hitler coalition was held from February 4 to February 11, 1945...