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Torpedo Squadron

John Ford splices together footage of Torpedo Squadron 8, all but one of whom were later shot down and killed in the Battle of Midway. Preserved by t

1942

Night Witches

Documentary about the female fighter pilots in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Union. In small planes made out of plywood and canvas the

2008

City of Wax

City of Wax is a 1934 American short documentary film produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee. It won the Oscar at the 7th Academ

1934

Wings Over Everest

A documentary about the first flight over Mt Everest. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 201

1934

Camera Thrills

Academy Award nominated short film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and R

1935

Den Norske Motstand

2008

Pétain, such a popular hero

On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of

2010

Storm Signal

A documentary record of the day-to-day existence of a pair of young married heroin addicts. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

1966

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2016

The Last Ring Home

The Last Ring Home is a made-for-TV documentary that recounts the story of how a WWII hero's last wish was lost, found, finally fulfilled and then los

2016

Pétain et les francs-maçons

2022

We Were Communists

Uninhibited examination of the legacy of Lebanon’s civil war. A reflection on the destinies of comrades who were once bound by ideologies and remain t

2010

Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World

2014

Safeguarding Military Information

World War II propaganda short which focuses on the dangers of inadvertent dispersal of military information.

1942

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and ackn

2010

Harlan County U.S.A.

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastov

1977

Shameless Propaganda

This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art form. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthd

2013

Two Forces

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

1979

Great Spirit

Documentary video journey in search of the missing Tatar poet Rahim Sattar. The path from the present to the past runs through a polylogue of experts,

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the under

2019