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- (2004)
- Starring: Adam Arkin, Carolyn McCormick
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: PBS (Direct)
- Release Date: 1/11/2005
- Features: Widescreen
- The son of two former slaves, Jack Johnson endured the hardships of late 1800s Jim Crow America and eventually fought his way up the ranks to become the first African-American to become the... more
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- (2008)
- Starring: Elvis Presley, Kris Kristofferson
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Alive Mind
- Release Date: 10/13/2009
- Features: DVD
- From his humble beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi to his triumphant return 21 years later as a worldwide music icon, this rock 'n' roll adventure story chronicles the rise to fame of one of the 20th... more
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- (2003)
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Abkco
- Release Date: 5/21/2021
- Features: DVD
- Sam Cooke - "Legend" ABKCO Records; Documentary - Sam Cooke: Legend, the Grammy Award winning feature documentary, examines the life and music of Sam Cooke through accounts from family, friends,... more
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- (2002)
- Starring: Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppola
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: KL Studio Classics
- Release Date: 2/16/2021
- Features: Blu-ray
- Engrossing documentary charts the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and eventual comeback of legendary Hollywood producer and studio chief Robert Evans. From his tenure as the head of Paramount Pictures,... more
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- (2009)
- Starring: Erland Josephson, Ingmar Bergman
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 6/16/2009
- Features: DVD
- This documentary visits Ingmar Bergman, one of the 20th century's greatest film directors, in his home on Sweden's Ferv Island, where he ruminates on his own masterpieces, PERSONA and CRIES AND... more
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- (2003)
- Starring: Robert S. McNamara
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Sony
- Release Date: 11/14/2023
- Features: Manufactured on Demand, Digital Theater System
- Academy Award -winner for Best Documentary Feature, THE FOG OF WAR is the story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson,... more
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- (2003)
- Starring: Eddie Griffin, Rob Schneider
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Miramax
- Release Date: 7/27/2021
- Features: Widescreen, Dolby, Subtitled
- The raunchy, racially-charged stand-up comedy of Eddie Griffin is showcased in this documentary/concert film that intercuts bits from a hilarious live show with footage from a Griffin family reunion,... more
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- (2009)
- Starring: Cornelia Foss, Don Hunstein
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 3/1/2011
- Features: O-Card Packaging
- One of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century, pianist Glenn Gould still captivates our imagination more than two decades after his untimely death. This fascinating documentary... more
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- (2006)
- Starring: Billy Wilder
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 10/17/2006
- Features: Colorized, Black & White, Full Frame, Subtitled
- This legendary icon of filmmaking speaks out to deliver an insightful lesson on the craft he has so gloriously mastered. With rare film clips from such impressive hits as The Apartment, Double... more
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- (2005)
- Starring: Irving Azoff, Peter Bart
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 8/8/2006
- Features: Widescreen
- If Hollywood was Mount Olympus, says movie industry lobbyist Jack Valenti in Barry Avrich's the Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman "then Lew Wasserman was Zeus." Over sixty years as... more
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- (2001)
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: MGM Mod
- Release Date: 10/14/2014
- Features: Manufactured on Demand, Widescreen, NTSC Format
- Film goddess. Cabaret chanteuse. Tireless soldier. Immortal icon. Marlene Dietrich endures as one of the most seductive and glamorous personalities in cinematic history. But who was she really. In... more
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- (2004)
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: HBO Archives
- Release Date: 6/12/2012
- Features: Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand
- The trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg during the height of the Cold War shook America to it's core. And in light of the stranglehold Senator Joe McCarthy's red scare propaganda had on... more
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- (2008)
- Starring: Joe Louis
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Hbo Archives
- Release Date: 2/15/2012
- Features: Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand
- In the true Olympic spirit, HBO Sports presents Joe Louis: America's Hro-Betrayed, a profile of Joe Louis, the greatest heavyweight boxer of his time who transcended not only his race, but also the... more
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- (2000)
- Starring: Alfre Woodard, Gordon Parks
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Hbo Archives
- Release Date: 2/15/2012
- Features: Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand
- A true twentieth century Renaissance man, Gordon Parks is one of the most prolific and diverse artists in America today. A preeminent photographer, poet, novelist, composer and filmmaker, Parks's... more
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- (2009)
- Starring: Cornelia Foss, Don Hunstein
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 3/1/2011
- Features: O-Card Packaging
- Blu-ray pressing. Director's Cut: contains footage not seen in theaters. An enigmatic musical poet and the most documented classical musician of the last century world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould... more
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- (2008)
- Starring: Isaac Julien, Derek Jarman
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 9/2/2008
- Features: Widescreen
- Isaac Julien's (Young Soul Rebels, Looking for Langston) documentary blends together vintage clips from Jarman's groundbreaking experimental theatrical works and 8mm films, never before seen footage... more
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- (2005)
- Starring: Christian Auboire, Jo Amorin
- Genre: Documentary, Biography
- Studio: Kino Lorber
- Release Date: 8/15/2006
- Features: Subtitled, Widescreen
- For forty years, Henri Langlois presided over the Cinemathques Francaise with absolute commitment and unwavering passion. Beginning in 1936, Langlois' beg, borrow and steal hustling preserved the... more