Subgenre Sampler
Sales > History: 35 films to Buy on DVD
- One Life (2023)
- the true story of a London broker Nicholas Winton; who secretly organised the rail transport of hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe…
- DVD $24.95
- Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival (2023)
- The true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance, told by the only man ever to have repeated their incredible…
- DVD $29.95
- Zone of Interest, The (2023)
- A Holocaust film quite unlike any other, The Hoss family have moved into their new home in Poland. The camera objectively documents their daily life…
- DVD $29.95
- Merkel (2022)
- A fittingly admirable portrait of the one of the great diplomats of modern times, Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, and most…
- DVD $29.95
- Pompeii: Sin City (2020)
- A documentary exploring the city of Pompeii and its profound influence on culture and art over the course of human history.
Provides an evocative…
- DVD $29.95
- #Anne Frank: Parallel Stories (2019)
- Documentary marking the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, featuring Helen Mirren reading from Anne Frank's diaries and providing a moving…
- DVD $29.95
- Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)
- Live action historical farce based on the book and TV series of the same name, about a teenager in the Roman era who is forced to join the Roman Army…
- DVD $29.95
- Studio 54: The Documentary (2018)
- In–depth account of how the world's most famous (and infamous) nightclub, Studio 54, was created by co–owners Ian Schrager and Steve…
- DVD $29.95
- Alone in Berlin (2017)
- Earnest resistance drama set in 1940, with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as a working class couple who, after learning of their only son's death…
- DVD $34.95
- Britannia (TV Series) (2017)
- A historical fiction series set in 43AD, following the Roman conquest of Britain and it's opposition by the wild warrior women and powerful Druids of…
- DVD $34.95, $34.95
- Knightfall (TV Series) (2017-2019)
- Historical drama series about the Knights Templar, the powerful and mysterious Catholic military order from the middle ages. Made by The History…
- Ottoman Lieutenant, The (2017)
- Undemanding, old–fashioned wartime romance following the fates of an army Lieutenant and a strong–willed American combat nurse who fall…
- DVD $19.95
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Steve McQueen (HUNGER, SHAME) directs this powerful historical drama of a free black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery.
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- German Doctor, The (2013)
- Chilling domestic thriller centred on the Argentine family who lived unknowingly with Josef Mengele, the notorious Auschwitz physician, after he fled…
- DVD $24.95
- Spirit of '45, The (2013)
- In this illuminating documentary, Ken Loach movingly celebrates the radical changes during postwar Britain under the new Labour government, which…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
- Pleasant chronicle of the affair between President Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during…
- DVD $14.95
- Disappearing London - Suggs and the City (2010)
- Madness front–man Graham McPherson presents this roving history of London’s unique character and charm via the city’s idiosyncratic…
- DVD $29.95, $29.95
- Royal Upstairs Downstairs (TV Series) (2010)
- The secret lives of British servants and aristocrats are speculated on this prim history series which takes viewers on a tour of the houses and…
- DVD $24.95, $24.95
- Hitler's Bodyguard (TV Series) (2009)
- 13–part documentary series offering a thorough, at times incredible, examination of the men who protected Adolf Hitler against numerous…
- DVD $44.95
- South (TV Series) (2009)
- Another "love story" from intrepid broadcaster Marcus Lush, who this time explores the South Island of New Zealand, an area he fell in love with…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- First Australians (TV Series) (2008)
- Landmark Australian series produced by top Aboriginal filmmakers tracking the history of Aboriginal culture and the fraught culture clashes between…
- DVD $39.95
- Of Time and the City (2008)
- Terence Davies (DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES) launches a broadside on the transformation of his beloved, bricks–and–mortar Liverpool, in…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery (2007)
- Award–winning documentary that examines the controversial legacy of the great explorer Captain James Cook. Hosted by geographer Vanessa…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Here to Stay (TV Series) (2007)
- An enlightening, culturally pertinent reference point for the current make up of New Zealand society, this six part series revisits a number of key…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95, $19.95 $14.95
- Scared Sacred (2004)
- Visiting sites of some of the world’s most horrible stories doesn’t seem like a relaxed night’s viewing, but this doco by the interestingly…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- A History of Britain (TV Series) (2002)
- The complete series of Simon Schama's accessible, but provocative look at British history from 3000 BC to 2000 AD.
Disc 1 – Beginnings,…
- DVD
$60 $45
- Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2001)
- The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, who at the age of 80 comes to terms with working alongside unspeakable evil…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
- Our People Our Century (2000)
- Major, award–winning series tells the story of New Zealand and its people throughout the 20th century. Six episodes across three…
- DVD
$34.95 $26.20
- Thomas Jefferson (1997)
- Burns "paints an enigmatic portrait of self–contradiction" in this comprehensive and reverential documentary of America's third President,…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Baseball (1994-2010)
- Ken Burns's celebrated documentary transcends its sporting appearance to deliver an elegant and engrossing social history through baseball over 150…
- DVD $79.95
- Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)
- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
- DVD $39.95
- World At War, The (1973)
- Epic – both in length and scope – series that comprehensively examines the second World War. Assembling a vast array of rare footage and…
- Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
- The 'Carry On' crew encounter familiar humour in darkest Africa, shipping the concept to the days of the British Raj.
- DVD $12.95
- This is New Zealand (1969)
- A long–awaited DVD release of the landmark three camera/three projection spectacle, produced by the National Film Unit for the New Zealand…
- DVD
$34.95 $26.20
- Land of Promise - The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950 (1931-1951)
- A revealing, 40–strong film archival of British society, culture, work ethic, and nationalism, preserved in documentaries shot during the…
- DVD
$40 $30