Subgenre Sampler
History: 410 Films to Buy & Rent
Rossellini's History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment (The Age of the Medici, Cartesius, Blaise Pascal) (1972-1974)
- Dir. Roberto Rossellini
- Three TV films about some of the western world's major figures and moments, from Italian master Roberto Rossellini in the final phase of his…
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey
- The 'Carry On' crew encounter familiar humour in darkest Africa, shipping the concept to the days of the British Raj.
Six Wives of Henry VIII, The (TV Mini-Series) (1970)
- Feat. Keith Michell, Rosalie Crutchley, Jane Seymour
- Accurate BAFTA–winning TV series chronicling the life of the notorious Henry VIII by way of six plays, featuring a notable cast and immaculate…
Civilisation (TV Series) (1969)
- "Not a history of the arts, but a history of life–giving beliefs and ideas made visible and audible through the medium of art." Kenneth Clark's…
Complete and Utter History of Britain, The (TV Series) (1969)
- Dir. Maurice Murphy
Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- A comedy sketch show created by future Monty Python members Michael Palin and Terry Jones, which depicts various events in British history as if…
This is New Zealand (1969)
- Dir. Hugh MacDonald
- A long–awaited DVD release of the landmark three camera/three projection spectacle, produced by the National Film Unit for the New Zealand…
National Geographic - 125 Years (1966-2012)
- A commemorative boxset featuring the new anniversary documentary, 'Exploring New Frontiers: National Geographic at 125 years', plus a further 11…
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
- Dir. Kon Ichikawa
- Ichikawa produced this 'definitive' sports documentary from the output of over a thousand cameras to capture the fascinating human element behind the…
Culloden (1964)
- Dir. Peter Watkins
- A groundbreaking documentary depicting the famous battle in 1746 between the English loyalists and Scottish Jacobites.
Re–enacting this…
Crisis (1963)
- Dir. Robert Drew
- Tense account of a key battle in the American Civil Rights movement with President Kennedy locked in a tense negotiation with Alabaman Governor…