Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary > War: 141 Films to Rent
- Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
- Brilliantly remastered footage (all in colour, often augmented with sound effects) and an exhaustive chronological of events make this…
- 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…
- Simon Schama's Rough Crossings (2009)
- Docu–drama presented by revered historian Simon Schama (A HISTORY OF BRITAIN) which charts the astonishing story of thousands of…
- This is War (Severe Clear) (2009)
- Dir. Kristian Fraga
- Grungy self–portrait of life shot on mini–dv by a marine in Iraq that captures with visceral immediacy life in the front line.
- World War II in Colour (TV Series) (World War 2 in Colour) (2009)
- Featuring rare and previously unseen colourized archive footage, this 13–part series is one of the most comprehensive documentaries ever made…
- Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, The Nazis and The West (2008)
- Six–episode BBC/PBS documentary series on the role of Joseph Stalin and German–Soviet relations before, during, and after World War II…
- Bulletproof Salesman (2008)
- Dir. Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
- This documentary provides a different slant on the business of war as it introduces us to Fidelis Cloer – a German armoured vehicle salesman…
- Bush's War (2008)
- Dir. Michael Kirk
- Extensive two–part documentary chronicling the Iraq War from the post 9/11 murmurings and "Weapons of Mass Destruction" allegations through to…
- Carrier, The (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Immersive 10–part miniseries following the deployment of a United States Navy aircraft carrier in 2005, from the USA to the Middle East and…
- Living With the Enemy (2008)
- Thorough and absorbing History Channel series examines the five year period after the end of World War II, accounting for the events and decisions…