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Rental > Documentary: 2954 Films to Rent
Destination Disaster - The Sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov (1999)
- Compelling document of the 1986 sinking of Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov in the Marlborough Sounds. Delves into the controversial aftermath of…
Ella Fitzgerald - Something to Live For (1999)
- Dir. Charlotte Zwerin
- A modest and carefully selected musical 'album' of jazz singer Fitzgerald's greatest years.
Not really biographical in its focus, this…
Faith Of The Century - A History Of Communism (1999)
- Using fascinating, never–before–seen footage from the national archives of many countries including Russia and France, this documentary…
Federation (1999)
- Well–written doco that brings to life the events, personalities and experiences that lead up to the federation of the Australian colonies in…
Frank Lloyd Wright (1999)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Epic biography of America's most esteemed architect (notably of the Guggenheim Museum and the 'Prairie'–style ranch–house), whose…
Fugazi - Instrument (1999)
- Dir. Jem Cohen, Fugazi
- Culled from concert, interview and home footage, this portrayal of fiercely independent rock–bank Fugazi transcends the…
Funny by George (The George Wallace Story) (1999)
- Dir. Don Percy
- Celebrates the life and times of unashamedly Australian vaudeville comedian and movie star, George Wallace.
Genghis Blues (1999)
- Dir. Roko Belic
- Absorbing, stranger–than–fiction tale of San Francisco singer Paul Pena’s passion for Tuvan ‘Throat–singing’…
Getting to Our Place (1999)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston, Anna Cotrell
- The creation of NZ’s national museum, Te Papa, was an exciting, self–conscious and fraught journey in defining the nation’s identity, this…
Girl Next Door, The (1999)
- Dir. Christine Fugate
Feat. Stacy Valentine
- Worldly, even–handed and fascinating documentary details the life–style and life–story (not to mention plastic surgery history) of…