Subgenre Sampler
History: 406 Films to Buy & Rent
Secret History of 9/11, The (2006)
- Dir. Terrence McKenna
- A serious–minded Canadian television documentary which details the lead–up to the 9/11 attacks on the NYC World Trade Centre, including…
Shackleton and Scott - Rivals for the Pole (2006)
- The intense 'polar' rivalry of Shackleton and Scott is relived in this documentary of the two explorers’ fatal trajectory towards the South Pole.…
Unknown Soldier, The (2006)
- Dir. Michael Verhoeven
- A sobering documentary exploration of the reaction to a museum exhibit in Munich detailing the war crimes and atrocities committed by Nazi Germany's…
War of the World: The New History of the 20th Century (2006)
- Eye–opening historical documentary, presented by acclaimed historian Professor Niall Ferguson, challenging how we view and assess the arch of…
What Lies Beneath (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Simon Dallow
- An eight–part series about New Zealand's archaeological heritage, presenting a series of intriguing site studies, with Simon Dallow asking the…
Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005)
- A fascinating world tour through civilisation's lasting imprint, with historian Dan Cruickshank globetrotting the planet in search of the eighty…
Catherine the Great (2005)
- Dir. John Burgess, John-Paul Davidson
- Made with the help of newly–available documentation from the former Soviet archives, this impressive biopic about the life and times of…
Churchill's Bodyguard (2005)
- Imposing, unprecedented memoir of the life and times of Winston Churchill, adapted from the diaries of his stoic bodyguard, Walter H.…
Empire (2005)
- Feat. Colm Feore, Emily Blunt, Jonathon Cake
- Glossy and occasionally patchy drama which reconstructs the events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar (Freore) and the succession of…
Greatest Game Ever Played, The (2005)
- Dir. Bill Paxton
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane
- Inspiring Disney drama based on the true story of an ambitious amateur golfer determined to defeat his idols at the 1913 US Open. Shia LaBeouf…