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History: 397 Films to Buy & Rent

 
Making Sense of the SixtiesMaking Sense of the Sixties (1991)
Fulsome documentary overview of the turbulent sixties, specifically in context with America, where John F. Kennedy, civil rights, the Vietnam War,…
Rebels in RetrospectRebels in Retrospect (1991)
Dir. Russell Campbell
An inquiry into the aims, methods and achievments of the Progressive Youth Movement, Kiwi political activists in the turbulent '60s.
Berkeley in the SixtiesBerkeley in the Sixties (1990) Recommended
Dir. Mark Kitchell
A lively, dense study of 1960s counter–culture in microcosm, this chronicles the rise and fall of the student movement in a Californian campus…
Civil War, TheCivil War, The (The American Civil War) (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Burns
An extraordinary documentary series on the American Civil War, widely recognised as one of the greatest ever made. Using archival photographs,…
Shakers, TheShakers, The (1989)
Dir. Ken Burns
Documentary about the religion often characterised by their ecstatic dancing, pacifism and belief in non–conventional medicine. Ken Burns…
Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini-series)Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini-series) (1986)
Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Nigel Davenport…
Epic mini–series tracing the life and influence of 'Lord Mountbatten' choosing to focus on the final days of the Indian British Empire and his…
Monocled Mutineer, The (TV Mini-series)Monocled Mutineer, The (TV Mini-series) (1986)
Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Paul McGann, Robert Fellows
A four–part BBC historical drama depicting the life of Private Percy Toplis, who supposedly led a British army mutiny against training officers…
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series)Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif…
Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
Burke and WillsBurke and Wills (1985)
Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi
True blue Aussie classic chronicling the famous journey of two ill–prepared explorers across the unforgiving outback.
Day the Universe Changed, The (TV Series)Day the Universe Changed, The (TV Series) (1985)
Feat. James Burke
Science historian James Burke's classic 10–part series for the BBC exploring key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science…

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