Best Documentary Movies Online
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In the Street (1948)
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Images of street life in New York's Spanish Harlem during the 1940s.
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (1948)
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How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the first Nuremberg trial —formally, the International Military Tribunal— built their case against the top Nazi war criminals using the films and records produced by the own regime, obsessed with documenting everything in its long path of infamy and crime.
The Beginning or the End (1947)
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The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
People of the Po Valley (1947)
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A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.
Let There Be Light (1946)
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The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.
Diary of a Sergeant (1945)
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Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how he and his fellow amputees at the hospital at first despaired and then found new hope in the prostheses and training available to amputees through the Army's medical corps. Russell learns to wear and to operate the hooks which replace his hands and becomes competent to perform many tasks he had once thought no longer possible. Discharged from the Army, he is welcomed into Boston College by college president William J. Murphy, S.J.
A Diary for Timothy (1945)
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A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.
The Fleet That Came to Stay (1945)
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A propaganda short film produced by the US Navy in 1945 about the naval engagements of the invasion of Okinawa.
San Pietro (1945)
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This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada (1945)
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The Victorian Order Nurses are part of the public health service in Canada, the nurses themselves who are versed in all areas of public health regardless of the specifics of each of their individual jobs. Most nurses perform patient care in the home under the direction of the patient's primary care physician, the nurse often acting as the intermediary between the doctor and the patient's care-giving friends and family who must take over such duties when the nurses are not on duty. Many mothers are familiar with their services as they are on site during at-home pregnancies, and perform pre- and post-partum care to any mother and child in the
The Negro Soldier (1944)
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Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Western Approaches (1944)
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A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.
The Fighting Lady (1944)
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Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Ship Safety: A Story of Seven Sailors (1944)
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This Royal Navy instructional film was released in February 1944 to emphasise the need among serving personnel to understand the potential consequences of even minor negligent acts. The narrative walks viewers through the considerations and efforts behind building a heavy cruiser. It then details examples - such as leaving paint, books, towels and posters unsecured - presented potential risks in an emergency scenario. It shows how the cumulative effect of these mistakes impaired the fighting efficiency of the fictional cruiser "HMS Andromeda", turning minor battle damage into a critical situation - and preventing the cruiser from
Yanks Smash Truk! (1944)
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Newsreel of Operation Hailstone, the U.S. assault on the naval base at Truk (aka "Japan's Pearl Habor").
Wounded in Action (1944)
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'Wounded in Action' is a 22-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film documents the work carried out by medical services in saving the lives of those who are wounded in action during the Second World War. The French version title of Wounded in 'Action is Blessé au combat'.
Willing Hands (1944)
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In this film, Matthew McMurray, Royal Voluntary Service Keeper of History sets the scene for the charity’s beginnings and its impact on British society. He then introduces Willing Hands, a historic film produced for the Ministry of Information, which shows the activities of the then Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) during the Second World War, supporting people in need.