Best Documentary Movies Online
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
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A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines.
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
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The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation.
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
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The fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
The Silent Village (1943)
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The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
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The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.
Enemy Mines in Tunisia (1943)
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A short documentary on German mines and their deployment in the campaign for North Africa during WWII.
Hemp for Victory (1942)
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An informational film produced to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort during WW2. The film details the many industrial uses of hemp, including cloth and cordage, as well as a detailed history of the plant's use.
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
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Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average person carries.
A.1. At Lloyd's (1942)
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A description of Lloyd’s services to world shipping and the story of a voyage from Valparaiso to Hull. The S.S. Armadillo, ‘100 A 1’ at Lloyd’s sets out with a valuable cargo on her adventurous voyage; she is reported missing; her safe arrival is announced by the ringing of the famous Lutine Bell at Lloyd’s.
We Must Have Music (1942)
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A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM's musicals) and background music for dramas. Conductor/composer
Japs Bomb U.S.A.! (1941)
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A newsreel that covers the Japanese forces attack on the American military base of Pearl Harbor, on December 1941. It shows some images from the attack, and also the aftermath with the first volunteers who would serve to fight in the Pacific.
Living with Strangers (1941)
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Consideration of the social problems arising out of evacuation.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
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This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Baptism of Fire (1940)
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The Legend of the Luftwaffe began in Poland, the first victim of Hitler's blitzkrieg. Combat cameramen filmed the aerial campaign, showing preparations for flight, massive air strikes, and the appalling devastation wreaked upon Polish towns and armies. Highlighted by a lengthy, riveting sequence depicting the siege of Warsaw, Feuertaufe inspired Germany with pride and confidence and foreign viewers with dread. Norbert Schultze's original score lyrically enhances this propaganda masterpiece.
Toilers of the Grand Banks (1940)
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This film explains how the fisherman of the east coast makes his living. It makes clear, with the help of diagrams, how the sunlight, striking through shallow water, stimulates the growth of marine plants in the sea bed, providing food and a good breeding ground for the fish. Schooners built in local shipyards carry men to the fishing grounds where they transfer to dories and haul in the cod as their fathers did before them, riding the heavy Atlantic swell.
Catapult Ships (1940)
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Instructional film concerning the launching and recovery of aircraft in ships fitted with catapults.