Nøgleord Historical Documentary

Ved hjælp af originale optagelser og interviews fortæller denne dokumentar den nervepirrende historie om Apollo 13 og kampen for at få astronauterne sikkert hjem.

Denne dokumentar dykker ned i mysterierne omkring neandertalerne, og hvad deres fossiler fortæller os om deres liv og forsvinden.

Hvad skete der efter, at Einstein flygtede fra Nazityskland? Gennem arkivoptagelser og hans egne ord dykker denne dramatiserede dokumentar ned i det forpinte genis sind.

I 1979 skrev den amerikanske forfatter James Baldwin (1924-87) et brev til sin forlægger, hvor han beskrev sit næste projekt, Husk dette hus', der skulle fortælle USA's historie gennem tre af hans myrdede venners liv, Medgar Evers, Malmcolm X og Martin Luther King. Bogen blev aldrig skrevet, men den haitianske instruktør Raoul Peck bruger det efterladte manuskript til med Baldwin's egne ord at fortælle en desværre sørgelig aktuel historie om USA's racistiske historie.

Interviews med overlevende jøder, SS-folk og beboere fra områderne omkring koncentrationslejrene, som beretter om dødstransporter, gaskamre og andre dele af nazirigets tilintetgørelsesapparatur.

"Fog of War" er historien om en amerikansk drømmer, der gik fra ydmyge kår til toppen af politisk magt. Robert S. McNamara var både vidne til og medspiller i mange af de vigtigste begivenheder i det 20 århundrede: 1930'ernes depression; industrialiseringen i krigsårene; udviklingen af en ny slags krigsførelse baseret på luftstyrke og skabelsen af det nye amerikanske meritokrati. Han var også en idealist, hvis drømme og idealer blev udfordret af den rolle, han spillede i historien.

Hitler ønskede at blive husket af eftertiden. Allerede i begyndelsen af sin karriere omgav han sig med en hær af kameramænd, der filmede taler, møder og vigtige begivenheder. Hitler - A Career består udelukkende af materiale fra diktatorens samtid, med billeder der ikke har været vist andre steder. Her beskrives, hvordan Hitler udviklede sig fra ung kunstinteresseret til at blive Europas bøddel, og hvordan klimaet i Tyskland efter 1. Verdenskrig gjorde det muligt for nazisterne at tage magten ved en blanding af terror, manipulation og løfter om en bedre morgendag...

In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.

Examining the life and times of Adolf Hitler and following the full arc of his ascent, tyrannical reign, criminality and undoing.

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America. Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.

From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.

Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.

Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

A documentary which explores the remarkable parallels between the careers of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, as well as their personal rivalry and animosity.

Jonathan Roberge dives into the world of Montréal crime during the 1957-1977 period, when the city saw a prolonged war between the police and bank robbers.

A lecture series about the basic problems of flight, explained by visual presentation of flow experiments. As the material of the lectures should be understood by every interested listener, no mathematical or other theoretical knowledge is used for explanation. Every problem is demonstrated by a true-life experiment and purely scientific language is avoided. Each of the lectures deals with a basic problem of flight. The experiments are mostly shown as flow picture but at certain points scale models and flying models are used to ensure easier understanding.

Between experiments, mutations and recompositions, the teeming story of the surrealist adventure, the most fertile avant-garde of the 20th century, whose centenary we are celebrating this year.

For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible’s most sacred religious artefacts. One of the most mysterious of these objects is the famed Ark of the Covenant. The gold-plated wooden chest – one of the most instrumental symbols of faith and God's presence – was believed to house the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. The Ark’s exact whereabouts has long puzzled scholars. Where did it go? And why has it remained such a mystery?

A multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that examined global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Topics were studied in a general chronological order, but each is observed through a thematic lens, showing how people and societies experience both integration and differences.

How the Silk Road Made the World 3 x 60' NHNZ/CCTV (China Central Television) The Silk Road is one of humanity’s greatest enterprises. For thousands of years across the vastness of Eurasia, a trade route linking east and west has deeply influenced history. Silk Road trade has helped to build and break empires, fed revolutions and profoundly affected civilisations. Humanity as we know it, and all we have created, owes much to the legendary Silk Road. This is true of objects as basic yet revolutionary as a piece of paper, to the complex metropolis of New York City. Travel through time to witness the evolution of ancient warfare, experience the horror of the Black Death, see the explosive impacts of innovations and live through radical social change. Embark on a dramatic historical journey throughout Eurasia and delve into the captivating tales of this world-famous trade route. Discover How the Silk Road Made the World.