Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 2962 Films to Rent
Tattooed Tears (1978)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
- Early Nick Broomfield doco eschews his later interactive style for an unrelenting examination of the life of four youths in a prison for young…
Unknown War, The (1978)
- Burt Lancaster narrates this enormous 20–part documentary series on the conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
21 Up (1977)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- The third part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of different…
All You Need is Love (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Prolific arts filmmaker Tony Palmer oversaw this landmark, encyclopedic history of modern pop and rock – prescribed viewing for anyone who’s ever…
Baryshnikov's The Nutcracker (1977)
- Dir. Tony Charmoli
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Landmark version of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet 'The Nutcracker', about a young girl on Christmas Eve who enters the magical kingdom of a wizard,…
Christians, The (TV Series) (1977)
- "Meticulously constructed and lavishly produced", this thirteen part documentary series was one of the most ambitious TV projects of the 1970's.…
Frost/Nixon Watergate Interviews (1977)
- Dir. Jorn Winther
Feat. David Frost, Richard Nixon
- The legendary 28 hour interview between the charismatic David Frost and former President Richard Nixon is touted as the greatest political interview…
Grateful Dead Movie, The (1977)
- Dir. Jerry Garcia
Feat. Jerry Garcia
Pumping Iron (1977)
- Dir. George Butler, Robert Fiore
- Arnold Schwarzennegger gets his first taste of the camera when a film crew follow his defence of the Mr. Olympia title. Lou Ferrigno doesn't stand a…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 4 (La Soufriere; I Am My Films; Jag Mandir) (1977-1991)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
La Soufriere (1977)
I Am My Films…