Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 2962 Films to Rent
Wigan Casino, The (1977)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Captivating time–capsule about The Wigan Casino, a famous dance hall near Manchester, which was home to ‘Northern Soul' in the mid 1970's,…
Grey Gardens (1976)
- Dir. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde
- An intimate portrait of acute eccentricity, this offers a ‘home movie’–style insight into the lives of colourful high–society…
Harlan County USA (1976)
- Dir. Barbara Kopple
- A vivid, enlightening documentary about a violent labour dispute on the East Kentucky coalfields, prompted by decades of poor conditions in the…
Off the Edge (1976)
- Dir. Michael Firth
- This breathtaking film captures both the grandeur of the Southern Alps and some spectacular skiing and handgliding feats performed by an American…
Sunday in Hell, A (1976)
- Dir. Jorgen Leth
- Classic sports documentary from dir. Jorgen Leth (THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS) accounting for the physically grueling, emotionally testing, and always…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 3 (God's Angry Man; Echoes From a Sombre Evening; How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck) (1976-1990)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
God's Angry Man (1980)
Echoes From a…
Overlord (1975)
- Dir. Stuart Cooper
Feat. Brian Stirner
- Remarkable one–off that seamlessly interweaves archival war footage and a fictional narrative, this accounts a twenty–year–old’s…
Smokes and Lollies / Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1975-1980)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
- The first of five documentaries Gillian Armstrong directed on Adelaide women Kerry, Josie and Diana, this introduces the fresh–faced trio as…
Tomorrow Show, The: John, Paul, Tom and Ringo (1975-1981)
- Hosted by broadcasting legend Tom Synder, this features the last ever interview with John Lennon before he disappeared from the public eye, as well…
Tribal Eye, The (TV Series) (1975)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- New release of Sir David Attenborough's classic 1975 series exploring aspects of tribal art from indigenous communities all over the world –…