Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
Painters Painting (1973)
- Dir. Emile de Antonio
- Both a beginner's and connoisseur's guide to "Abstract Expressionism", this excellent 70's documentary provides satiating first hand insights from…
Swastika (1973)
- Dir. Lutz Becker, Phillipe Mora
- Consisting solely of startling archival footage, this documentary portrait of the era of Adolf Hitler's domination of Nazi Germany, eschews narration…
Wattstax (1973)
- Dir. Mel Stuart
- A little–seen yet significant concert film of the 'Wattstax' festival in Los Angeles in 1972, organised to commemorate the 7th anniversary of…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 5 (The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner; The Dark Glow of the Mountains; No One Will Play With Me; Ballad of the Little Soldier) (1973-1984)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner…
World At War, The (1973)
- Epic – both in length and scope – series that comprehensively examines the second World War. Assembling a vast array of rare footage and…
Alistair Cooke's America (TV Series) (1972)
- Feat. Alistair Cooke
- Considered one of the great TV documentary series, this is English broadcaster Cooke's personal view of American history and its teeming,…
Ciao! Manhattan (Edie) (1972)
- Dir. Sam Green, David Weisman
Feat. Roger Vadim, Isabel Jewell, Viva
- The notorious documentary portrait of Andy Warhol 'superstar' Edie Sedgwick, whose beguiling good looks and dissolute lifestyle came to symbolise the…
Crystal Voyager (1972)
- Dir. George Greenough
- A psychedelic surf oddity which sees a lone narrator build a boat and cross the ocean to find that perfect wave. Hippie tomfoolery climaxes in a…
George Harrison and Friends: The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
- Feat. George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan…
- A lavish presentation of possibly the first all–star charity concert, organised by ex–Beatle George Harrison in 1971 at Madison Square…
I am a Dancer (1972)
- Dir. Pierre Jourdan
Feat. Rudolph Nureyev
- Documentary on Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev is a solid record of several superb performances, with a rehearsal sequence of Glen Tetley's…