Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982).
How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...
With a divine answer to a humble prayer at age 14, Joseph Smith began to fulfill his inspired missio...
The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer...
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to desi...
In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...
Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and m...
May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to tak...
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his ...
One of the most controversial figures in U.S. history, Jesse James has captured the imagination of t...
Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.
From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Bir...
This movie is a docudrama relating the early history of the Eiffel Tower: From the planning to its f...
On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for con...
A team of women from the Western and Arab world makes a bid to reach the North Pole. This unpreceden...
Romantic art was a response to the social upheavals of the 19th century, as shown by works by its em...
The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), empero...
The animated documentary Proteus explores the nineteenth century's engagement with the undersea worl...
A photographic journey compiled from journals, archival footage and photographs of an Australian mil...
Recounts the 40-year history of building the Salt Lake Temple, shown as if recounted by Wilford Wood...