Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982).
In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and...
Behind the iconic Eiffel Tower lies the story of an incredible challenge to erect a thousand-foot to...
Clarkson and May, in a seriously modified Toyota, take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mil race...
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...
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...
With a divine answer to a humble prayer at age 14, Joseph Smith began to fulfill his inspired missio...
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...
The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer...
Recounts the 40-year history of building the Salt Lake Temple, shown as if recounted by Wilford Wood...
Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotogr...
A photographic journey compiled from journals, archival footage and photographs of an Australian mil...
The first biographical documentary film about the greatest Brazilian sailor by miles traveled. Sett...
How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...
From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Bir...
Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flou...
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t...