Summer 1936 - The Berlin Olympics, organized by the Nazi regime on the eve of World War II, acted as a grand showcase for a Germany that was athletic, peaceful and rejuvenated. The violence and hate that until then had reigned in the streets of Berlin suddenly vanished. Adolf Hitler became the triumphant host of European countries he would soon try to invade or face in a deadly global conflict.
The order comes in the summer of 1941 from propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels himself: The best ani...

In the summer of 1939, people enjoyed the good weather, ignoring politics and pessimistic prediction...

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...

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During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a...

Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that opera...

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Explores the history of "The Game," the annual football matchup between bitter rivals Ohio State and...

Documentary directed by W.K. Border, that which dives into the aspects of contemporary Gothic subcul...

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19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo....

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Actor William Petersen narrates this documentary about Chicago's venerable baseball stadium, Wrigley...

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Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures vic...