Franklin D. Roosevelt Movies

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.

Everything you always wanted to know about pornography (but were afraid to ask).

A special that takes a look inside the White House.

Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it...

The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with...

In April 1945, as Stalin's Red Army approach from the East and the Western Allied forces quickly approach through France and Belgium, Adolf Hitler...

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling...

Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal...

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

The very name conjures up images of the good life black tie affairs and high society balls. Yet their long saga proves that money is no guarantee of...

Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises:...

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number...

A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution. It is...

On the 29th of August 1949, the USSR set off their first atomic bomb, just four years after the Americans. The speed with which they achieved this...

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Narrated by veteran Hollywood actor Tom Selleck, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR chronicles the personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the...

Using over an hour of new, never-before-seen material, combined with footage from 1946, producers David Abravanel Stein and Patrick S. Cunningham...

An air raid warden demonstrates safety measures, while a refugee from Occupied Europe reveals why she came to America.

Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on...