Popular Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 261

Mark Twain

2002

Mark Twain

2002
7
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
Global Haywire

2006

Global Haywire

2006
Documentary about the state of the modern world.
Jesus Camp

2006

Jesus Camp

2006
7
Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ". The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.
Power’s War

2015

Power’s War

2015
7
On the evening of February 9th, 1918 three local lawmen and one federal officer rode into the Arizona wilderness to apprehend four men on counts of draft evasion and murder. The violence that followed has been so steeped in legend, lies, and hearsay, that the facts of what occurred at that remote cabin and why were almost lost to history. Contemporary interviews with historians and family members, archival footage, and original artwork tell the story of the events leading up to and following the deadliest shootout in Arizona's history.
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960
A behind-the-scenes show on the filming of Swiss Family Robinson on the West Indian island of Tobago. Then the True Life Adventure Water Birds.
Stars Meet in Moscow

1959

Stars Meet in Moscow

1959
Documentary essay about the First Moscow International Film Festival, held in August 1959, about its participants and guests - Soviet and foreign actors, directors who came to the film forum.
Normandy: The Great Crusade

1994

Normandy: The Great Crusade

1994
10
Documentary on the World War II invasion of Normandy by the Allies on June 6, 1944 utilizing diaries, personal letters, home movies, snapshots, period music and vintage radio broadcasts and newsreels.
Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

2024

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

2024
7.5
The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great jazz standards and is still one of the most covered ballads in the world today. Who was the man behind the ever-friendly smile from the ghettos of Pittsburgh, whose talent brought him to the biggest international stages?
En primera persona: Juan Martín Del Potro

2022

En primera persona: Juan Martín Del Potro

2022
6
Juan Martín del Potro talks about his beginnings in tennis and all the demands that his professional career demanded from him on a personal and family level. Together with Mariano Zabaleta, former professional tennis player, they talk about love relationships, media exposure and current details without censorship. After the return and after the tears, an unmissable chat between Delpo and Mariano Zabaleta.
The Making of Miss Hokusai

2015

The Making of Miss Hokusai

2015
A comprehensive behind-the-scenes piece that features raw footage from the production studios and work stations, introductions and in-depth interview clips with many of the key artists and filmmakers, an examination of the manga that inspired the film, a look through some of the key components in the filmmaking process (storyboards, adapting the manga, production meetings, and many of the steps along the way), and more, even some "life and times" highlights as the filmmakers go about their routine and work commitments. The piece plays sort of like a dramatic "reality television" program at times, but it's an absorbing look into the wonderful world of animated film creation.
The Making of 'Dance of the Dead'

2008

The Making of 'Dance of the Dead'

2008
10
Documentary of "Dance of the Dead" film
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

2006

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

2006
6
Australia says goodbye to The Crocodile Hunter
The UFO Experience

1982

The UFO Experience

1982
10
A look at the possibility of contacts with aliens
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

2018

Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

2018
7.5
The story of Elvira's rise to pop culture royalty.
Spirit of the Kata

1985

Spirit of the Kata

1985
Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.
Jane Goodall: The Hope

2020

Jane Goodall: The Hope

2020
7.2
The story of one remarkable woman who became a global icon in animal welfare and conservation who not only hoped for a better world, she achieved it! This sweeping documentary celebrates the vast legacy of Dr. Goodall’s four decades of advocacy work for chimpanzees and depicts the next chapter for generations to come.
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity

2019

Buster Williams Bass to Infinity

2019
Imagine hanging out with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, hearing them jam together, trading riffs, then riffing with words and trading stories. Bird and Diz are gone, but giants still walk among us. One of those giants is Buster Williams. Buster has played with everyone - Miles, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, and on. In this intimate portrait, Buster trades stories, and plays, with some of the world's greatest musicians - Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride and others, and takes us on a journey through his life, legacy, and America's greatest art form - the truly universal music called Jazz.
Rouge ! L'Art au pays des soviets

2019

Rouge ! L'Art au pays des soviets

2019
7.8
In the Russian Empire of the 1910s, a group of visionary painters revolutionized the aesthetic norms of their time and opted for radical abstraction. In the years between the seizure of power by the Russian Bolsheviks and Stalinism in the 1930s, the avant-gardists developed a new form of art that ushered in modernism.
The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

2023

The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

2023
6.3
In an age when misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories have become mainstream, UFOs have risen to become one of the most-talked about pop culture phenomena. With all of this noise, how can we expect anyone to know how much of this is true? What is in our skies? What do we know, and how do we know it? And most importantly: Are we being visited?
Service for Southend

1957

Service for Southend

1957
The extension of the electrification of the Southend line from Shenfield to Southend. The last steam train leaves Liverpool Street and makes its way for a new stage in the modernisation plan for British Railways. How it was done and the men who did it.