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We've Never Been Licked (1943)
, 1h43Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Richard Quiney, Noah Beery, Jr, Anne Gwynne, Martha O' Driscoll, Robert Mitchum, William Frawley
Army brat Brad Craig enters A&M with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate. In the meantime, Craig unwittingly associates with Japanese spies (one played by William Frawley of I Love Lucy) bent on stealing a secret chemical compound developed in the A&M Chemistry Department. Craig is drummed out of the Corps for being a suspected accomplice to the spies, but he then bravely infiltrates the spy network to sabotage the Japanese war effort. Many A&M traditions are referenced in this film.
Invisible Agent (1942)
, 1h21Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Comedy, Adventure, Spy, Horror, Romance
Themes Spy films, Politique, Films based on science fiction novels, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Invisibilité
Actors Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric Hardwicke, Albert Bassermann, J. Edward Bromberg
The grandson of Dr. Jack Griffin, the original invisible man, has emigrated to the United States and now runs a print shop in Manhattan under the assumed name of Frank Raymond (Jon Hall). In his shop he is confronted by four armed men who reveal that they know his true identity. One of the men, Conrad Stauffer (Cedric Hardwicke), is a lieutenant general of the S.S., while a second, Baron Ikito (Peter Lorre), is Japanese. They offer to pay for the invisibility formula and threaten amputation if it is not revealed. Griffin manages to escape with the formula in his hands.
Battle in Seattle (2007)
, 1h40Directed by Stuart Townsend
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Woody Harrelson, Martin Henderson, Ray Liotta, Connie Nielsen
The film depicts the protest in 1999, as thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999. The World Trade Organization is considered by protesters to contribute to widening the socioeconomic gap between the rich and the poor while it claims to be fixing it and decreasing world hunger, disease and death.
The War Room (1993)
, 1h36Directed by Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Politique, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
The film follows James Carville and George Stephanopoulos at first during the New Hampshire Primary, and then mostly in Little Rock, Arkansas, at Clinton Campaign Headquarters. The film follows several key 1992 Campaign events, such as the Clinton Campaign's attack on "Read my lips: no new taxes", the Gennifer Flowers scandal, the New Hampshire primary upset, and others as they played out inside of the Clinton 1992 Campaign.
Best of Enemies (2015)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Gore Vidal, Dick Cavett
The Wildest Dream (2010)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Biography, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Hugh Dancy, Alan Rickman
In 1924 mountaineer George Mallory was torn between love for his wife Ruth, and his obsession with the last great adventure left to man: becoming the first person to reach the summit of the untouched Mount Everest.
I.O.U.S.A. (2008)
, 1h25Directed by Patrick Creadon
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
The film follows Bixby and Walker who describe systematically four serious deficits shaping the U.S. economy: budget, savings, the balance of payments, and leadership. As of the early 2008 release of the film they had created a national debt of over $9.6 trillion, $30,000 for each American.
The Tillman Story (2010)
, 1h34Directed by Amir Bar-Lev
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films
Actors Josh Brolin
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
, 1h5Directed by Hal Roach, H. C. Potter, Charles Monroe Schulz, Clyde Geronimi, Fred Moore, Franklin Thomas, James Algar, Perce Pearce, Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Animation
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Children's films
Actors Art Baker
Le fait débute par un rappel historique. Il évoque les controverses liées au Général William Mitchell, pionnier de l'aviation militaire entre 1919 et 1936, année de sa mort. Il militait pour le développement d'une aviation ayant des bombardiers, mais sa hiérarchie croyait en la supériorité de la marine de guerre. En 1925, il fut même rétrogradé comme colonel.
For All Mankind (1989)
, 1h20Directed by Al Reinert
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Adventure, Historical
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Films about the Apollo program, Sur la Lune, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology
La Terre vue depuis l'espace à travers des images de la NASA tournées lors des missions Apollo.
The Act of Killing (2012)
, 2h39Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry
The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan (North Sumatra) were promoted from selling black market movie theatre tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people.
Shanghai Ghetto (2002)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Martin Landau
Red Army (2014)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Ice hockey films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Sports d'hiver
Dans une première partie Red Army traite du recrutement et de la formation des joueurs professionnels de hockey sur glace durant l'ère soviétique. Puis il suit l'histoire de l'équipe nationale dans les années 1980 à travers le parcours des cinq joueurs vedettes de l'époque avec une emphase sur la carrière de Viatcheslav Fetissov le joueur le plus célèbre de cette formation. Tous ces joueurs faisaient partie du club Armée Rouge de Moscou rattaché à l'Armée soviétique. Les thèmes traités dans le documentaire portent sur le poids de la propagande soviétique, le caractère dictatorial des entraineurs mais également sur la finesse du jeu des joueurs soviétiques. Enfin, à travers le destin des joueurs vedettes, il montre les conséquences de la Pérestroïka et de l'éclatement de l'Union soviétique sur le sport professionnel soviétique.
, 1h27Directed by George Butler
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Gunner Palace (2004)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
The film documents the operations of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, an element of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division beginning in the late summer of 2003 until the unit was relieved by 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, of the 39th Brigade Combat Team, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division in April 2004. The soldiers were stationed in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad which lies between the Tigris river on the west and Sadar City on the east. The unit's Forward Operating Base was at a former Presidential Palace, known as Adhamiyah Palace.