Best History Films of 1994
The Hollywood Collection: Audrey Hepburn Remembered
The 28-volume Hollywood Collection ... The Hollywood Collection: Gregory Peck -- His Own Man, and The Hollywood Collection: Cary Grant -- The Leading Man. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Liberation
This documentary effectively focuses ... were her guests. Protesting that there surely had been a mistake, the servicemen responded: "Colonel Cohen doesn't make mistakes." [ best history films - 1994 ]
Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu
This documentary profiles the ... 1960's. Included are clips from 16 movies he scored, interviews with the composer and his friends, and movie directors. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America
This documentary chronicles the ... famous Irish-Americans including modern actors Aidan Quinn and Liam Neeson. The film also includes interviews with historians and commentators. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
This A&E documentary uncovers ... eyewitness videotape, and computer analysis, which has made it possible to learn more about this legend than ever before. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Ancient Mysteries: Ark of the Covenant
Hi-tech and older research ... theories about where the Ark might be located and how teams of researchers intend to continue searching for it. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Modern Marvels: Mount Rushmore
This program is part ... Dakota. Archival film footage and photographs, as well as personal accounts, illustrate the story of these portraits in stone. [ best history films - 1994 ]
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
A must-see video for ... and bluegrass legends like Bill Monroe, that Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs and many others. [ best history films - 1994 ]
American Experience: Freedom on My Mind
Powerful documentary about the ... all-white--representatives at the 1964 Democratic convention. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the Sundance Festival. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider
This documentary profiles the ... and Millicent Dillon, archival filmclips, and many of his musical creations. Bowles also reads some of his own work. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Landmarks of Early Film, Vol. 2: The Magic of Méliès
Landmarks of Early Film, ... 1904. Also include 14 vintage Méliès shorts, including Untamable Whiskers, The Living Playing Cards, and The Scheming Gambler's Paradise. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Landmarks of Early Film, Vol. 1
The beginnings of cinematic ... film experiments through the advent of the rising importance of storytelling methods in the success of movies as entertainment. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Biography: Babe Ruth
The name Babe Ruth ... Archival clips, photographs, interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and Babe Ruth himself show why he became an American legend. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Biography: Roy Rogers
Part of the Biography ... To the dismay of his many fans, Rogers never won an Oscar in his forty year film career. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Biography: Santa Claus
This edition of Biography, ... the importance of Santa as a Christmas figure and the possibilities of a real-life St. Nicholas existing in history. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Mysteries of the Bible: Abraham - One Man, One God
This 50-minute video tells ... the birth of Israel. Also includes an informative visit to a number of historic and beautiful areas of Israel. [ best history films - 1994 ]
The Execution of Jesus
From the Mysteries of ... documentary takes you right to the very place where Jesus is said to have lived over 2,000 years ago. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Mysteries of the Bible: The Apocalypse - The Puzzle of Revelation
Revelations is one of ... Middle East locations, to explore these mysteries, including who the true author is. Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons narrate. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Which Way is East: Notebooks From Vietnam
As screened at the ... urban life, and local color, as well as heartfelt exchanges with locals about the contemporary political landscape in Vietnam. [ best history films - 1994 ]
The Discoverers
The advance of civilization ... Einstein. Archival photographs, film clips, interviews, re-enactments, and scholarly commentary are used to tell the story of the discoverers. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Museum City Series: Vatican City - Art & Glory
Vatican City: Art and ... Church's nave, St. Peter's Square, and more. Each year, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the Vatican City. [ best history films - 1994 ]
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin
D-Day to Berlin is ... war has on human life. It is a memorial to all those who lived and died during the war. [ best history films - 1994 ]
The Story of Silent Night
After the Vienna Boys ... world. As the film reveals, the song's lyrics are especially moving in light of Mohr's own extremely difficult childhood. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back
Apollo 13: To the ... a Problem"--as the ill-fated 1970 space mission is chronicled. Dramatic computer effects are a special highlight of the film. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Great American Monuments: The Presidential Memorials
Presidents Jefferson, Lincoln, and ... memorials and the White House. The video contains several stories about the memorials that have never been told before. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
In the 1950s, Hugh ... Doc Holliday, and Josephine Marcus. Relive the notorious events in Tombstone and the infamous shootout at the O.K. Corral. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Modern Marvels: Empire State Building
It doesn't matter what ... make. This video tells the story of planning and construction and the triumph of the best of modern life. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Modern Marvels: Las Vegas
Some of Las Vegas' ... and striking architectural designs it demonstrates. The program should appeal to lovers of Las Vegas and architectural buffs alike. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Modern Marvels: The Railroads That Tamed the West
The American West offered ... bandits and hostile terrain to "go West." This tape features rare photographs, re-creations, and interviews with experts and historians. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Nightfighters: The True Story of the 332nd Fighter Group - The Tuskegee Airmen
Breaking barriers at home ... the Tuskegee Airmen showed enormous bravery. Their fight for acceptance as equals continued long after the War was over. [ best history films - 1994 ]
D-Day: The True Glory
This documentary, D-Day: The ... shots of endless rows of crosses in a miltary cemetery serve as reminders of the price paid for victory. [ best history films - 1994 ]
American Experience: America and the Holocaust
This edition of The ... a sobering reminder that responsibility for the events of the Holocaust can not be laid solely at German feet. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Marilyn Horne: Reminiscence
Explore the career of ... sixtieth birthday, producer/director Nigel Wattis treats fans to an intimate look at the singer's remarkable life and enduring career. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Biography: Mike Tyson - Fallen Champ
This program is an ... described. Highlights include interviews with childhood friends and sports journalists, as well as clips from Tyson's early fighting days. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Biography: Nelson Rockefeller
Biography: Nelson Rockefeller is ... with dyslexia and inability to win the office of the Presidency. Highlights include extensive interviews, commentary, and archival footage. [ best history films - 1994 ]
History's Mysteries: The Shroud of Turin
Perhaps the most controversial ... to discover the origins of the Shroud and decipher the scientific evidence that could perhaps unravel this medieval mystery. [ best history films - 1994 ]
American Experience: Battle of the Bulge - The Deadliest Battle of World War II
In December 1944, when ... this brutal event, recreating the story with newsreel footage and interviews with survivors of the battle. David McCullough narrates. [ best history films - 1994 ]
ABC News: Lifting the Fog - Intrigue in the Middle East
Lifting the Fog - ... forces, and the oil wealth which created conflicts and has influenced development in this important part of the world. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Cody: An Evening With Buffalo Bill
Actor and historian Peter ... long-running Wild West show and quietly used his resources to help protect the unspoiled West that he truly loved. [ best history films - 1994 ]
The Siege of Western Civilization
A right-minded answer to ... the United States while painting a clear picture of what he believes is the solution to these troubling issues. [ best history films - 1994 ]
Pope John Paul II: The Story Of a Holy Life
This documentary takes a ... native Poland, his experiences during World War II, and his eventual decision to devote himself to the Catholic Church. [ best history films - 1994 ]
