Best History Films of 2003
Johnstown Flood
Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss ... rebuild the town. The DVD release features audio commentary from historian Richard Burkert of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Fate Did Not Let Me Go
A long-lost letter transcends ... who has come into contact with it. Join documentarians Dominik and Jakov Sedlar as they investigate this remarkable story. [ best history films - 2003 ]
New York, Episode 8: 1945-2003 - The Center of the World
The three-hour documentary Center ... Society. Center of the World made its American TV debut as an episode of the PBS anthology American Experience. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
This Ken Burns documentary ... Hanks providing the good doctor's voice). Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip was originally telecast by (who else?) PBS. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Building the Great Pyramid
For 4,400 years after ... Jonathan Stamp and Kevin Jackson, Building the Great Pyramid was seen in the U.S. courtesy of the Discovery Channel. [ best history films - 2003 ]
National Geographic: The FBI
For this National Geographic ... measures taken to select new FBI agents. Narrated by actor Dennis Haysbert, The FBI was first aired on PBS. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Time Machine: Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Hosted by Peta Wilson, ... the theatrical premiere of the Marvel-inspired movie The Hulk, Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked first aired on June 23, 2003. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Mail Call: Season 02
R. Lee Ermey, the ... (many sent in by voice mail) about Sherman tanks, rifles of the future and the latest Coast Guard vessels. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Bonhoeffer
Culled from an array ... and around Park City, attracting attention from distributors, and eventually, a limited U.S. release in the summer of 2003. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Hunting of the President
From the best-selling book ... never-before-seen Clinton-era footage. The Hunting of the President premiered at a special screening during the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. [ best history films - 2003 ]
In the Realms of the Unreal
Award-winning short filmmaker Jessica ... Realms of the Unreal was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the documentary competition. [ best history films - 2003 ]
History's Mysteries: Mysteries of Devil's Triangles
This program is part ... within the boundaries of the Devil's triangles. Archival film footage, audio transmissions, photographs, and personal accounts tell the story. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
This presentation of the ... had ascended to the status of legend by the time he passed away, still recording and performing, in 1990. [ best history films - 2003 ]
LIFE: Great Romances, Vol. 1
LIFE Magazine presents this ... Newman & Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner & Natalie Wood, and President John F. Kennedy & First Lady Jackie Kennedy. [ best history films - 2003 ]
LIFE: Great Romances, Vol. 2
LIFE Magazine presents this ... Pickford, Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall, Greta Garbo & John Gilbert, and Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier of Monaco. [ best history films - 2003 ]
LIFE: Great Romances, Vol. 3
LIFE Magazine presents this ... & Ava Gardner, Ernest Hemingway & Martha Gellhorn, Amelia Earhart & George Putnam, and Eva Peron & Juan Peron. [ best history films - 2003 ]
LIFE: Great Romances, Vol. 4
LIFE Magazine presents this ... & Janet Leigh, Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman & Roberto Rossellini, and Aristotle Onassis & Maria Callas. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Weather Underground
Sam Green and Bill ... surviving members to trace the group's evolution and place their actions in the context of the period's tumultuous events. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001
A presentation of the ... Child Study Center, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Just the Facts: The Colonization of North America - The First Settlement
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Geronimo: The U.S. Airborne In World War II
Featuring over 2-1/2 hours ... significance of the Airborne force in Normandy, Market Garden, Sicily, Slanerno, Anzio, France, and the Battle of the Bulge. [ best history films - 2003 ]
National Geographic: Everest - 50 Years on the Mountain
This 60-minute TV documentary ... died on the snowy slopes of Everest. In America, Surviving Everest was first seen over cable's National Geographic Channel. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Ich Heiss Sabina Spielrein
In 1977, the history ... premiered in 2002, and was subsequently screened at a handful of English and German-language film festivals the following year. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Ghosts of the Abyss
Filmmaker James Cameron has ... Ghosts of the Abyss was limited to big-screen IMAX theaters and movie houses specially equipped to show 3-D features. [ best history films - 2003 ]
American Experience: Seabiscuit
Acknowledged as one of ... widespread revival of interest in the champion horse. Seabiscuit was originally a presentation of the PBS anthology American Experience. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Live Forever
Documentarian John Dower turns ... musical identity. Included in Dower's film are numerous interviews with British rockers Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher, and Liam Gallagher. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Just the Facts: The Colonization of North America - The English Settlements, Pt. 1
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Just the Facts: The Colonization of North America - The English Settlements, Pt. 2
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Ghosts of California
Ghosts of California examines ... and Alcatraz, the world famous prison that may be haunted by some of the most brutal criminals in history. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Hollywood Ghosts and Gravesites
Hollywood Ghosts and Gravesites ... of some of the brightest stars that ever shown in the cinema firmament including Marilyn Monroe and Rudolph Valentino. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Murders of Hollywood
The documentary The Murders ... on William Desmond Taylor, Johnny Stompanato, Sal Mineo, Bob Crane, Dorothy Stratten, Nicole Simpson, and over a half-dozen more. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence
In 1947, an unidentified ... fuel speculation on the veracity of the original reporting of the incident. Bryant Gumbel serves as host and narrator. [ best history films - 2003 ]
James: Brother of Jesus
In September of 2002, ... about it). In America, James: Brother of Jesus was first telecast on Easter Sunday 2003 by cable's Discovery Channel. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Saddam's Bombmaker
Over the course of ... to unleash on the world while simultaneously offering chilling insight into the fallen dictator's bottomless greed and notorious bloodlust. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
Director Joseph Blasioli documents ... clips of other famous fights these boxers had against such other famous names as Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Angels: Good or Evil?
Trace the history of ... and skeptics alike will marvel at the undeniable influence that angels have had on mass culture throughout the ages. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Bright Leaves
Film diarist Ross McElwee ... a very personal family history involving his relationship with his father, his son, and the whole issue of smoking. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Be Good, Smile Pretty
Writer/director/producer Tracy Droz Tragos ... his letters. Be Good, Smile Pretty won Best Documentary Feature at the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival in 2003. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Tuskegee Airmen
The struggle of America's ... that ensued was monumental, and the outcome of the experiment would change the face of the American military forever. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Bellbottoms And Boogie Shoes
The 1970s strike back ... that gave us polyester leisure suits, platforms, and pet rocks hosted by everybody's favorite Partridge kid - Danny Bonaduce. [ best history films - 2003 ]
West Coast Rogues Gallery: Mickey Cohen
Meyer M. Cohen -- ... which explores his life of crime and the bloody path that brought him to the top of his game. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Air Wars: Fighter Aircraft of WWII
This documentary examines four ... in the production are the Supermarine Spitfire, the Hawker Hurricane, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, and the Focke-Wulf FW 190. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The American Civil War: A Union Divided
This two-disc release from ... of pivotal war-time leaders, a photo gallery, authentic letters from the battle fields, war songs, and a trivia segment. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Great Commanders of the Civil War: Jackson, Lee and Chamberlain
This documentary about three ... historic recreations, contemporary images and photographs, commentary and analysis about these men, and extracts from letters, diaries, and memoirs. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Heir to an Execution
Journalist Ivy Meeropol makes ... Heir to an Execution was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the documentary competition. [ best history films - 2003 ]
War in the Desert
Eagle Vision presents War ... unique new perspectives of the battles and the tactics involved, as well as real images, photographs, and archival footage. [ best history films - 2003 ]
D-Day: Down to Earth - Return of the 507th
Directed by Phil Walker, ... many years apart, and hope to honor the fallen men while establishing their own legacy for generations to come. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Pilgrimages of Europe: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pilgrimages of Europe: Amsterdam, ... been a point of fascination for hundreds of years, as well as the story of the miracle at Fatima. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Pilgrimages of Europe: Croagh Patrick, Ireland
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Pilgrimages of Europe: El Rocio, Spain
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Pilgrimages of Europe: Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
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Pilgrimages of Europe: Kevelaer, Germany
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Pilgrimages of Europe: Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, France
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The First Israeli in Space
The biographical documentary The ... the footage into a 70-minute documentary as a memorial to Ramon and everything he came to represent for Israel. [ best history films - 2003 ]
NOVA: Who Killed the Red Baron?
The mystery of one ... while simultaneously exploring the grim, four-year evolution of World War I air combat from gentlemanly sport to deadly warfare. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Forts and Castles of Ghana
Narrated by respected actor ... ancient structures in the African country. Many of these buildings date back to the days of the slave trade. [ best history films - 2003 ]
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
While J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord ... features interviews with Jackson and his crew as well as noted historians, and includes exciting clips from the picture. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Surfing USA
Wax up those longboards ... even the most frigid of winter days won't be able to hold back the warm rays of the sun. [ best history films - 2003 ]
NOVA: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
This PBS program documents ... flight, including the development of dual-chain driven propellers and the first plane to cross the continental U.S. in 1911. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Great Battles of WWII: Europe - From Normandy to Paris
From the grueling battle ... forces on their march to freedom in this intimate documentary account of the greatest battles of World War II. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Great Battles of WWII: Europe - The Battle For North Africa
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Great Battles of WWII: Europe - The Final Battles
The documentary Great Battles ... footage of the battles fought over The Siegfried Line, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Battle of Remagen. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Biography: Clint Eastwood
This edition of the ... program utilizes home videos of the celebrity to help provide a three-dimensional portrait of the artist and the man. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Remember the Alamo
In the 1830s, Texas ... Alamo aired in 2003 to coincide with the release of The Alamo, a fictional reworking of this true story. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Carson and Cody: The Hunter Heroes
Old West trailblazers Kit ... experiences as a Pony Express mailman and Army Scout leader into the most popular Wild West Show ever assembled. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Visions of War: A Modern Look at the History of Conflict - Blitzkreig, The Lightning War
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NOVA: Infinite Secrets - The Genius of Archimedes
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100 Years of Flight: 17 Days of Glory
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The Holy Land Revealed
See the Holy Land ... hometown to the hills of Jerusalem, witness the gorgeous geography that many have read about, but few have seen. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed
Produced in part by ... of the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival before receiving its broadcast premiere on the PBS series P.O.V. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Guerrilla: The Taking of ... The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese LIberation Army), and later aired on the PBS documentary series American Experience. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust
Members of a family ... Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After The Holocaust was shown in competition at the 2002 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Fight
Following up his 2000 ... and the weighty meaning attached to their face-off. The Fight screened in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World
The technological genius of ... filmmakers take a closer look at the man whose innovative creations made such modern conveniences as the radio possible. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Gulf War: First Strike - Certain Victory
The documentary Gulf War: ... weapons in order to achieve success. Generals Powell and Franks discuss the logistical details of mounting the military campaign. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Gulf War: First Strike - Wings of the Storm
The documentary Gulf War: ... the Iraqi invaders out of Kuwait discussing the four step plan they developed in order to achieve their success. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy
In recognition of the ... was a simple cog in a complex conspiracy. And if there were others involved, just who exactly were they? [ best history films - 2003 ]
Visions of War: A Modern Look at the History of Conflict - Hitler in His Own Words
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Visions of War: A Modern Look at the History of Conflict - World in Flames
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Sacagawea: Heroine of the Lewis and Clark Journey
Sacagawea: Heroine of the ... American girl who helped guide the famous explorers through what at the time were uncharted territories in North America. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Seabiscuit: America's Legendary Racehorse
While America was mired ... author Laura Hillenbrand (who wrote the book Seabiscuit: An American Legend) and Bob Baffert, a Kentucky Derby-winning horse trainer. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The American Presidents Trivia Game
The American Presidents Trivia ... features a series of questions concerning American history. The DVD can be enjoyed by one person, or groups. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Life & Times of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ... he confronts ill heath while the Catholic Church endures one of the most painful crises in its recent history. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Cases in Controversy: The 14th Amendment
This documentary takes a ... inception to it's implementation in modern day society, including Supreme Court cases that have dealt directly with the amendment. [ best history films - 2003 ]
America on the Move
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Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Child ... a stirring soundtrack by composer Nicholas Palmer accompanies some of the most authentic Civil War battle footage ever filmed. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Daniel K. Inouye: An American Story
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Reader's Digest: Glorious Triumphs and Great Tragedies
This presentation from the ... attack at Pearl Harbor, the construction of the Taj Mahal, and the final days of the Romanovs in Russia. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Reader's Digest: Great People of the Bible - Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph
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Reader's Digest: Great People of the Bible - The Apostle Paul
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They Looked Away
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The Ritchie Boys
An aging group of ... into the twilight of their waning days, they can finally share their victory with the rest of the world. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Brothers in Arms
In 1969, during the ... to be released in the fall of 2004, as he was in the midst of a campaign for president. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land
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The Wit and Wisdom of George W. Bush
President George W. Bush ... Bush's daughters attempting to make light of their public peccadilloes during a speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [ best history films - 2003 ]
ABC News Presents: Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci
Dan Brown's best-selling novel ... have any living descendents today, while also attempting to fill in the missing chapters of the life of Christ. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Upon his death in ... behind the photographer's stunning images of such historical events as the death of Gandhi and the liberation of Paris. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Pompeii: The Last Day
In the year 79 ... for broadcast by the BBC, Pompeii: The Last Day stars Jonathan Firth, Neji Nejah, Rachel Atkins and Jim Carter. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
King Leopold II took ... king facing a jury for his crimes against humanity -- crimes he was never charged with in his lifetime. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Civil War Tour
Take a walk through ... photos and the real battle fields to present a comprehensive look at the war that defined the United States. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Eyewitness: The Pacific War - Day of Infamy
Eyewitness: The Pacific War ... historians and people who lived through these historic events, this film is part of the Eyewitness series of documentaries. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Eyewitness: The Pacific War - Road to War
Eyewitness: The Pacific War ... The film combines archival footage with interviews from historians. This film is part of the Eyewitness series of documentaries. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Japan's War in Colour
Using rare and, in ... what was culturally touted as a Holy War, and examine the effect it had on all of their lives. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Shostakovich Against Stalin
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich ... the symphonies along with archival footage in order to provide viewers with a historical context for the events discussed. [ best history films - 2003 ]
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
In this release that ... unearth over a dozen significant finds that will change their life, and possibly public opinion of The Bible, forever. [ best history films - 2003 ]
An Uncommon Kindness: The Father Damien Story
Acclaimed actor Robin Williams ... hundreds of suffering people whose slow and grueling deaths would have otherwise been as lonely as they were painful. [ best history films - 2003 ]
German Support Aircraft and Gliders
German Support Aircraft & ... Nazis during the Second World War. This release offers a wealth of archival footage of these ships in action. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi
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The Kingston Trio Story: Wherever We May Go
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Per its title, this ... The Hoover Dam, The Brooklyn Bridge, The London Sewer System, The S.S. Great Eastern and the U.S. Transcontinental Railway. [ best history films - 2003 ]
Heavenly Hawaii
With his travel documentary ... manta rays and horseback riding with Hawaiian cowboys, and joins Grainger on a sailing cruise through whale-filled Oahu waters. [ best history films - 2003 ]
