History Movies of 1999
The Source
Director Chuck Workman, who documented the life of pop culture icon Andy Warhol in his 1990 film Superstar, here ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
My Best Fiend
To say the working relationship between director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski was often stormy strains the boundaries of understatement. Kinski's tirades against Herzog are the stuff of legend -- Kinski's scabrous autobiography All I Need ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Underground Railroad
Perhaps the most dramatic protest movement against slavery, The Underground Railroad was a massive ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Ancient Mysteries: Camelot
This documentary examines the legends and facts surrounding the mystery of the mythic place called Camelot and its wise leader, King Arthur. Whether fact or fiction, Camelot is revered as a peaceful and ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Sideshow: Alive on the Inside
Sideshow: Alive on the Inside delves into the lives of former "freaks" who populated the sideshows of carnivals for years, until their treatment was deemed inhumane. This production, however, takes a somewhat ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Upon finding a written biography of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, film producers Paul Barnes and Ken Burns (director of "The Civil War") were shocked and outraged that her story -- which is also that of Stanton's ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
One Day in September
In 1972, athletes from around the globe gathered in Munich, Germany for the Olympic Games. However, the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist
The six-part made-for-television Artists' Specials Series is an entertaining and educational collection of ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Beefcake
This portrait of the man who brought nude male flesh into the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Specialist
French/Israeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan has fashioned an unusual documentary about the Holocaust from video footage (originally shot for American television) of the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Times of Terror Vol. 2: Worst Air Disasters
This documentary explores some of aviation's worst disasters. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Times of Terror Vol. 3: Disasters At Sea
This documentary investigates several of the seven seas' most famous sinkings. With archival footage and expert accounts, the sinkings of ships such as the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Times of Terror Vol. 4: Disasters In Space
This documentary details the tragic disasters suffered as man attempted to reach space. With investigations into the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and Apollo 13, Times of Terror Vol. 4: Disasters in Space ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
True Story of Private Ryan
Private Jim Ryan was a tank driver with the Westminster Dragoons whose platoon landed three hours into the June 1944 battle that would ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Photographer
In 1987, 400 color slides were discovered in a second-hand bookstore in Vienna that turned out to be a major historical find in documentation of the holocaust. The slides were the work of Walter Genewein, a Nazi accountant involved in the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Genesis
The documentary Genesis explores the geological history of the world -- how ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream
William Randolph Hearst built a fortune in the newspaper industry. He then invested ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson was a distinguished and widely acclaimed figure in music, theater and film; as a singer, actor and educator, Robeson was one of the best known and best respected African ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Children of Chabannes
During World War II, the staff of a school in the small French village of Chabannes managed to save the lives ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: General Douglas MacArthur - Return of a Legend
This edition of Biography, the long running documentary series from A&E, explores the life of General Douglas MacArthur. The son of a Union army hero during ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: King Arthur - His Life and Legends
This edition of Biography, the long running documentary series from A&E, explores the life of semi-legendary sixth ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Susan B. Anthony
The legacy of an important historical figure is examined in this Biography by A&E. Susan B. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
One of the great 20th Century American literary icons, Dashiell Hammett invented the hard-boiled detective novel and, in the process, elevated the mystery novel to high art. This PBS documentary ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The McCourts of New York
Picking up where The McCourts of Limerick left off, this film follows the life of the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Louis Prima was the slickest and wildest of America's jazz musician hep-cats. His famously crazed performances were extremely popular during his heyday in the 1950s, but his campy demeanor garnered little respect from highbrow critics who ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Six Days in Roswell
The makers of Trekkies (1997) bring you this exploration through another bizarre American ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Shirley Temple - The Biggest Little Star
Part of the Biography television series from A&E, ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Mysteries of the Bible: Arch Enemy - The Philistines
In modern times the names "Philistines" conjures up images of a godless, lawless and ruthless people. This documentary, which is part of a ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Mysteries of the Bible: Prophets - Soul Catchers
This video is part of a series that examines some of the most important stories and figures in the Bible. In this volume, the subject is prophecy. In Biblical times, men and women who could see and predict the future were ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Nukes in Space: The Rainbow Bombs
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union launched and detonated a combined total of more than 20 ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Just the Facts: America's Explorers and Pioneers
Many famous explorers whose travels and achievements have affected America's history are briefly introduced in this entertaining educational program. Brief historical accounts of these intrepid individuals' expeditions and discoveries are ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Secret Life of Geisha
The centuries-old, mysterious Geisha tradition has played a significant part in Japanese society and has long been been held in a place of honor. Geishas have been trained ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
How to Dance Through Time, Vol. VI: A 19th Century Ball - The Charm of Group Dances
The instructional dance video How to Dance Through Time, Vol. VI: A 19th Century Ball - the Charm of Group Dances features professional dancers giving the viewer a step-by-step explanation of how to perform a variety of group ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
Peter Kuran, the award-winning creator of Trinity and Beyond, explores the secret history of U.S. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Just the Facts: United States Constitution
Ratified in 1789, the United States Constitution stands today as one of the most important documents in the history of the country. It created orderly systems of government, ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Just the Facts: United States Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments
When the Constitution of the United States was written in ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Fighter
Two survivors of WWII atrocities meet in Fighter, an emotional road-trip documentary from director Amir Bar-Lev. The film follows friends Jan Wiener and Arnost Lustig ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sydney Poitier's talent and sheer magnetism in such films as In the Heat of the Night and Raisin in the Sun broke color barriers ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Hog Heaven: The Story of the Harley Davidson Empire
Hog Heaven: The Story of the Harley Davidson Empire explores the unsteady rise of this quintessentially American company. Tracing the roots ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Celtic Legends: The Arthurian Legends
This documentary traces the Arthurian legends from their ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Celtic Legends: Scottish Legends
From the vast beauty of the Highlands to the majestic Central ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Celtic Legends: Irish Legends
Each culture has its own mythological traditions, and while everybody is familiar with the gods and goddesses of ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II
The U.S. government commissioned seven artists -- Franklin Boggs, Howard Brodie, Manuel Bromberg, William Draper, Richard Gibney, Robert Greenhalgh, and Edward ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
American Experience: Fly Girls
From 1942 to 1944, in the midst of World War II, more than 1,000 women were "trained to ferry aircraft, test planes, instruct male pilots, even tow targets for anti-aircraft ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
American Experience: Hoover Dam
Built in the midst of the Great Depression under dangerous working conditions, the Hoover Dam has been described as one of the world's greatest engineering feats. American Experience: Hoover Dam is a 60-minute ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
American Experience: Lost in the Grand Canyon
John Wesley Powell was a Civil War veteran dedicated to surveying one of the last uncharted territories in the United States: the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
American Experience: MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur is considered to be one of the most influential and important ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
American Experience: New York Underground
Due to the thousands of immigrants flooding the streets each year, New York City, by the mid-1800s, was one of the most crowded places on earth. In March of 1888, a ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Campaigns of Napoleon, Volume 2: The Napoleonic Wars
This documentary chronicles the life of military genius and tyrantNapoleon Bonaparte of France. Determined to rule the world, Napoleon ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Campaigns of Napoleon, Volume 2: The Battle of Trafalgar
This film chronicles the decisive sea battle that ended Napoleon Bonaparte's quest to conquer England. The French were defeated by ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Campaigns of Napoleon, Volume 1: 1805 - The Battle of Austerlitz
Part of a series of documentaries that recount the history of the major battles in Napoleon's career, this presentation deals with the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Campaigns of Napoleon, Volume 1: 1812 - Napoleon's Road to Moscow
Campaigns of Napoleon, Vol. 1: 1812 -- Napoleon's Road to ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Campaigns of Napoleon, Volume 1: 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo
[ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: Christopher Columbus and the New World
The Great Adventurers video series brings to life some of the most significant events of history. From ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: David Livingstone - Journey to the Heart of Africa
This is an informative video about the determined man who led a number of difficult expeditions into Africa. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: Ernest Shackleton - To the End of the Earth
Between 1914 and 1916, Ernest Shackleton attempted to lead a team across the mysterious land of Antarctica. This video tells the story of the numerous mishaps that occurred during this heroic journey. Following the terrible ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: Robert Falcon Scott - The Race to the Pole
Robert Falcon Scott: The Race to the Pole is a history documentary that explores the life and expeditions of explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Special highlights of the 50-minute program include ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: Sir Francis Drake - Voyage Around the World
Travel the world with the famed British navigator and explorer. From his not-so-humble beginnings as a privateer to his secretly commissioned expedition by Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake was hailed as the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great Adventurers: Sir Walter Raleigh and the Orinoco Disaster
The past comes alive in this dramatized account of the great explorer Sir Walter Raleigh. Befriended by Queen Elizabeth, the navigator and poet's ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Great American Monuments: War Memorials
From A&E's three-tape series Great American Monuments comes this in-depth look at the magnificent memorials which pay tribute to the men and women who suffered in the name ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Herbert Von Karajan: A Portrait
This documentary is a profile of the Austrian conductor ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 1: Hadrian's Wall - Edge of the Empire
This documentary describes the building of Hadrian's Wall in England. The Roman Emperor Hadrian ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 1: The Pyramids
This documentary explores the ancient past to discover the secrets of the pyramids, most of which were built from 2686 to 2181 BC. The most ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 1: Pompeii - The Doomed City
This video is part of the Lost Treasures of the Ancient World series ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 1: Ancient Rome
Viewers revisit ancient Rome through trips to the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Pantheon in this video. Historians and other experts share their thoughts on how the ancient Roman culture and society continues to influence modern ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 2: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Viewers interested in Greek and Roman architecture will find a number of ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Mysterious Origins of Man: Rewriting Man's History
Originally broadcast in 1996 by NBC television, this video ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
NOVA: The Killer's Trail - Murder Mystery of the Century
With modern methods and precise science, Nova gets scientific to catch a killer. Nova: Murder Mystery of the Century takes the viewer behind the scenes of the case of Dr. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Pillars of Faith: Celtic Saints
Early Christianity took some unusual turns when it reached Ireland. Mostly isolated from the rest of the Christian world, Irish missionaries adapted their teachings to ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Pillars of Faith: Martyrs to Christianity
This documentary chronicles the story of those who ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Pillars of Faith: New Testament Witnesses
In this video, stories of the men and women of the early Christian church are presented. Their witness to the life of Christ is examined in faithful reconstructions of well-known events. Analysis and interpretation of their thoughts ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Secrets of the Millennium: Aliens and Man - Where Do We Come From?
Based on Erich von Daniken's Mysteries of the Gods, this second volume in the Secrets of the Millennium series explores controversial and provocative theories on ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Hollywood Musicals of the '60s
Though the form began to falter with the breakdown of studios in the 1960s, some ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Archives of War: Volume 1 - World War I and the Interwar Years
This is part one of a six-part series that chronicles the history of the wars of the 20th ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Archives of War: Volume 2 - World War II - The Leaders
This film is the second part in a six-part series on the history of American involvement in wars of the 20th century. Using only vintage newsreels for a ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Archives of War: Volume 3 - World War II - The Battles
This video is part three of a six-volume set of films that chronicles the story of the great wars of the 20th ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power
Academy Award-winner Angelica Huston narrates this documentary look at the life and reign of the legendary Egyptian Queen. ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 2: Ancient Greece
In this program, historians and other experts explore some of the cultural and architectural wonders of ancient Greece. Viewers will see the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 2: Ancient Egypt - A Journey Back in Time
Travel back in time to visit some of the most intriguing places in history. The Lost Treasures of the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 2: Carthage - A Journey Back in Time
Travel back in time to visit some of the most intriguing places in history. The Lost Treasures of the Ancient World series uses detailed reconstructions, sophisticated photography and 3D computer animation ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World 2: The Romans in North Africa
Travel back in time to visit some of the most intriguing places in history. The Lost Treasures of the Ancient World series uses detailed reconstructions, sophisticated photography and 3D computer animation techniques to reconstruct ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Goya: Awakened in a Dream
The six-part Artists' Specials series is an entertaining and educational ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Monet: Shadows and Light
The six-part made-for-television Artists' Specials Series is an entertaining and ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Degas and the Dancer
The six-part made-for-television Artists' Specials Series is an entertaining and educational collection of children's ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Irving Berlin - An American Song
Part of the Biography television series from A&E, this ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Conspiracy: The Secret History - The Secret Heartbeat of America: The C.I.A. and Drugs
A tireless team of investigative journalists take on some of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups of the modern era, and in this release they turn their attentions towards the gruesome, August 1987 murder of two high-school seniors that some ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Conspiracy: The Secret History - Masters of the Universe, The Secret Birth of the Federal Reserve
The forty-five minute program Masters of the Universe: Conspiracy - The Secret History - Birth of the Federal Reserve takes as its central premise the notion that ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Conspiracy: The Secret History - In Search of the American Drug Lords, Barry and the Boys From Dallas
Discover the truth behind the cocaine craze that swept the nation in the 1980s as legendary CIA agent and notorious drug smuggler Barry Seal is profiled in a ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Enzo Ferrari: The Man in the Legend
This documentary chronicles the life's work of Enzo Ferrari, creator of the Ferrari car company. Through ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Edvard Grieg: What Price Immortality?
This documentary chronicles the life and work of renowned Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. The story is told through the eyes ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
A Century to Remember
This documentary covers news and events that shaped and changed the world during the 20th century. From the World Wars ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Dominici Affair
Planned as an episode of his mid-'50s television series Around the World With Orson Welles, The Dominici Affair proves that Orson Welles was just as innovative a television director as he was a filmmaker and radio artist. Welles ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Howard Hughes: The Man & the Madness
One of America's most fascinating public figures is profiled in this documentary. As an inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Hughes ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Arnold Schwarzenegger receives star treatment in this look back at his early bodybuilding days in Austria and his eventual marriage to Kennedy ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Allan Pinkerton - The Original Private Eye
America's first private eye was born in Scotland. Allan Pinkerton brought his natural tenacity with him to his new home in the United States. This characteristic stubbornness ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Robert Redford - Hollywood Outlaw
The episode of A&E's popular Biography series entitled "Robert Redford: American Outlaw" explores the personal and professional lives of writer-director-actor Redford, concurrently one ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Biography: Satan - Prince of Darkness
The angel Satan was cast out of heaven for being disobedient to God. Esoteric tradition says that Satan refused to obey ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
History Undercover: Declassified - Human Experimentation
By and large, the United States has escaped the accusation of war crimes having led ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Battle of Midway
The historical documentary Battle of Midway travels back to 1942 to investigate the reasons for the United States' ill-prepared entrance into the Pacific front of World War II. It explores how and why the United States became victors in The ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Gunfighters
Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickock - these are the names that have become synonymous with the old west and the ways of the gunfighter. In this release that seeks to ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Titanic: The Story
This DVD revolves around arguably the most famous disaster ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Kamikaze: War in the Pacific
This documentary on World War II focuses on what in 1941 was a new and frightening military ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Dolores del Rio: Princesa de Mexico
Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Mexico," screen legend Dolores Del Rio was one of the biggest stars her native country had ever spawned. Eventually ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Hitler Youth
The historical documentary Hitler Youth explores Adolf Hitler's maniacal construction of the titular organization - one comprised of young Aryan men who would rule the ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta
Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta documents this mysterious group that has been associated with a variety of historical events and objects including the Holy Grail. The film utilizes interviews ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
The Murder of JFK: A Revisionist History
The Murder of JFK: A Revisionist History takes a look at he various theories that surround the assassination of John Kennedy. The video includes the Zapruder film, interviews with many people who knew ... [ History movie - 1999 ]
