Franklin D. Roosevelt Movies

Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal...

The very name conjures up images of the good life black tie affairs and high society balls. Yet their long saga proves that money is no guarantee of...

An air raid warden demonstrates safety measures, while a refugee from Occupied Europe reveals why she came to America.

A Washington Parade reel....

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number...

A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution. It is...

Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in...

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling...

The discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site, 18,000 feet below the Philippine Sea, is detailed. The ship's sinking during World War II was the...

Based on Worldwide Defeat by Salvador Borrego, it exposes the forbidden side of history and reveals Adolf Hitler's hamartia.

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

By spring of 1942, Japan controlled the western Pacific, the Philippines, and large parts of Indochina. America and her allies knew that final...

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

Elected in November 1932, as the economic crisis ravaged the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt immediately put all his campaign promises into...

An HBO documentary, takes a ‘personal, not political’ look at George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.

Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the...

The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. In Blood...

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different...

The legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt is detailed by combining present day interviews with historical material. It examines his response to the Great...

Produced by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, this educational film introduces the organization’s role in developing and regulating nuclear...