Documentary Film Movies

Released on December 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

To fight the anxiety that haunts him day and night, a young actor decides to explore his dark side. This initiatory quest will lead him to trace the...

Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...

Right from his adolescence, William Commanda started making canoes. His masterpieces have been shown all over the world. At 90 years young, he will...

Merging the artistry of a visual album with the depth of a documentary, Twa Double Doubles follows Scottish musicians Norman & Corrie as they return...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.

Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 25, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Delving into the world of funk from the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Na Batida follows a participatory journey in which the filmmakers themselves...

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.

In September 1932, a party of climbers composed of Bruno Detassis, Gino Corrà and Nello Bianchini completed the first ascent of the Paganella...

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.

"While The Salvation Army on the Job is listed in film databases without a full plot summary, it is closely associated with the 1919 short comedy A...