Franklin D. Roosevelt Movies

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

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...

Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very...

Everything you always wanted to know about pornography (but were afraid to ask).

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the...

The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with...

Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the United States War...

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who...

A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary,...

This unique glimpse into the private lives of our Presidents and their families showcases some of the most significant personal moments they have...

U.S. Goverment film about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s and 1940s.

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring...

Emmy Awards nominee for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: Multi-faceted portrait of the man who succeeded Lenin as the head...

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and unprecedented access to its hallowed halls, this program from National Geographic takes viewers on an...

The history of the Florida Everglades and the efforts to reclaim, control and preserve the vast area once viewed as a wasteland.

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.