Eisenbahn-Romantik1991 · 1092 episodes · ★ 9.0/10Railway-related documentary covering modern railway systems, museum railways and their facilities as well as items on model railway layouts. Politics and criticism is not left out; the series reports …View documentary »Before 2010
Titles from 1958 to 2009.
Eisenbahn-Romantik1991 · 1092 episodes · ★ 9.0/10Railway-related documentary covering modern railway systems, museum railways and their facilities as well as items on model railway layouts. Politics and criticism is not left out; the series reports …View documentary »
360° Reportage1999 · 701 episodes · ★ 7.5/10Stories of extraordinary lives and extraordinary lands across the globe.View documentary »
Nano - Die Welt von morgen2000 · 484 episodes · ★ 8.3/10NANO searches for the latest research findings and provides up-to-date scientific background information.View documentary »
Der Letzte seines Standes?1991 · 70 episodes · ★ 7.7/10Der Letzte seines Standes? Is a documentary television series of the BR.
On behalf of the Bayerischer Rundfunks, several filmmakers produced 30-minute film documentaries on old craftsmanship and old …View documentary »
Wild Russia2008 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.1/10Through unprecedented access we showcase the spectacle that is Wild Russia. From east to west, via mountains, volcanoes, deserts, lakes and Arctic ice, this breathtaking six-part series uses stunning …View documentary »
Hinein: The Official film of 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden1958 · Film · ★ 6.6/10The 1958 finals, held in Sweden, saw the emergence of a new superstar in Pelé. This 17 year-old wonder player led the Brazilians to a final triumph over the host nation 5-2.View documentary »
Die Deutschen2008 · 20 episodes · ★ 6.9/10Die Deutschen is a German television documentary produced for ZDF that first aired from October to November 2008. Each episode recounts a selected epoch of German history, beginning with the reign of …View documentary »
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan2009 · Film · ★ 6.8/10An old, broken morin khurr (horse head fiddle) compels renowned Mongolian singer Urna Chahar Tugchi to take a road journey to Ulan Bator and the steppes of Mongolia.View documentary »
Echoes of Home2007 · Film · ★ 6.9/10What does a baby's cry have in common with the echo of a mountain yodler, and what connects the head tone of a Tuvin nomad with the stage show of a vocal artist? The answer is: THE VOICE. Against a …View documentary »
Land of Silence and Darkness1971 · Film · ★ 7.5/10Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to …View documentary »
Pianomania2009 · Film · ★ 6.5/10Pianomania takes the audience on a humorous journey through the secret world of sound and accompanies Stefan Knüpfer in his extraordinary work with the greatest pianists in the world. To select the …View documentary »
The Dark Glow of the Mountains1985 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, …View documentary »
Marlene1984 · Film · ★ 7.0/10Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.View documentary »
Mediterranean Holiday1962 · Film · ★ 8.0/10A West German travel film of 1962 in wide-screen colour: a Swedish sailing ship with a crew of young cadets calls at the ports of the Mediterranean, from Portugal and Spain to Italy, Greece, Egypt …View documentary »
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years2008 · Film · ★ 7.0/10The early films of Wim Wenders are now regarded as landmarks of European film. Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move and Kings of the Road became foundations of the German New Wave and cemented the …View documentary »
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul2005 · Film · ★ 7.3/10German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless …View documentary »
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner1974 · Film · ★ 7.2/10A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.View documentary »
Tokyo-Ga1985 · Film · ★ 7.1/10German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.View documentary »
Portrait: Werner Herzog1986 · Film · ★ 7.1/10An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of …View documentary »
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan2004 · Film · ★ 7.2/10The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that …View documentary »
Notebook on Cities and Clothes1989 · Film · ★ 6.3/10Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age.View documentary »
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich1986 · Film · ★ 7.2/10A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Carl David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus.View documentary »
The Flying Doctors of East Africa1970 · Film · ★ 7.2/10The Flying Doctors of East Africa (German: Die Fliegenden Ärzte von Ostafrika) is a 1969 documentary film by Werner Herzog about the "flying doctors" service of the African Medical and Research …View documentary »
To the Limit2007 · Film · ★ 7.5/10At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in …View documentary »
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck1976 · Film · ★ 6.4/10A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.View documentary »
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood2006 · Film · ★ 8.0/10Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the …View documentary »
Beautiful Minds - Voyage into the Brain2006 · 3 episodes · ★ 8.5/10Beautiful Minds: A Voyage Into The Brain, was a 2006 documentary on super-talented savants. Prof. Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen in Germany, and Dr. Darold Treffert of the University of …View documentary »
24 Hours Berlin2009 · Film · ★ 9.0/1024-hour television documentary about Berlin and its inhabitants, reporting in real time on the everyday lives of more than 50 protagonists from a wide range of professions, social classes, religions …View documentary »
Alpine Saga2006 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Award-winning director Langjahr returns to his beloved Alps to document a group of people continuing the legacy of their forefathers. Every year on Swiss National day, August 1, the Wildheuer climb …View documentary »
Taiga1992 · Film · ★ 7.5/10The Darkhad and Soyon Uriyanghai peoples live in a vast valley in Northern Mongolia, much as their ancestors have for centuries. "Taiga" is the record of a long period spent by the German filmmaker …View documentary »
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale2006 · Film · ★ 6.9/10A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.View documentary »
Sounds and Silence - Travels with Manfred Eicher2009 · Film · ★ 6.6/10On the way through a world of sounds and noise – with Manfred Eicher, the oustanding discoverer and mediator of contemporary music and founder of the music label ECM. On this journey we are meeting …View documentary »
Gernstls Reisen - Auf der Suche nach dem Glück2006 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Since 1983, author and director Franz X. Gernstl has been traveling across Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland in a VW bus. Together with his friends, cameraman Hans Peter Fischer and sound …View documentary »
Full Metal Village2007 · Film · ★ 6.8/10The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, before and during the biggest heavy metal festival in Europe.View documentary »
J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale)2006 · Film · ★ 6.5/10For the first time in more than 3 decades, this reclusive artist lets a camera into his life in this amazin opportunity to meet the mysterious man behind the guitar. Ina series of candid interviews, …View documentary »
El Sistema2008 · Film · ★ 7.2/10El Sistema is a network of childrens and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela, in which more than 250,000 children and young people are currently learning to play an instrument. …View documentary »
Willi and the wonders of this world2009 · Film · ★ 7.3/10TV presenter Willi Weitzel travels around the world and tells remarkable stories.View documentary »
Metropolis: The Splendor of Cities Throughout the Ages2003 · 4 episodes · ★ 6.5/10The series Metropolis takes us to the very heart of urban life in antiquity and in the 15th century. It examines a crucial step in the history of civilization and culture: Mankind has advanced to a …View documentary »
Berlin Babylon2001 · Film · ★ 7.7/10A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.View documentary »