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A filmmaker trying to memorialize his murdered friend discovers that the woman who killed him was pregnant with his late friend's son....

Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were two friends who grew up together sharing the common bond of basketball......

Nikola Tesla invented or developed many of the electrical technologies which form the basis of modern life, including: alternating-current (AC) power transmission and electric motors; high-frequency (HF) communications, the basis for radio and television; neon lighting; remote radio-control; and X-r...

The story of Elvis Presley's extraordinary life is given a new, unique twist with these recollections from his former wife, Priscilla, and daughter Lisa Marie. Originally aired on CBS in 2005, ELVIS BY THE PRESLEY'S offers endlessly fascinating anecdotes from the glamorous pair, while also offering ...

The previously untold story of Cuba's support for African revolutions. This documentary unravels the story of the so-called Cold War, through the prism of its least known arena: Africa. Against colonialism, capitalism, and communism, the newly independent nations attempted for the first time to gain...

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party’s nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation’s "manifest destiny. Touching some of the most pow...

This film illustrates the life of the film director, Shui-Bo Wang in The People’s Republic of China. We learn of the life of the director in his own words and images from a child steeped in the values of Chinese communism exemplified by Chairman Mao, to a young man striving to live up to those...

This is, without a doubt, one of the best historical documentaries ever made. In Search of the Trojan War combines archaeological adventure, historical investigation and a charming presentation by historian Michael Wood to bring to life one of the best known Greek legends: the Trojan War. Sifting t...

David Attenborough asks three key questions: how and why did Darwin come up with his theory of evolution? Why do we think he was right? And why is it more important now than ever before?...

BBC Documentary profiling the life of legendary country music star Johnny Cash, who died in 2003 shortly after completing the retrospective Unearthed, a five-CD set of the acoustic performances with which he resurrected his career....