Franklin D. Roosevelt Movies

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

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,...

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

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

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...

Narrated by veteran Hollywood actor Tom Selleck, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR chronicles the personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the...

Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it...

A double portrait of two dictators who were thousands of miles apart but were constantly fixated on each other.

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 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...

Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.

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

The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

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...

It’s the 2014 midterms and residents of a South Florida retirement community feel the weight of democracy on their shoulders. In one of the...

A Washington Parade reel....

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

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...

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

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