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Hopewell's favorite documentaries
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The Rockefellers - The American Experience [VHS]The Rockefellers - The American Experience [VHS]
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Great collective biography of the family. Beautiful film. ALL the "American Experience" biographies are excellent.
The Up Series (Seven Up / 7 Plus Seven / 21 Up / 28 Up / 35 Up / 42 Up)The Up Series (Seven Up / 7 Plus Seven / 21 Up / 28 Up / 35 Up / 42 Up)
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Amazing!
The Perilous Fight - America's World War II in ColorThe Perilous Fight - America's World War II in Color
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Great. The opening, with American Germans, is interesting. The film is amazing.
Guns, Germs, and SteelGuns, Germs, and Steel
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Outstanding series!!!
National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship BismarkNational Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark
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Riveting
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary SchoolI Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
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A great one from HBO on inner city poverty and education.
The Farmer's WifeThe Farmer's Wife
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Best ever reality program. Well worth watching even if you have no interest in farming.
Troublesome Creek - A MidwesternTroublesome Creek - A Midwestern
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Another farming topic.
American Experience - Influenza 1918American Experience - Influenza 1918
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Scary!
American Experience - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House DividedAmerican Experience - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
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Outstanding biography.
National Geographic's Ballad of the Irish Horse [VHS]National Geographic's Ballad of the Irish Horse [VHS]
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Great animal feature.
Hearts and Minds - Criterion CollectionHearts and Minds - Criterion Collection
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Difficult to watch. A campus classic.
The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set) [VHS]The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set) [VHS]
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The benchmark for all documentary series.
Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns [VHS]Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns [VHS]
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I didn't expect this to be interesting. I was engrossed in minutes.
Surviving the Good Times a Moyers ReportSurviving the Good Times a Moyers Report
This shows the human side of the loss of high-paying manufacturing dreams. The 3 "reports" in this series profile 2 families. Some of the choices they make are not good. It's often tough to watch. Makes downsizing, outsourcing, etc very real.
Democrat and the Dictator [VHS]Democrat and the Dictator [VHS]
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The entire "Walk thru the 20th Century" series was history at its best. Moyer's story of his hometown, "Marshall, Texas" was possibly the best episode.
Hoop Dreams [VHS]Hoop Dreams [VHS]
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Another story of bad choices, in addition to being the classic athlete-exploitation story. Very, very painful to watch in places. The realities of life in a crime and drug-savaged world, the realities of race and of welfare are all very stark.