Kim Jong Un: An Unauthorized Biography

In this 2016 North Korea documentary we get to see behind the public image as the real Kim Jong Un is revealed by those who know him best. The third generation North Korean leader has control of nuclear weapons yet seems to the outside world scantly qualified with only a bloodline placing him in power. So who is the real Kim Jong Un ? This documentary tries to fill the gaps.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2016 Duration: 53 Minutes.

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The Rise And Fall Of Muammar al Gathafi

In this documentary trace the history of former Libyan leader Muammar al Gathafi through various archive footage. The film is an independent documentary that claims to be impartial however does seem to fall on the side of the former Green Revolution leader. Included are some graphic scenes some may find disturbing.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2013 Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes.

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Trillionaires: The Rothschild Family

The Rothschild Family were perhaps the first family world famous for their wealth. A banking family spread across the world in the documentary Niall Ferguson traces the family's history from the ghettos of Frankfurt to Trillionaire status. From the positives of their work with oppressed Jews post World War Two to their often condemned efforts to influence world politics in their favour.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 1998 Duration: 56 Minutes.

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Hitler In Color

In this documentary we follow Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945 using previously unseen color video, archive footage and input from those around him. The film focuses totally on Hitler rather than the War as we seen in the World War Two In HD Color documentary series. Directed by David Batty and Narrated by Brian Cox it is a deep look into the private side of the leader of the Nazi Party.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2005 Duration: 1 Hours 10 Minutes.

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Secrets Of The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was the queen of England from 1558 until her death in 1603 and she was one of the most interesting British monarchs in History. Known as The Virgin Queen as she never bore and heir she is indeed the last ruling monarch to be childless. In the documentary some amazing questions are asked such as why did she not Marry and have children to take up the throne, questions of her legitimacy and even the rumour that she was not a woman ?

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2010 Duration: 46 Mins.

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Warren Buffet: The Oracle Of Omaha

Warren Buffet started out investing with $10,000 he is now worth $40 Billion. Known as the greatest investors of the 20th century he is the second richest man in the entire world. Buffet is known as the good face of capitalism earning his money honestly and then amazingly giving away $37 Billion as part of The Giving Pledge. In this documentary we see how Buffet made it big in such a competitive field and why he is now offloading his billions.

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Tyson: The Baddest Man on the Planet

Mike Tyson brought the power and excitement back to boxing and his antics out of the ring were a dream for the press. His first 19 opponents were beaten by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He set record after record in the sport during his career but perhaps it was the sheer craziness of Tyson that attracted the public to see what he would do next and he rarely let them down. In this 2008 documentary we follow the rise of Mike Tyson and the people around him. Through his youth in Brooklyn, New York were he was often finding himself in trouble to Boxing in the Junior Olympic Games. He started his professional boxing career aged just 18 and would become the youngest fighter to hold all the major belts just two years later. Outside of the ring Tyson struggled, struggling to control his anger he often surrounding himself with the wrong people. His Jail time for rape and biting of Evander Holyfield in a fight two years after his release are what many remember him for.

Watch the documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2008 Duration: 1H 21M.

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Dark Secrets Of Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton (1642-1726) is known as the founder of modern science, he changed the way we look at the world and in schools around the world kids are thought about the apple falling from the tree. The period after his laws of motion and universal gravitation were set forward in Newton's Principia has been referred to as the newtonian age. But there is another deeper and much darker side to Newton that lay undiscovered for hundreds of years, one of alchemy and extreme religious views.

In this 2005 Nova documentary we see how most of Newtons papers and studies were sold in 1926 to one John Maynard Keynes, Keynes continued to spend years trying to decipher much of the content. What he discovered but was mostly discovered by others through the years was a man who although viewed as a pure scientist had wider far reaching views and predictions on the universe around him. Why did Isaac Newton predict the world would end in 2060 ? What were his religions views and how could the man that explained gravity and invented calculus have such polar opinions.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2005 Duration: 53Mins.

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Biography: The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges were a hugely popular comedy trio (Six different people actually played the stooges) on Television and Film for over four decades. They entertained viewers with their own brand of slapstick comedy that's still popular and often repeated today. In the documentary we learn the history of the Three Stooges and the men who played them from the late twenties right through to the mid seventies.

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The Fog of War : Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

The Fog Of War won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2003.The film tells the story of Robert S. McNamara born in 1916 during the first world war he went on to serve in the second world war which then seen him as one of Whiz Kids work for and become president of Ford Motors in 1960. He then served as Secretary of Defense under two different US Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; serving during the Cuban Missile crisis and the Vietnam war. In 1968 he became president of The World Bank a position he maintained for 13 years.The documentary uses an in-dept interview with McNamara and archive footage to tell the story of then then 85 year old who since passed away on July 6, 2009 aged 93. It's fantastic to get a first hand account from someone that was directly involved in some of the pivotal moments of 20th century American History.

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The Genius Of Michelangelo

This Documentary covers the life and work of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, simply Michelangelo to you and I. During the Renaissance Michelangelo was known and in demand as the best sculptor and artist alive. The love of his work such as the statue of David and the Sistine Chapel fresco have ensured his place among the greats since his death in 1564.  From his youth and losing his mother when he was just 6 years old to a run in with The Pope no less and the creation of his greatest work he lived until he was the ripe old age of 88 in 1564. With two biographies published on the great man while he was still alive he may be the Renaissance painter we know the most about making for a superb Documentary.

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The Life And Work Of Leonardo DaVinci

This documentary covers the life and works of a true genius Leonardo DaVinci. A man with an unparalleled list of talents, Wikipedia call him "..an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer..". From his youth as a child born to parents not married through his early works and the later works that seen him be called The Renaissance man. We have all become so familiar with his works like The Last Supper, The Mona Lisa and The Vitruvian Man this documentary gives the time needed to try explain how DaVinci did so much in his 67 years on earth.

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