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Muslems and Islam in Europe throughout History
(9 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
This BBC Documentary shows the development and history of moslems and islam in Europe over the last centuries. At the moment there is a difficult relationship betweeen christians, jews and muslims and over time there have been many battles between members of those different religions. But muslims also had a major impact on the technological [...]
The Manhattan Project
(18 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)
In a race against the Nazis to develop an atomic bomb, the USA assigned leading scientists like Albert Einstein from all over the world to The Manhattan Project, an incredible scientific, engineering and manufacturing feat which would have everlasting global consequences. This documentary examines the Manhattan Project through government files, archival footage and accounts of [...]
The Persian Empire against Alexander the Great
(27 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5)
2,500 years ago Persia was a great empire; regarded as the forerunner of the Roman Empire. However in spite of its size & strength it had an adversary that would seal its doom. Persia’s nemesis was a smaller empire – Macedon; ruled by Alexander The Great. This documentary shows how the failure of one king [...]
Kung Fu Killers – 10 Deadliest Weapons
(12 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5)
This documentary is counting down the top 10 deadliest Kung Fu weapons and fighting techniques. The Kung Fu documentary shows uses of famous Chinese weapons, including rare and unconfirmed weapons like the flying guillotine.
In Chinese, Kung Fu can be used in contexts completely unrelated to martial arts, and refers colloquially to any individual accomplishment or [...]
Watch “The Wave” Online – A real life student experiment
(31 votes, average: 4.68 out of 5)
The movie “The Wave” is based on a novel by Morton Rhue and is based on a true story that happend in 1967 at Gordon High School in Palo Alto. The teacher starts an experiment with his students trying to show them how the Nazi regime was able to invluence so many people and why [...]
The History of Video Games: Atari, Arcade, Nintendo, …
(16 votes, average: 4.69 out of 5)
The human race likes – and needs – to play games. That’s probably why video games have been so popular since the very first time of their invention. This documentary shows the history of video games from Atari over to Nintendo and gives insights about the power of arcade games and home-games-consoles.
The History of Video [...]
Beat this! History of Hip Hop
(10 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
Where did Hip Hop start, how has it evolved and who or what made Hip Hop music popular. In this unique documentary film about the history of Hip Hop is presented like never bevore.
