Top Documentary Films » Biography http://topdocumentaryfilms.com Watch stunning, eyeopening, interesting, free, streaming, full, online documentary films and movies. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdöshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/portrait-of-paul-erdos/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/portrait-of-paul-erdos/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 17:00:07 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=5834 N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul ErdösIn an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man with no home and no job, Paul Erdös was the most prolific mathematician who ever lived. Born in Hungary in 1913, Erdös wrote and co-authored over 1,500 papers and pioneered several fields in theoretical mathematics. At the age

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/portrait-of-paul-erdos/feed/ 9 Timothy Leary – The Man Who Turned On Americahttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/timothy-leary-man-who-turned-on-america/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/timothy-leary-man-who-turned-on-america/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 05:00:07 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=5761 Timothy Leary - The Man Who Turned On AmericaTimothy Leary was early advocate of LSD experimentation. Leary taught psychology at Harvard and by 1960 was doing experiments with LSD and other hallucinogens, first on prison inmates and then on himself and his friends. LSD was not illegal at the time. In 1960, Allen Ginsberg, supervised by Leary, ingested psilocybin mushrooms, (under the influence of the

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/timothy-leary-man-who-turned-on-america/feed/ 19 Bruce Lee – A Warrior’s Journeyhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bruce-lee-warriors-journey/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bruce-lee-warriors-journey/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:52 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=5031 Bruce Lee - A Warrior's JourneyBruce Lee was inarguably the greatest martial arts star of his generation, and his intense on-screen charisma and astounding fighting skills make him the standard by which other martial arts heroes are measured. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey is a documentary about Lee's life, career, and untimely death, which uses rare behind-the-scenes footage to paint a portrait of

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bruce-lee-warriors-journey/feed/ 10 Living with Michael Jacksonhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/living-with-michael-jackson/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/living-with-michael-jackson/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:56:33 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4972 Living with Michael JacksonLiving with Michael Jackson is a documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a span of 8 months, from May 2002 to January 2003. It was shown first in the UK on 3 February 2003 and in the US three days later on ABC, introduced by Barbara Walters. Martin Bashir put the proposal to Jackson as a way to show the world the truth

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/living-with-michael-jackson/feed/ 16 Exploring Einstein: Life of a Geniushttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/exploring-einstein-life-of-a-genius/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/exploring-einstein-life-of-a-genius/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:05:59 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4628 Exploring Einstein: Life of a GeniusOne hundred years ago, Albert Einstein changed the world with four papers that led directly to the development of atomic weapons, space travel, satellite technology and a profound understanding of the universe. But, wracked with guilt over the real - world applications of his science – specifically, how the use of atomic weapons clashed with his religious beliefs

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/mike-tyson-beyond-the-glory/feed/ 14 Kurt Cobain – About a Sonhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/kurt-cobain-about-a-son/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/kurt-cobain-about-a-son/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:03:42 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4533 Kurt Cobain - About a SonFollowing in the deeply idiosyncratic footsteps of Last Days, About a Son plays more like autobiography than documentary. Gus Van Sant's feature extrapolates moments from the life of Kurt Cobain (with Michael Pitt as a musician named Blake), while A.J. Schnack’s non-fiction film adheres closer to the facts, but advances a more radical Koyaanisqatsi-like approach.

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/kurt-cobain-about-a-son/feed/ 10 Declassified: Ayatollah Khomeinihttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/declassified-ayatollah-khomeini/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/declassified-ayatollah-khomeini/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:50:44 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4531 Declassified: Ayatollah KhomeiniBefore there was Osama bin Laden there was Ayatollah Khomeini, a radical Muslim leader who challenged the world's "infidels" in the name of Allah. After his father was killed by bandits, the young Khomeini was brought up by his mother and aunt. However, when he was only fifteen he suffered further loss as his aunt died and then shortly afterwards his mother

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/declassified-ayatollah-khomeini/feed/ 2 Ho Chi Minh: Vietnam’s Enigmahttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ho-chi-minh-vietnams-enigma/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ho-chi-minh-vietnams-enigma/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 12:22:07 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4337 Ho Chi Minh: Vietnam's EnigmaNorth Vietnamese communist politician, prime minister 1954–55, and president 1954–69. Having trained in Moscow shortly after the Russian Revolution, he headed the communist Vietminh from 1941 and fought against the French during the Indochina War 1946–54, becoming president and prime minister of the republic at the armistice. Aided by the communist

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ho-chi-minh-vietnams-enigma/feed/ 41 The New Clinton Chronicleshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-new-clinton-chronicles/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-new-clinton-chronicles/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 11:08:56 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4333 The New Clinton ChroniclesOn January 20th, 1993, William Jefferson Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. At the time, most Americans were not aware of the extent of Clinton's criminal background, nor were they aware of the media blackout which kept this information from the public. As State Attorney General and later, Governor, Bill Clinton in twelve years achieved

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-new-clinton-chronicles/feed/ 15 Bill Clinton: His Lifehttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bill-clinton-his-life/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bill-clinton-his-life/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 14:34:33 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4114 Bill Clinton: His LifeHis Life follows Bill Clinton through his college days as a war protester, his years of purported womanizing as governor of Arkansas, his possible connections to drug trafficking and subsequent murders, 'Filegate,' the Whitewater scandal and his questionable decisions, campaign financing and practices during his two terms as President of the United States -- always in the

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/bill-clinton-his-life/feed/ 13 Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the Worldhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/nikola-tesla-the-genius/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/nikola-tesla-the-genius/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:10:53 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=3861 Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the WorldThis is the documentary film about Nikola Tesla, the scientist and inventor, one of the greatest men in history. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10,1856 in Smiljan, Lika in what later became Yugoslavia. His father, Milutin Tesla was a Serbian orthodox priest and his mother Djuka Mandic was an inventor in her own right of household appliances. Tesla studied at the Polytechnic

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/nikola-tesla-the-genius/feed/ 11 Matter of Hearthttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/matter-of-heart/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/matter-of-heart/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:38:56 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=3859 Matter of HeartMatter of Heart is a compelling portrait of Carl Gustav Jung, whose extraordinary genius and humanity reached far beyond the sometimes exclusive realm of psychiatry into redefining the essential nature of who we are and what we hope to become. More than a linear biography, the film presents a fuller perspective on this humanist, healer, friend, and mentor,

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/matter-of-heart/feed/ 3 The Unauthorized Biography of Dick Cheneyhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dick-cheney/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dick-cheney/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:08:37 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=3787 The Unauthorized Biography of Dick CheneyAmerican Vice-President Dick Cheney has walked the corridors of world power for three decades. Cheney’s remarkable life story involves the relentless accumulation of power in every form. Elected for a second term, he continues to be one of the most powerful and well-connected men in the world. The fifth estate will show how he accomplished this, what it involved in

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dick-cheney/feed/ 15 Beneath The Veilhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dispatches-beneath-the-veil/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dispatches-beneath-the-veil/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:01:59 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=3586 Dispatches: Beneath The VeilAn anonymous woman, covered from head to toe in a blue burka, is dragged across a football pitch and shot in front of 30,000 spectators. This haunting image of Taliban justice was filmed secretly in Channel 4's award-winning documentary Beneath the Veil broadcast in June 2001. The woman was Zarmina, 35-year-old mother of seven. In a new Dispatches film,

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