Memories of a Mexican

This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth,...

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

The hope of a young historian to corroborate the existence of Pascual Vázquez, a supposed general of the Mexican revolution, materializes in...

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat...

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and...

The assassination of Pancho Villa, on the outskirts of Parral, Chihuahua, plunged the city into mourning, and a wake for the revolutionary hero was...

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of...

The film portraits the stage previous to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, from the end of Porfirio Díaz´ government, the social...

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High...

A documentary about four African-American comediennes set in 1984. Restored in 2021 by the Academy Film Archive.