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60 Minutes Presents - Obama: All Access - Barack Obama's Road to the White House
(2009)
DVD
Release Date: 02/03/2009
Starting before he became a presidential candidate, 60 Minutes has been tracking the rise of Barack Obama, with behind-the-scenes access...
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Alex Haley's Queen
(1993)
DVD
(2-Disc Set)
Release Date: 01/15/2008
Producer David Wolper (ROOTS, THE THORNBIRDS) was granted to permission to film an adaptation of the piece acclaimed writer Alex Haley...
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10,000 Black Men Named George
(2002)
DVD
Release Date: 08/12/2003
During the Depression, work is scarce for everyone, and virtually nonexistent for African-Americans. The only truly readily available...
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honour
(2002)
DVD
Release Date: 02/11/2003
Starring Aidan Quinn (LEGENDS OF THE FALL) and Kelsey Grammer (FRASIER), this A&E original movie tells the story of the fall and rise of...
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A Woman of Independent Means
(1995)
DVD
(2-Disc Set)
Release Date: 07/29/2008
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey's best-selling novel is brought to the screen in this miniseries. A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS follows the...
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Inside the U.S. Secret Service
(2004)
DVD
Release Date: 11/02/2004
Even though they are frequently seen flanking presidential convoys in their trademark dark suits and sunglasses, little is truly known...
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Simon Schama's Rough Crossings
(2007)
DVD
Release Date: 01/20/2009
One of American history's most unknown chapters is told in this BBC documentary: the stories of slaves who fled to the British side...
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Simon Schama's The American Future - A History
(2008)
DVD
(2-Disc Set)
Release Date: 01/20/2009
The buildup to the 2008 U.S. presidential election provides the backdrop for this BBC documentary that finds America at a crossroads....
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Civil War Journal: The Commanders
(2001)
DVD
Release Date: 08/28/2001
One of America's most fascinating and complex historical occurrences, the Civil War is such rich and meaningful history that it...
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Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War
(2007)
DVD
Release Date: 04/24/2007
The History Channel takes a look at the years following the end of the Civil War in America on this program. Instead of coming together...
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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
DVD
Release Date: 10/09/2007
Robert Wuhl takes an unusual look at American history on this HBO special. Wuhl attempts to separate fact from fiction as he discusses...
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Days That Shook the World: Season Two
DVD
Release Date: 08/04/2009
This fresh and unusual BBC production explores mankind's defining moments. From national disasters to homegrown terrorism, these...
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Backstairs at the White House
(1979)
DVD
(4-Disc Set)
Release Date: 05/12/2006
This epic NBC miniseries, which originally aired in 1978, presents a large chunk of American history as witnessed by the White House's...
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Picturing the Presidents
(2009)
DVD
Release Date: 02/10/2009
The image of an American president is more than just a photograph or a painting--it¿s a statement about time, place, and history. The...
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Harlan County War
(2000)
DVD
Release Date: 08/07/2001
Holly Hunter stars in this Showtime Original as Ruby Kincaid, the wife of a coal miner in Harlan County, KY in the 1970s. Ruby, an...
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Modern Marvels - Television: Window to the World
(1996)
DVD
Release Date: 04/26/2005
A documentary on the early days of television, from Philo Farnsworth's first working system in 1925 to the latest technological...
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The Robert Greenwald Documentary Collection
(2003)
DVD
(4-Disc Boxed Set, Collector's Edition)
Release Date: 05/31/2005
This box set includes three documentaries by Robert Greenwald as well as a bonus disc containing outtakes, new interviews, explanations...
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Rebels & Red Coats: How Britain Lost America
(2004)
DVD
Release Date: 06/29/2004
Though the iconic image of a revolutionary patriot looms large in American history, not all 18th-century colonists favored independence...
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Declassified: Human Experimentation
DVD
Release Date: 08/26/2008
Newly declassified documents reveal shocking information about government-sponsored human experiments in the years following WWII. It is...
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America on the Move: 1876-2000
(2004)
DVD
Release Date: 06/29/2004
The History Channel commemorates the National Museum of American History's stunning exhibition, "America on the Move: 1876-2000," with...
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