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  • 2018
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    Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

    7.50 2018 HD

    The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips...

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  • 1992
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    Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land

    Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land

    1 1992 HD

    A unique story of a small urban community of Native Hawaiians and the women who championed for their rights to their land against all odds.

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  • 2003
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    The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

    6.00 2003 HD

    A contrarian and wickedly funny man, this PBS American Masters special explores Gore Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him at his...

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  • 2003
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    Prisoner of Paradise

    Prisoner of Paradise

    6.30 2003 HD

    The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt...

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  • 1977
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    The Three Hostages

    The Three Hostages

    1 1977 HD

    Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy...

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  • 2024
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    Building Stuff

    Building Stuff

    1 2024 HD

    Humans are the most innovative species on Earth. See how engineers are supercharging our abilities, reaching beyond our horizons, and altering our...

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  • 2011
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    The Storm That Swept Mexico

    The Storm That Swept Mexico

    8.50 2011 HD

    The Storm That Swept Mexico tells the gripping story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th...

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  • 2005
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    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    7.70 2005 HD

    A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

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  • 1997
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    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    1 1997 HD

    Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part...

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  • 1990
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    Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs

    Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs

    7.00 1990 HD

    This lively one-woman show is an exuberant overview of the singing career of the multi-talented British stage and screen star Julie Andrews. Mixing...

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  • 1983
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    The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

    1 1983 HD

    Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while...

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  • 1995
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    Chicago 1968

    Chicago 1968

    1 1995 HD

    American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for...

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  • 1982
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    Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

    1 1982 HD

    A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

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  • 2025
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    Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

    Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

    10.00 2025 HD

    While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had...

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  • 2015
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    Language Matters with Bob Holman

    Language Matters with Bob Holman

    10.00 2015 HD

    There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this...

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  • 1984
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    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    6.20 1984 HD

    This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works...

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  • 1982
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    Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

    Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

    1 1982 HD

    Bill Moyers interviews film director and actor John Huston who discusses his career and the process of filmmaking. Includes a documentary segment on...

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  • 2008
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    Fiesta Mexicana

    Fiesta Mexicana

    8.00 2008 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Great Radio Comedians

    The Great Radio Comedians

    8.00 1971 HD

    Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly,...

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  • 1986
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    Follies: In Concert

    Follies: In Concert

    7.00 1986 HD

    A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's...

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