Documentary
Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.
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But They Did: The Re-entry Of The Pike River Mine
Karelo-Finnish SSR
Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Frères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS
The Voice of Ljudmila
The Living
Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle
Children of Chernobyl
Moscow Central
The Hindenburg
This Is Russia!
Flying Supersonic
The Soviet Union: A New Look
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later
Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb
Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
The KGB Connections: An Investigation into Soviet Operations in North America
The Russian German War
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 1
SIMILAR MOVIES
But They Did: The Re-entry Of The Pike River Mine
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
Anna Osborn and Sonia Rockhouse were forever changed when the Pike River Mine Disaster stole their loved ones, but instead of sitting down, they stood up! But They Did tells Anna and Sonia's story, following them through the period of time before and during the re-entry of the mine.Karelo-Finnish SSR
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1951
A documentary film about the Karelo-Finnish SSR.Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster
IMDB 7 | May , 2010
Three years in the making in conjunction with the BBC. Using never seen before home movies, photos and eye witness accounts - this is the inside story of the world's biggest motorsport disaster.In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1937
The film is about the life and work of Grigory Ordzhonikidze Konstantinoviche, an important personality in both the Communist Party and the Soviet state. The film includes speeches by his bereaved friends who attended his funeral. In 1937, after the unexpected death of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Vertov received an urgent order from the government to produce a film about the life of Ordzhonikidze. He was ordered to work together with Yakov Bliohom and the director of the film "Battleship Potemkin" distributed by Goskino (Soviet State Committee for Cinematography).Frères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2025
Between 1944 and 1953, 170,000 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians put up fierce resistance to the Soviet invasion, hiding deep in the vast Baltic forests. Driven by a dream of freedom, they defied a ruthless empire with few resources but unwavering determination. Through previously unseen archives and the poignant accounts of the last survivors, this documentary reveals their clandestine struggle, their heroic sacrifices, and their legacy, timeless symbols of a desperate fight to escape the Soviet stranglehold and preserve the flame of independence.The Voice of Ljudmila
IMDB 9 | Oct , 2001
Ljudmila Ignatenko tells the story of her and her husband Vasilij, a firefighter who was one of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.The Living
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
Tells the story of the tragic events in Ukraine in 1932-33, the genocidal Great Famine or the Holodomor, and one Welshman's attempts to tell the world what was happening.Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 2021
Ben Fogle spends a week living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, gaining privileged access to the doomed Control Room 4 where the disaster first began to unfold.Children of Chernobyl
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 1991
Mothers and doctors speak out about the grim reality of life in the five years following the Chernobyl disaster. In children, doctors witnessed a massive increase of recurrent infections, baldness, as well as leukaemia and other cancers.Moscow Central
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1994
This documentary follows the election campaigns of a journalist, a local crime boss, a formerly exiled oligarch, and a local access TV host as they compete for a spot in the Moscow Central Constituency, in Russia's first free elections since 1917The Hindenburg
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1996
The history of lighter than air transportation culminating in the Hindenburg explosion which gets thoroughly covered and analyzed.This Is Russia!
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1957
Documentary footage of late 1950s Russia covers such cities and towns as Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, the Black Sea, Kharkov, Sochi, Sukumi, Gori, Bukhara, Samarkand, Frunzo and Siberia.Flying Supersonic
IMDB 8 | May , 2018
Thundering across the sky on elegant white wings, the Concorde was an instant legend. But behind the glamour of jet setting at Mach 2 were stunning scientific innovations and political intrigue. Fifteen years after Concorde's final flight, this documentary takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner. Hear stories from those inside the choreographed effort to design and build Concorde in two countries at once - and the crew members who flew her.The Soviet Union: A New Look
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1978
This film discusses conditions in the Soviet Union, including party activity and influence, the shortage of consumer goods, the roles of children and women, the status of religion, and the purpose of Soviet realist art.Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2020
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later is told entirely from the first-person perspective of leaders, physicists, soldiers and survivors.Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 2016
Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2019
An account of the life and work of Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-86) in his own words: his memories, his vision of art and his reflections on the fate of the artist and the meaning of human existence; through extremely rare audio recordings that allow a complete understanding of his inner life and the mysterious world existing behind his complex cinematic imagery.The KGB Connections: An Investigation into Soviet Operations in North America
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1981
This 1982 film explains the KGB infiltration of America. Who they are, what they are doing, and how well they have infiltrated North America.The Russian German War
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 1995
This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before. For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. More than a struggle between nations, it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology. The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds and appalling indignities. One in every ten Russians died. One in every four Poles died. Whole divisions of Italians, Romanians, Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace. An average of 17,800 people died on every single day and this, the war on the Russian German Front, lasted for 1,400 days. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before.Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 1
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1996
Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.