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CATALOGUE - DOCUMENTARIES

 

Here you can find information on the documentaries that Photoplay has produced since its formation in 1990.

Click on any of the titles below in order to access the programme's dedicated page, or e-mail info@photoplay.co.uk for further information.

All titles are available for theatrical screening unless otherwise stated.

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Cooper KING KONG DOCUMENTARY KEVIN BROWNLOW

I'm King Kong
2005
Narrated by Alec Baldwin
Duration: 57 minutes

The incredibly dramatic life of Merian C Cooper, aviator, adventurer, filmmaker. The man who made King Kong.

 

Garbo
2005
Narrated by Julie Christie
Duration: 85 minutes

The greatest actress in movie history, recalled by those who knew her. Made with the co-operation of the Garbo family for her centenary

 

buster keaton so funny it hurt documentary kevin brownlow

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton and MGM
2004
Presented by James Karen
Duration: 38 minutes

Buster Keaton was at the peak of his powers when his producer sold him to MGM - his career never recovered.

 

cecil b demille american epic documentary kevin brownlow

American Epic
2003
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
Duration: 2 x 58 minutes

The man who invented Hollywood and became a byword for Biblical spectacle was actually a much more versatile filmmaker. This documentary explores his many talents.

 

tramp dictator chaplin documentary kevin brownlow

The Tramp and the Dictator
2001
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
Duration: 55 minutes

A portrait of Chaplin and Hitler - born in the same week of the same month of the same year and who, at least in public, closely resembled each other.

 

lon chaney 1000 faces documentary kevin brownlow

Lon Chaney - A Thousand Faces
2000
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
Duration: 85 minutes

The first character actor to become a movie star, Lon Chaney took acting to extremes and immortalised The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.

 

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Universal Horror
1998
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
Duration: 95 mins

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE FOR THEATRICAL SCREENING

A documentary about Universal's horror productions between 1910 and 1940 - featuring interviews with Fay Wray, Turhan Bey, Gloria Stuart and others.

 

lon chaney 1000 faces documentary kevin brownlow

Cinema Europe - The Other Hollywood
1995
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
Duration: 6 x 58 mins

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE IN ANY MEDIA

A six-hour survey of the silent film in Europe, including interviews with such pioneers as Abel Gance, Leni Riefenstahl and Alfred Hitchcock.

 

GRIFFITH documentary kevin brownlow

D W Griffith - Father of Film
1993
Narrated by Lindsay Anderson
Duration: 3 x 52 minutes

The proud, sad story of D.W. Griffith: the man who first brought artistry and ambition to the movies, and then, having dragged a reluctant American film industry to international prominence, found it had no more use for him.

The following title was not produced by Photoplay, but it is available from us:

napoleon dieudonne abel gance charm of dynamite documentary kevin brownlow

The Charm Of Dynamite
1968
Narrated by Lindsay Anderson
Duration: 50 minutes

A documentary on Abel Gance’s silent masterpieces J'Accuse, La Roue and Napoleon, including rare interviews and unique footage of the making of Napoleon. This was Kevin Brownlow’s first documentary on film history, made in 1968 for the BBC.