100 Documentary Films: BFI Screen Guides

Part of the British Film Institute's Screen Guides series. Contains a select list of 100 notable documentary films, one of which is broken up into three parts. The Lumière Programme was from 1895 but List Challenges only allows a date range between 1901 to 2020. Edited by Barry Keith Grant and Jim Hillier (2009).

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À Propos De Nice (1930)

À Propos De Nice (1930)

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The Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes (1971)

The Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes (1971)

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The Atomic Cafe (1982)

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

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The Battle of Chile - Part I (1975)

The Battle of Chile - Part I (1975)

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The Battle of Chile - Part II (1976)

The Battle of Chile - Part II (1976)

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The Battle of Chile - Part III (1979)

The Battle of Chile - Part III (1979)

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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

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Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Bowling for Columbine (2002)

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A British Picture (1989)

A British Picture (1989)

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British Sounds (1970)

British Sounds (1970)

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Bus 174 (2002)

Bus 174 (2002)

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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)

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The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

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Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

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Close-Up (1990)

Close-Up (1990)

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Coal Face (1935)

Coal Face (1935)

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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)

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Daughter Rite (1980)

Daughter Rite (1980)

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David Holzman's Diary (1967)

David Holzman's Diary (1967)

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Dead Birds (1963)

Dead Birds (1963)

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A Diary for Timothy (1945)

A Diary for Timothy (1945)

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Don't Look Back (1967)

Don't Look Back (1967)

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The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)

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To Be and to Have (2002)

To Be and to Have (2002)

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The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)

The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)

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Farrebique Ou Les Quatre Saisons (1946)

Farrebique Ou Les Quatre Saisons (1946)

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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

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For Freedom (1979)

For Freedom (1979)

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Forgotten Silver (1995)

Forgotten Silver (1995)

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The Gleaners & I (2000)

The Gleaners & I (2000)

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Grey Gardens (1975)

Grey Gardens (1975)

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Grizzly Man (2005)

Grizzly Man (2005)

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Handsworth Songs (1986)

Handsworth Songs (1986)

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A Happy Mother's Day (1963)

A Happy Mother's Day (1963)

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Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

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Edward R. Murrow - Harvest of Shame (1960)

Edward R. Murrow - Harvest of Shame (1960)

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Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

Hoop Dreams (1994)

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The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

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Housing Problems (1935)

Housing Problems (1935)

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