1966 Documentary Movies

Posing as West German journalists, East German documentary filmmakers Heynowski and Scheumann pay a visit to the notorious Nazi-turned-mercenary Siegfried “Kongo” Müller, pump him with booze, and get him to talk about his life and war campaigns in Africa.

Directed by Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann - With Siegfried Müller

The Thin Blue Line(1966)

52min | Documentary, TV Movie

The work of the US police force and the problem of fighting rising crime across the country.

Directed by William Friedkin - With Van Heflin

The Anderson Platoon(1967)

PG-13

| 1h 5min | Documentary, War

3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

A documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War.

Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer - With Joseph B. Anderson

The Forbidden Volcano(1966)

1h 20min | Documentary

Set in Zaire, the film follows an expedition exploring the crater of the Niragongo volcano of the Virunga chain, whose eruptions are known for their violence and their massive lava flows.

Directed by Haroun Tazieff

For Florence(1966)

51min | Documentary, TV Movie

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A dramatic, solemn and refined work, "Per Firenze" spread throughout the world the cry for help that was rising in those hours from the city of Dante and Brunelleschi, giving rise to one of the greatest phenomena of solidarity that has gone down in history under the name of the "mud angels.".

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli - With Richard Burton

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe(1966)

52min | Documentary

3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe is a 1966 American documentary film chronicling the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Terry Sanders, and narrated by John Huston.

Directed by Terry Sanders

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A Time for Burning(1967)

58min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Explores the attempts of the minister of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans in the city's north side.

Directed by Barbara Connell, Bill Jersey

The Face of Genius(1966)

1h | Documentary, TV Movie

The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R. Kelman for WBZ-TV Boston. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the first time that a film originally produced for television was recognized by the Academy as a nominee for Best Documentary Feature.

Directed by Alfred R. Kelman

Never a Backward Step(1966)

57min | Documentary

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and even a baronetcy in England. A native of Timmins, Ontario, Thomson had a tremendous career as publisher, television magnate, financier, and owner of many newspapers, including leading London dailies. The film is a frank study of an equally frank man.

Directed by Donald Brittain, Arthur Hammond, John Spotton

16 in Webster Groves(1966)

45min | Documentary

16-year-olds of Webster Groves, an upper-middle-class suburb in Missouri, are interviewed in this one-hour TV special documentary on their experiences of growing up in their town and their views on the future.

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1966 Documentary Movies

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Africa Addio(1966)

The Laughing Man(1966)

The Thin Blue Line(1966)

The Anderson Platoon(1967)

The Forbidden Volcano(1966)

For Florence(1966)

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe(1966)

A Time for Burning(1967)

The Face of Genius(1966)

Never a Backward Step(1966)

16 in Webster Groves(1966)

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