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1987 Documentary Movies

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The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On(1987)

2h 2min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of the New Guinea campaign in World War II, sets out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives to find the truth behind atrocities committed while the Japanese garrison was surrounded, in particular the unexplained killing of two Japanese privates in his unit.

Directed by Kazuo Hara

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals(1987)

3.9/5 (with 3 votes)

A partially-animated documentary about the preservation and restoration of the canal system in Yanagawa, Fukuoka.

Directed by Isao Takahata

Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll(1987)

PG-13
| 2h | Documentary, Music
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and others. There's even a rarity for Berry—a rehearsal. Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out this portrait of a master.

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

PG
| 1h 23min | Documentary, War
3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

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Hero(1986)

G
| 1h 23min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

1986 FIFA World Cup Official Film. Mexico had just recovered from a devastating earthquake, but the nation put on a great tournament and Argentina, inspired by Maradona, justified "favourite" status. Eighty-six minutes of football magic from numerous world stars, including Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Michel Platini, Socrates, Rummenigge, Sanchez, Laudrup and many others. Michael Caine narrates this, the official FIFA coverage.

Directed by Tony Maylam - With Michael Caine

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels(1988)

4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus behind-the-scenes of the actual shooting and recording. With Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and such songs as "Sleeping in a Jar," and "Strictly Genteel." The inside history of the first feature-length film to be shot on video in 6 days.

Directed by Frank Zappa - With Theodore Bikel, Jimmy Carl Black, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar, Ringo Starr, Ian Underwood, ...

The Impossible Spy(1987)

1h 36min | Drama, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 2 votes)

This is the true story of an Israeli civilian who was recruited into Israel's Secret Intelligence Agency to become a spy in Damascus, where he spent years infiltrating the Syrian political establishment. Israel's national hero, Eli Cohen, successfully entered the upper echelons of the Syrian government as a double-agent. The secrets he obtained became crucial in Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day War.

Directed by Jim Goddard

Vincent(1987)

1h 45min | History, Animation
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.

Directed by Paul Cox - With John Hurt

Heaven(1987)

1h 20min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with clips from classic films and a variety of stock footage.

Directed by Diane Keaton

Muddy Track(2015)

1h 12min | Documentary

Shot largely with a handheld camera, Neil Young's Muddy Track documents a difficult tour of Europe, plagued by poor weather, dwindling ticket sales, backstage arguments and audience riots. In an interview with MOJO in 1995, Young claimed that Muddy Track was among the favourite of all his films: "It’s dark as hell. God, it’s a heavy one! [...] But it’s funky".

Directed by Neil Young

Foster Child(1987)

43min | Documentary
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure in the history of Canadian Indigenous filmmaking, Gil Cardinal was born to a Métis mother but raised by a non-Indigenous foster family, and with this auto-biographical documentary he charts his efforts to find his biological mother and to understand why he was removed from her. Considered a milestone in documentary cinema, it addressed the country’s internal colonialism in a profoundly personal manner, winning a Special Jury Prize at Banff and multiple international awards.

Directed by Gil Cardinal

Beirut: The Last Home Movie(1987)

2h 3min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Beirut: The Last Home Movie is a 1987 documentary film directed by Jennifer Fox. It follows the life of Gaby Bustros and her family, who live in in a 200-year old mansion in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. The Bustros family, one of the noble families of Beirut, remain in their ancestral home despite the endless war that surrounds them.

Directed by Jennifer Fox
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The Journey(1987)

14h 33min | Documentary
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Peter Watkins' global look at the impact of military use of nuclear technology and people's perception of it, as well as a meditation on the inherent bias of the media, and documentaries themselves.

Directed by Peter Watkins - With Martin Duckworth, Pierre Landry

Who Killed Vincent Chin?(1987)

3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job. It then recounts how that murderer escaped justice in the court system. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips.

Directed by Renee Tajima-Peña, Christine Choy

Demons and Wonders(1987)

49min | Documentary
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

An autobiographical docu-drama that chronicles the filmmaker's struggle with narrow minded authorities, critics, and personal tragedy.

Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women(1979)

30min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Taking advertisements from magazines, newspapers, album covers and shop front windows, KILLING US SOFTLY presents specific examples of the ways in which advertisements reinforce stereotypes, affect our self-image and how we relate to each other, our concepts of success and worth, love and sexuality, popularity and normality. Using an intriguing mixture of statistics, humor, insight and outrage, Jean Kilbourne questions how far the use and abuse of women in advertising is connected to the sexual exploitation of women at large and the increasing incidence of child abuse.

Directed by Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich - With Jean Kilbourne

Dolly, Lotte and Maria(1987)

1h 15min | Documentary

A portrait of three remarkable women who were once celebrated figures in the German cultural scene: film star Dolly Haas, dancer Lotte Goslar and artist Maria Ley, Erwin Piscator's widow.

Directed by Rosa von Praunheim - With Dolly Haas

The Dream(1987)

45min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Interviews with Palestinians living in Lebanese refugee camps, some of it shot in Sabra and Shatila before the massacre.

Directed by Mohammad Malas

Dirigenterna(1987)

1h 20min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Six women have entered a male world - the orchestra conductors. The doubtfulness against female conductors and musicians in the world of classical music becomes clear during a visit to the Vienna Philharmonic. Conductors Sixten Ehrling and Jorge Mester comment on the prevailing conservative attitudes among colleagues.

Directed by Christina Olofson - With Victoria Bond

A Stitch for Time(1987)

53min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In a moving cinema verite style, A Stitch for Time presents the idea that ordinary people can become diplomats working toward the goal of world peace. Interviews with the Boise, Idaho women who made the quilt establish the background for the project and reveal that though some are longtime activists, others have never been politically involved, but all are united by their need to ensure a safe world for their children and society.

Directed by Nigel Noble

Determinations(1987)

1h 10min

An Oliver Hockenhull film.

The Bell of Chernobyl(1987)

1h 28min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The first full-length film about the Chernobyl tragedy, filmed in May-September 1986. The authors did not set themselves the task of showing an exhaustive picture of what happened in Chernobyl. They sought to capture the testimonies of people directly involved in the tragedy, the lessons of which have yet to be realized.

Directed by Rollan Serhiyenko, Vladimir Sinelnikov

Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland(1987)

54min

Considered one of Canada's most important women artists of the second half of the 20th century, Joyce Wieland's art embodies the essence of her homeland, feminism, and ecology. Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland captures the vibrant spirit of this painter, collagist, quilt maker, and filmmaker. In the early '70s, Wieland was involved in filmmaking, producing movies with a political message. In her 30-year career, she worked in a variety of mediums, including cloth, pastels, colored pencil, oils, bronze, and watercolor. Her works and her influence are examined in this detailed video portrait.

Directed by Kay Armatage
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