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10-7 for Life

10-7 for Life

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520953

10-7 for Life is a funny, raw and occasionally violent chronicle of the last two weeks of Carol...

1972 - Le Watergate (Les mensonges de l’histoire)

1972 - Le Watergate (Les mensonges de l’histoire)

Phares & Balises F196-024

C’est le plus grand mensonge américain du XXème siècle. Entre juin 1972 et aout 1974...

2003 - La guerre d'Irak (Les mensonges de l'histoire)

2003 - La guerre d'Irak (Les mensonges de l'histoire)

Phares & Balises F196-025

Le 20 mars 2003, les États-Unis déclenchent l’opération « Iraq Freedom ». Une guerre censée...

A Country Doctor

A Country Doctor

National Film Board Of Canada NFB524414

Kinmount, Ontario joined the growing number of rural communities across Canada without health care...

A Drop in the Ocean

A Drop in the Ocean

National Film Board Of Canada NFB523282

When Doctors without Borders, the humanitarian medical aid agency, won the Nobel Peace Prize in...

À la source de la tyrannie

À la source de la tyrannie

Theorem et Les films d'un jour F296-020

Hitler, Mussolini, Staline, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un : tous ont été des enfants...

A Love Affair with Politics: A Portrait of Marion Dewar

A Love Affair with Politics: A Portrait of Marion Dewar

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520461

This spirited documentary on one of Canada's most successful female politicians was filmed while...

A Web Not a Ladder

A Web Not a Ladder

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522600

Women are opening new businesses in Canada at three times the rate of men. In the process, they are...

A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence

A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret...

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528654

In this short film, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Laurence passionately addresses...

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Weston Woods WW2736

Based on the book by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Hyperion Books For Children)...

Adam's World

Adam's World

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522488

Intercut with illustrative stock footage, Adam's World present a short lecture by Elizabeth Dodson...

Adèle and the Ponies of Ardmore

Adèle and the Ponies of Ardmore

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525321

Raising Welsh ponies is more than just a career for Adèle Rockwell; it is a way of life. Steeped...

Admiral Nelson: The Man and the Hero

Admiral Nelson: The Man and the Hero

Blue Ant Media BAM1317

Admiral Nelson: The Hero and the Man tells the story of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson’s incredible...

Al Capone: Icon

Al Capone: Icon

PBS Video 041742

Was Al Capone the quintessential self-made American man, a ruthless killer, or both? From his early...

Albert Millaire : mes personnages, ma vie

Albert Millaire : mes personnages, ma vie

CinéFête F244-S03-05

Comédien, metteur en scène, auteur, directeur de compagnies théâtrales, narrateur : Albert...

Alex Trebek: W5

Alex Trebek: W5

CTV CTV797

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek opened up about his latest cancer treatment and his own mortality...

Alexandre Dumas, le flamboyant (52 Minutes)

Alexandre Dumas, le flamboyant (52 Minutes)

Illégitime Défense F269-011A

Alexandre Dumas est l’un des écrivains les plus prolifiques de son temps, au sens romanesque...

Alexandre Dumas, le flamboyant (90 Minutes)

Alexandre Dumas, le flamboyant (90 Minutes)

Illégitime Défense F269-011B

Alexandre Dumas est l’un des écrivains les plus prolifiques de son temps, au sens romanesque...

Alexandre Dumas, The Flamboyant (52 Minute Version)

Alexandre Dumas, The Flamboyant (52 Minute Version)

Illégitime Défense A269-011A

Alexandre Dumas is one of the most prolific authors of the 19th century. With a great sense of...

Alexandre Dumas, The Flamboyant (90 Minute Version)

Alexandre Dumas, The Flamboyant (90 Minute Version)

Illégitime Défense A269-011B

Alexandre Dumas is one of the most prolific authors of the 19th century. With a great sense of...

Aline Desjardins: une femme d'aujourd'hui

Aline Desjardins: une femme d'aujourd'hui

CinéFête F272-S04-06

Aline Desjardins, journaliste et animatrice, tenait la barre de l’émission phare Femmes...

All Our Relations (Season 2)

All Our Relations (Season 2)

Aarrow Productions AP0030

All Our Relations (Season 2): Part genealogy, part biography, All Our Relations II takes its...

American Experience: Billy the Kid

American Experience: Billy the Kid

PBS Video 041487

On April 28, 1881, just days from being hanged for murder, 21-year-old Henry McCarty, alias Billy...

American Experience: Clinton (2 DVD Set)

American Experience: Clinton (2 DVD Set)

PBS Video 041488

In the tradition of American Experience's acclaimed Presidents series, Clinton provides an...

American Experience: Henry Ford

American Experience: Henry Ford

PBS Video 041613

HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most...

American Experience: Houdini

American Experience: Houdini

PBS Video 041428

Wrapped in chains and encased in a crate, magician Harry Houdini was dropped into New York's icy...

American Experience: Jesse Owens

American Experience: Jesse Owens

PBS Video 041539

On August 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in...

American Experience: Lee & Grant: Generals of the Civil War

American Experience: Lee & Grant: Generals of the Civil War

PBS Video 041573

Step behind the battle lines with generals on both sides of the Civil War as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE...

American Experience: Mr. Tornado

American Experience: Mr. Tornado

PBS Video 041948

The Super Outbreak of 1974 was the most intense tornado outbreak on record, tearing a vicious path...

American Experience: The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

American Experience: The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

PBS Video 041952

In 1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe...

American Experience: The Poison Squad

American Experience: The Poison Squad

PBS Video 041942

Based on the book by Deborah Blum, The Poison Squad tells the story of government chemist Dr...

American Experience: The Presidents (2012)

American Experience: The Presidents (2012)

PBS Video 041582

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents THE PRESIDENTS: eleven 20th century biographies that offer an intimate...

American Experience: Woodrow Wilson

American Experience: Woodrow Wilson

PBS Video 040541

A gifted orator, Woodrow Wilson was supremely confident before crowds, yet uneasy in small groups...

American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered

American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered

PBS Video 041752

Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first...

American Masters: Decoding Watson

American Masters: Decoding Watson

PBS Video 041919

It is impossible to overstate the importance of James Watson's contributions to science or the...

American Masters: Flannery

American Masters: Flannery

PBS Video 041966

Explore the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style...

American Masters: Inventing David Geffen

American Masters: Inventing David Geffen

PBS Video 041651

David Geffen's far - reaching influence - as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and...

American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

PBS Video 041550

Quite possibly the biggest star that television has ever produced, Johnny Carson was seen by more...

American Masters: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

American Masters: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

PBS Video 041860

Distinctly referred to as "a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture," icon Maya Angelou...

American Masters: Philip Roth: Unmasked

American Masters: Philip Roth: Unmasked

PBS Video 041631

Explore the life of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novelist Philip Roth, often...

An Untidy Package

An Untidy Package

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528358

The 1992 cod fishing moratorium threw nearly 35,000 Newfoundlanders out of work. It was the biggest...

André Melançon: le grand gars des vues

André Melançon: le grand gars des vues

CinéFête F272-S04-03

Né en 1942 à Rouyn-Noranda, le réalisateur André Melançon a permis à la jeunesse québécoise...

Andrée Champagne : femme de tête, femme de coeur

Andrée Champagne : femme de tête, femme de coeur

CinéFête F261-S02-05

Connue pour son célèbre rôle de Donalda dans la série télévisée Les Belles histoires des...

Andrée Lachapelle, douée pour le bonheur

Andrée Lachapelle, douée pour le bonheur

CinéFête F150-S14-02

Andrée Lachapelle est une actrice appréciée pour sa beauté, son élégance et sa douceur. Elle...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You'll Have the Sky

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You'll Have the Sky

PBS Video 041883

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You'll Have The Sky brings one of the 20th century's best-loved writers out...

Annette Funicello: Her Life with Multiple Sclerosis

Annette Funicello: Her Life with Multiple Sclerosis

CTV CTV560

Annette Funicello was the most popular 'Mouseketeer' on 'The Mickey Mouse Club' television show...

Annie Pootoogook

Annie Pootoogook

Site Media Inc. SM0000

Focused on Annie and her work, the film parallels Annie’s own creative process of making and...

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, le dernier romantique

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, le dernier romantique

CinéFête F259-020

Pionnier de l’aviation et héros de l’aéropostale, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry acquiert une...

Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine

Phares & Balises A196-013

Not many theatre directors can boast of having been at the helm of their troupe for over 50 years...

Ariane Mnouchkine au pays du théâtre

Ariane Mnouchkine au pays du théâtre

Phares & Balises F196-016

Quel(le) chef de troupe pourrait s’enorgueillir de continuer de mener sa bande depuis 48 ans ? De...

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