Best documentaries 1971 – 1980 - Charts
Best documentaries 1971 – 1980
1. Pictures of the Old World (1972)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Dušan Hanák
Cast: Ladislav Chudík
2. The Song Remains the Same (1976)
UK / USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot
Cast: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
5. Hitler, a Career (1977)
West Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer
Cast: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring
6. Speed Fever (1978)
Italy, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Ottavio Fabbri
Cast: Sydne Rome, James Coburn
7. The Band in Concert - The Last Waltz (1978)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robbie Robertson, Eric Clapton
8. Visions of Eight (1973)
USA / West Germany, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Miloš Forman, Kon Ichikawa
10. Miracles of the Gods (1976)
West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Harald Reinl, Charles Romine
Cast: Erich von Däniken, Harald Leipnitz
11. Baby Snakes (1979)
USA, Animation / Documentary
Directed by: Frank Zappa
Cast: Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew
12. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Fini Straubinger
13. Elvis On Tour (1972)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Robert Abel, Pierre Adidge
Cast: Elvis Presley, Red West
16. F for Fake (1974)
France / Iran, Documentary
Directed by: Orson Welles, François Reichenbach
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten
17. The Kids Are Alright (1979)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Jeff Stein
Cast: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend
18. Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)
South Africa / USA, Comedy / Documentary
Directed by: Jamie Uys
Cast: Paddy O'Byrne
19. General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
France, Documentary
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Idi Amin
21. News from Home (1976)
Belgium / France, Drama / Documentary
Directed by: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Chantal Akerman
22. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
USA, Comedy / Documentary
Cast: Richard Pryor, Patti LaBelle
23. Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall (1980)
USA, Documentary / Comedy
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Robin Williams
24. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
UK / West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Adolfas Mekas
25. That's Entertainment! (1974)
USA, Documentary / Musical
Directed by: Jack Haley jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby
26. The Ra Expeditions (1972)
Sweden / Norway, Documentary
Directed by: Thor Heyerdahl, Lennart Ehrenborg
Cast: Thor Heyerdahl, Roscoe Lee Browne
28. Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975)
USA, Animation / Documentary
Directed by: Larry Jackson
Cast: Robert Clampett, Tex Avery
29. Weekend of a Champion (1972)
UK, Documentary
Directed by: Frank Simon, Roman Polański
Cast: Roman Polański, Jackie Stewart
30. Sólo pro Jaroslava Marvana (1971)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Vladimír Sís
Cast: Jaroslav Marvan
32. Directed by John Ford (1971)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Orson Welles, John Ford
34. Voyage to the Edge of the World (1975)
France, Documentary
Directed by: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Philippe Cousteau
Cast: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
36. Swastika (1974)
UK, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Philippe Mora
Cast: Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun
38. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973)
Hong Kong, Documentary
Directed by: Shih Wu
Cast: Bruce Lee, Carter Wong
39. Janis - The Way She Was (1974)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Howard Alk
Cast: Janis Joplin
40. Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Cast: Ed Emshwiller, Ken Jacobs
41. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
USA, Documentary / Musical
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Cast: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly
43. The Society of the Spectacle (1973)
France, Documentary
Directed by: Guy Debord
Cast: Guy Debord, Adolf Hitler
45. Manson (1973)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Laurence Merrick, Robert Hendrickson
Cast: Vincent Bugliosi, Mary Brunner
46. Punk in London (1978)
West Germany, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Wolfgang Büld
Cast: Bob Geldof, Joe Strummer
47. The Comeback (1980)
Australia, Documentary / Action
Directed by: Kit Laughlin
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane
49. ¡Que Viva Mexico! - Da zdravstvuyet Meksika! (1979)
Soviet Union / Mexico, Documentary
Directed by: Sergei M. Eisenstein
50. Imagine (1972)
USA, Experimental / Documentary
Directed by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Cast: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
51. Rainbow Bridge (1972)
USA, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Chuck Wein
Cast: Bob Amacker, Baron Bingen
54. Germany in Autumn (1978)
West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Volker Schlöndorff
Cast: Enno Patalas, Angela Winkler
55. Lightning Over Water (1980)
Sweden / West Germany, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray
Cast: Edward Lachman, Wim Wenders
56. Top Secret Trial of the Third Reich (1979)
West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Jochen Bauer
Cast: Harry Giese, Udo Weinberger
59. Československá spartakiáda 1975 (1975)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Rudolf Krejčík
Cast: Karel Höger
60. Cocksucker Blues (1972)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Robert Frank
Cast: Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger
62. Semena nenávisti (1979)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Drahoslav Holub
Cast: Klement Gottwald
63. Vampir Cuadecuc (1971)
Spain, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: Pere Portabella
Cast: Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom
65. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Matthew Mallinson
Cast: Adolph Caesar, Fred Williamson
67. Čas zrady, čas naděje (1973)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Josef Šuran
Cast: Otakar Brousek st., Jan Rosák
70. The Punk Rock Movie (1978)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Don Letts
Cast: John Lydon, Sid Vicious
71. Vzplanutí ohně (1973)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Josef Šuran
Cast: Otakar Brousek st., Jiří Němeček
73. Dny všední a dny sváteční (1975)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Kristián Topič, Kamil Pixa
74. Faces of Death (1978)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: John Alan Schwartz
Cast: Michael Carr, Thomas Noguchi
75. Čas rozhodnutí (1975)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Josef Šuran
Cast: Otakar Brousek st., Jan Rosák