Wdr Movies

This film reconstructs the life of famed marine biologist and environmental pioneer Jacques Cousteau using a fascinating mix of wildlife footage, arch...

Peter F. Müller turns his attention to the Carnival stronghold on the Rhine, which remains a focal point of criminal investigations to this day. The f...

The film develops 5 questions about documentary film against the background of the media-political situation of the early 1970s in West Germany. The f...

There are over 45 million people living in slavery around the world. More than ever before in human history. This film traces their stories. Modern s...

The lord of the castle is found shot. His sister takes care of the appropriate wake, a firearm-happy guest from Spain romps around in the walls. An It...

A young Janka leads a band of kids in 1920's Poland, experiencing many adventures and witnessing technological innnovations along the way. The second...

1919. Released from the teacher training college, Joachim Hofer takes up his first job as an assistant teacher in an Alsatian village. But only a few...

Paraguay's lush soy farms are battlegrounds between huge agri-business and small farmers. The GMO beans fatten up cattle in rich countries so steaks r...

Featuring numerous excerpts from his concerts and insights from those close to him, this documentary traces the career of the imposing singer who has...

A love letter to Britain from our friends in Europe, Jens Meurer’s bittersweet and loving documentary visits the town of Cromer, Norfolk as it prepare...

It was Antonio Vivaldi who developed the classic symphony orchestra, added coloration to the strings and wind instruments to the ensemble, originated...

A documentary about the artist Ella Bergmann-Michel, who was born in Paderborn in 1895 and died in Eppstein im Taunus in 1972. The film focuses primar...

Documentary about how the government in Angola used Fake News against the independence movement in its own country and how the Western press simply ad...