Best 22 Documentary Movies Popular from 1962

A shockumentary consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence. See more about A Dog's Life / IMDB / YouTube

By focusing on the lives of three down-and-out alcoholic transients, the film creates a wrenching portrait of the tragic hopelessness of life on The Bowery in New York City. Explore On the Bowery / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial mise. See more about Garrincha - Alegria do Povo / IMDB / YouTube

The rise and fall of Nazi Germany in part through the use of classical allegory. Explore Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler / IMDB / YouTube

Sculptor Sofu Teshigahara, father of filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara, prepares for an exhibition. Check out Inochi: Sôfû no chôkoku / IMDB / YouTube

Mrs. Kennedy provided a masterful, authoritative, knowledgeable tour of the various historical artifiacts furnishing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the people's house, its interior design and her well-received renovation efforts of the White House, all the while amidst an aura of elegance by the First Lady hard not not to be captured by while viewing the tour. Find out about A Tour of the White House / IMDB / YouTube

Drawings by the children of the Terezín ghetto, who were later executed by the Nazis. Learn about Motýli tady nezijí / IMDB / YouTube

Chile was the venue for the 1962 finals, where holders Brazil were expected to regain their crown. The host, Chile, took them all the way in an epic semi-final, but the classy Brazilians eventually beat Chile 4-2 and went on to beat another surprise package, Czechoslovakia, 3-1 in a one-sided final. See more about Viva Brazil / IMDB / YouTube

The Indian Story is the kind of newsreel short subjects that Jancso made early in his career, and while it doesn't bear any of his hallmarks as a director, it's still interesting-an examination of the way that Native Americans were displaced by white settlers in North America, from a critical outsider's perspective. Look into Indián történet / IMDB / YouTube

A short documentary about the production of movie marquee art for cinemas in Prague. Info on Týden zacíná v pátek / IMDB / YouTube