Top 17 Documentary Movies Fan Favorites from 1970

Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties. More about Woodstock / IMDB / YouTube

After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film. More about Elvis: That's the Way It Is / IMDB / YouTube

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years. Read about 7 Plus Seven / IMDB / YouTube

Based on Erich Von Daniken's book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth. Look into Chariots of the Gods / IMDB / YouTube

A meeting with James Baldwin doesn't quite go according to plan for a group of presumptuous white filmmakers in this Paris-set documentary short. Details on Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris / IMDB / YouTube

Company musical's original cast recording session filmed by D.A. Pennebaker in 1970. Captures interactions between Sondheim, performers and live recording process, culminating with Elaine Stritch's iconic The Ladies Who Lunch rendition Info on Original Cast Album: Company / IMDB / YouTube

America's great film director-actor Buster Keaton, discussed by film critic Andrew Sarris and Raymond Rohauer, cinema historian, with some unusual perspectives on his goals and motivations. Illustrated with many film excerpts from 1917 to 1928. Rohauer knew Keaton and was partly responsible from rescuing many of his old films from destruction. Sarris is a leading film. Find out about The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton / IMDB / YouTube

A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Learn about The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins / IMDB / YouTube

Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism. Explore King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis / IMDB / YouTube

An intimate look at the daily activities of medical staff and patients in New York's Metropolitan Hospital. Explore Hospital / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary that takes a look inside the Church of Satan, founded in California in the 1960s by Anton Szandor LaVey, a former circus lion tamer. Get info on Satanis: The Devil's Mass / IMDB / YouTube

An examination of the daily routine at a British auto factory assembly line, set against class-conflict and The Communist Manifesto. Read about See You at Mao / IMDB / YouTube

Bergman interviews the locals of Fårö in this fascinating documentary. An expression of personal and political solidarity with the fellow inhabitants of his adopted home, the island of Fårö in the Baltic Sea, this documentary investigates the sometimes deleterious effects of the modern world on traditional farming and fishing communities. The young, especially, voice . Look into Faro Document / IMDB / YouTube

In the late Spring of 1970, nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam focused in the Wall Street area of New York City and ultimately in a major anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C. A group of New York University film students documented the demonstrations as they happened in both cities. Later, in New York, the massive amount of black and white and color 1. Explore Street Scenes / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the Doors, made by the Doors. It is filmed by two UCLA mates of Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrisson. It shows the atmosphere between the members and a live version of The End. Details on Feast of Friends / IMDB / YouTube

A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals. Learn about Legend of the Witches / IMDB / YouTube

In 1969, 400 poorly paid black women working in a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, went on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves confronting the National Guard and the state government. Explore I Am Somebody / IMDB / YouTube