Best 28 Documentary Movies Worth Watching Released in 1976

The pioneers of hard rock take the stage - and blow your mind. Led Zeppelin storm Madison Square Garden in this collection of footage taken from their legendary performances at the New York venue in 1973. Find out about The Song Remains the Same / IMDB / YouTube

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry. Check out The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner / IMDB / YouTube

The second installment in the That's Entertainment trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films. Explore That's Entertainment, Part II / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda. Details on General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait / IMDB / YouTube

Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power. Learn about The Battle of Chile: Part II / IMDB / YouTube

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby. Learn about How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck... / IMDB / YouTube

A couple find their erotic love mirrored perfectly in the architecture and mosaics of Iran. Get info on The Pleasure of Love in Iran / IMDB / YouTube

An analysis of the power relations in an ordinary family. See more about Number Two / IMDB / YouTube

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country. Info on Heartworn Highways / IMDB / YouTube

The movie incorporates footage of fedayeens taken for an aborted pro-Palestinian film which had been abandoned when subjects were killed. Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the footage it shows of the fedayeens and of a French family. Info on Here and Elsewhere / IMDB / YouTube

Tag along as skiers like Fred Noble, Wayne Wong, John Clandenen, and many more ski some of the most famous and technically challenging resorts in the world including Copper Mountain, Vail, Mammoth Mountain, Sun Valley, and even Austria. Learn about Skiing on My Mind / IMDB / YouTube

Artist-writer-poet-filmmaker Jonas Mekas documents his early years building a life and discovering an arts community in New York. Learn about Lost, Lost, Lost / IMDB / YouTube

An investigation into the theory that Mt. Agri in Turkey is the final resting place of Noah's Ark. Read about In Search of Noah's Ark / IMDB / YouTube

mid 70's documentary that shows how livestock are raised, sold, and processed in the United States. Details on Meat / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary movie about the influence of ancient astronauts in mankind's history. Explore Mysteries of the Gods / IMDB / YouTube

WWII newsreel footage intercut with Beatles songs performed by other artists like Helen Reddy and Rod Stewart, juxtaposing the music with war imagery. Get info on All This and World War II / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary on the life of the alcoholic writer Malcolm Lowry, interspersed with readings of Lowry's work by Richard Burton. Lowry was born and educated in England. He moved to Mexico in 1936, where he lived near the volcano Popocatepetl, on an allowance from his father. There, between drunken bouts, he started writing his one important novel, Under the Volcano th. Find out about Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry / IMDB / YouTube

On his ship Calypso, as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South America and travel to Antarctica. They explore islands, reefs, icebergs, fossils, active volcanic craters, and creatures of the ocean never before seen. This voyage took place in 1975, and Captain Cousteau became one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the waters of. Read about Voyage to the Edge of the World / IMDB / YouTube

Broomfield examines Lancashire Police's treatment of underage petty offenders through interviews, revealing questionable practices and eliciting empathy for the youths. Details on Juvenile Liaison / IMDB / YouTube

Extreme sports meets midnight movie with a film that showcases wild surfing and skateboarding madness. Awesome surfing footage with Larry Bertleman and skateboarding with Tony Alva. Lots of shooting the curl! Some of these surfers look like they're falling 25 feet straight down a cliff of water, but they stay on the board and have a thrilling ride. Incredible wipe-o. See more about Go for It / IMDB / YouTube

A Felliniesque journey into the heart of the insatiable American dream; A slice of quintessential Americana, depicted with candor, pathos and humor. Get info on Miss Nude America / IMDB / YouTube

Stacy and his friends are the best skateboarders around. They know all the latest tricks and stunts, and each has mastered his own incredible style. This fascinating movie will bring you along as they tour cities enjoying the sights and becoming the main attraction wherever they go. Loaded with classic footage from the early days of the original Zephyr team (of Dogto. Info on Freewheelin' / IMDB / YouTube

This documentary follows the training regimen of fighters from all over the world as they prepare for the prestigious all-world full contact karate tournament in Japan. Explore Fighting Black Kings / IMDB / YouTube

Bette Midler live in concert, filmed in spring of 1976 in Cleveland and shown on HBO. Check out The Bette Midler Show / IMDB / YouTube

This documentary is about martial arts; about their beauty and their lethal potential, their history and their present status. It is also about their place in a modern society whose escalating crime rate and violence is making the knowledge of self defense a necessity for more and more ordinary people, especially women. The viewer is bombarded with a series of top rat. More about The Warrior Within / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about herge and his experience writing the tin tin comics. Details on Moi, Tintin / IMDB / YouTube

Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consisted of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended f. Details on Protect and Survive / IMDB / YouTube

This portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. See more about From Spikes to Spindles / IMDB / YouTube