Best 24 Documentary Movies Releases from 1965

Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. Info on Tokyo Olympiad / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the rise and fall of fascism and the effects of Nazism on German society. Info on Triumph Over Violence / IMDB / YouTube

The Four Days of Gemini 4 is the third ranked movie in 1965 documentary list. Learn about The Four Days of Gemini 4 / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary short about racism in the United States. Read about Now / IMDB / YouTube

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent-movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie True Heart Susie, starring Lillian Gish, to Love Me Tonight (1932), blen. Info on The Love Goddesses / IMDB / YouTube

This film is a documentary about the filming of one of Buster Keaton's movies: The Railrodder (1965). Explore Buster Keaton Rides Again / IMDB / YouTube

No plot here, just a collection of lip-synched videos from some of the bands that were part of the British Invasion in 1964: The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, and the Spencer Davis Group (with Steve Winwood). The film also features bookend live performances by The Beatles. More about Go Go Mania / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the aborted 1937 filming of I, Claudius, starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage. Look into The Epic That Never Was / IMDB / YouTube

An episode of the educational TV series En profil dans le texte directed by Rohmer, on the French philosopher Blaise Pascal, the subject of debate in Rohmer's film My Night at Maud’s. Details on Entretien sur Pascal / IMDB / YouTube

A profile of the nudist lifestyle. Check out The Raw Ones / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary which study the situation and the conditions of the women's prison and the prisoners. Look into Women's Prison / IMDB / YouTube

Two old men enter the synagogue, look at the decay around them, and pray. We see the town, the synagogue and cemetery, and a train crosses in the middle distance. Look into Jelenlét / IMDB / YouTube

The Beatles host this showcase of other musicians performing their songs. See more about The Music of Lennon & McCartney / IMDB / YouTube

A synagogue service in Bohemia, where the Torah scrolls are ceremoniously taken out and read, inter-cut with images of a Jewish cemetery. Check out Zalm / IMDB / YouTube

Why Vietnam Read about Why Vietnam? / IMDB / YouTube