The great actor Robert Duvall made his mark starring in epic movies and intimate dramas including ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Tender Mercies,’ ‘The Great Santini,’ and, of course, ‘Apocalypse Now.’ He died ...

On the 15th of August, 1760, a notable engagement took place in Liegnitz, where the Prussian Army, led by the renowned Frederick the Great, fought the opposing Austrian forces commanded by Ernst von ...

If you’d asked a couple of days ago who the greatest living American filmmaker was, I’d have had an answer ready to go. But ...

Wiseman directed nearly 50 movies. All were made in accordance with rules and conditions devised by Wiseman, and were as ...

For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives.

The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal conflict between two of the most powerful European states of the time - the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg Empire. The army of King Frederick the Great of ...

The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject ...

Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.

When I was secretary of state for culture, my great ambition was to make all the national museums and galleries free for everyone – and I managed, after four years of hard work, to get it all agreed ...

Kevin Douglass Green, the great, great grandson of Frederick Douglass, is spending the week visiting Black-owned businesses to promote literacy and legacy.

Wiseman’s influence on non-fiction cinema is impossible to overstate. Over the course of six decades, his work was primarily about exploring American institutions. View on euronews ...