7 docudrama films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.
dir. Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
dir. Michael Anderson
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
dir. Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
French Import · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Werner Herzog
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
A film relating from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of April 2019.
dir. Jack Hazan, David Mingay
Screenbound's 4K restoration was approved by director Jack Hazan and packs 72 minutes of live Clash footage from the 1978 tours. This is the definitive version of a film that's been hard to find in decent quality for years. UK import, so factor in shipping if you're stateside.
Screenbound Pictures · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Peter Watkins
Severin's July 28 4K is the worldwide UHD premiere of Peter Watkins's 1965 banned BBC docudrama, scanned from the 16mm A/B rolls. The film won the 1967 Best Documentary Feature Oscar but the BBC refused to broadcast it for 23 years. The Limited Edition includes an authorized reprint of Watkins's 1967 book, a replica UK evacuation card, and two of his early short films on the Blu-ray.
Severin Films · Limited Edition