Documentaries by Feature Filmmakers
Herzog doesn't count because for him there is no boundary separating features and docs as mediums, and makes both frequently. This list is about directors who made docs as exceptions to their bodies of work, which are all heavily dominated by features.
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- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJean DominiqueAboudjaRonald ReaganThe true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.follows the life of Dominique, who ran Haiti's first independent radio station
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsSteven PrinceJulia CameronMardik MartinDirector Martin Scorsese talks to actor Steven Prince about his past. As the night goes on, Prince reveals some very amusing and moving stories of his experiences with drugs and violence.a raconteur telling stories about his life as an ex-drug addict and a road manager for Neil Diamond
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsFidel CastroOliver StoneJuanita VeraDocumentary on the director's meeting with Castro.an interview with Fidel Castro on a range of subjects
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsDouglas EdwardsNat FleischerWalter CartierAfter a short study of boxing's history, narrated by newscaster Douglas Edwards, we follow a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier.a middleweight boxing match
- DirectorsTed DemmeRichard LaGraveneseStarsFrancis Ford CoppolaWilliam FriedkinRobert AltmanA documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.the New Hollywood movement in American cinema in the 1970s
- DirectorsOrson WellesGary GraverOja KodarStarsOrson WellesOja KodarFrançois ReichenbachA documentary about fraud and fakery.art forger Elmyr de Hory and hoax biographer Clifford Irving serve as backdrop for an investigation of the natures of authorship and authenticity, as well as the basis of the value of art
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsTom AldredgeNathan BoxerBill ButlerBehind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the 1969 film "The Rain People."the making of Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People
- DirectorsJørgen LethLars von TrierStarsClaus NissenMajken Algren NielsenDaniel Hernandez RodriguezFilmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.Lars von Trier gives Jorgen Leth the task of remaking one of his short films 5 times, each time with a different obstacle
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsWilliam FriedkinFritz LangAmerican director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975.the title
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGeorge HarrisonHarry HarrisonPeter HarrisonFilmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.the life of the Beatles' lead guitarist
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsCatherine ScorseseCharles ScorseseMartin ScorseseMartin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York City and the family history back in Sicily. These are two people who have lived together for a long time and know each other very well.dinner with Martin Scorsese's parents
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJimmy CarterRosalynn CarterLillian CarterA chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."chronicles the former President's book tour across the U.S. to publicize his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
- DirectorsKent JonesMartin ScorseseStarsMartin ScorseseElia KazanElias KoteasA documentary on the late Elia Kazan.the life and career of film director Elia Kazan and how he influenced Martin Scorsese
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.a concert by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, held on Thanksgiving, including scenes shot on a studio soundstage and interviews by Scorsese with members
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsHugo ChávezRafael CorreaLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaOliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez. The documentary covers the time Stone and Chávez spent while making "South of the Border", when they developed a close relationship; and also the testimonies from South America leaders and people close to Chávez to talk about their views on the man and the politician, and share some personal stories they had with him.a profile of Venezuela's late President, Hugo Chávez, one year after his death
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarMartin ScorseseWorld-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.a journey through the post-war neorealism period in Italian cinema and how it influenced Scorsese in his Italian-American youth
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarDerrick WilliamsMartin Scorsese takes his youngest daughter to visit the New York City neighborhood he grew up in, showing how he incorporated the place, its people and its history in his films.Scorsese visits familiar streets and friends of his old neighborhood in Little Italy
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnthony CrawfordBen KeithRalph Molinasome concert
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarPeter BrockAn early film by George Lucas during his USC days. It depicts a race car driver trying to qualify for a race. He finishes the lap in 1 minute 42.08 seconds.a Lotus 23 racecar going at full speed
- DirectorsMartin ScorseseMichael Henry WilsonStarsMartin ScorseseAllison AndersKathryn BigelowMartin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.examination of the director's favorite American films grouped according to innovations and subversive messages
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsJames BaldwinWilliam F. BuckleyTruman CapoteAn examination of the life and work of author Fran Lebowitz.interviews and clips from speaking engagements by satirist Fran Lebowitz
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsDon HollenbeckPaul HallStanley Kubrick's first film made in color, lost for over forty years. The documentary extols the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union.life in a community of sailors
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie WattsA career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.the Beacon Theater performance of the Stones' Bigger Bang tour, with archive footage thrown in
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsJ. Lee ThompsonJoseph MacDonaldGregory PeckA behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the film MacKenna's Gold (1969).the making of the 1969 Columbia film, Mackenna's Gold
