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WarThe War Game (1965) - The BBC deemed this nuclear war film "too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting" when it was first released, and was not shown on TV until 1985. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1966.

2,130 points 142 comments submitted 7 months ago by pointofconjunction to /r/Documentaries

https://archive.org/details/thewargamereel2

How To Film The Impossible - BBC Horizon (1985) How Industrial Light and Magic created the special effects for Star Wars and Indiana Jones without the benefit of Computer Graphics.

1,557 points 107 comments submitted 8 months ago by Fuctface to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/qya0vK6xTF8

CuisineMaking Wax Models of Food in Japan (1985)(7:06)

875 points 67 comments submitted 5 months ago by AttackOfTheZzs to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y2Ej3AZ4c0

BBC: 40 Minutes on... Johnny Oddball (1985) - "The programme begins by retelling the story of former child arsonist Michael `Mini' Cooper, who spent many years in institutions following attempts to burn down his house. Now aged 42, Michael reveals how his life has been since then. "

522 points 32 comments submitted 1 month ago by Lindasg to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBt4ooHiQ7A

James Burke: The Day The Universe Changed, 1985

153 points 17 comments submitted 3 years ago by unexpecteditem to /r/Documentaries

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/universe-changed/

Sex, Drugs and Gore (2015) - Offended by lyrics they deemed too sexual and violent, Tipper Gore and Susan Baker campaigned to put warning labels on albums in 1985. Years later, warning labels have ended up in unexpected places. (10 minutes)

253 points 34 comments submitted 1 month ago by opleyiol to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eB2lLO4b8U

Huey Long (1985) the infamous Louisiana senator who was assassinated in 1935. Viewed as a savior by the poor, Long was an undeniably magnetic figure, running for office under the slogan "Every Man a King." Part of the series "Ken Burns' America".

221 points 14 comments submitted 1 year ago by ummyaaaa to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwLCJmAhB0c

Trailer[Trailer] Let the Fire Burn (2013) - In 1985, Philadelphia police squared off with a black power group in a deadly standoff. At the end of the day, 60 homes had burned to the ground, and 11 people were dead. The found footage style makes this film immediate and haunting. Streaming on Netflix.

204 points 41 comments submitted 2 years ago by matt314159 to /r/Documentaries

http://youtu.be/p9eCA0bIezA

The Shape of Things (1985) - Super relaxing Nova documentary that explores the patterns in nature.

110 points 7 comments submitted 1 year ago by UberDuder to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDwPx05lLUM

DisasterTouching the Void [2003] - A documentary about Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

124 points 14 comments submitted 6 years ago by stephoswalk to /r/Documentaries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjD6Y_YMxZg&feature=&p=39DCC6D00373A155&index=0&playnext=1

Niki Lauda Explains Formula 1 (1985) - Lauda charts the development of the Formula One car and its incredible engine. He examines driving techniques and race strategies.

99 points 6 comments submitted 1 year ago by Montein to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y0ipydYKW8

DisasterTouching the Void (2003) [Full Doc] - The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379557/]

93 points 20 comments submitted 4 years ago by BullInAVaginaShop to /r/Documentaries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcQfzcI36TE

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima - A BBC documentary about the three times Nobel Prize nominated poet, playwright, actor, film director, bodybuilder and Nationalist who committed Seppuku after a failed coup d'état attempt. (1985)

97 points 15 comments submitted 2 years ago by tyrroi to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctufj50w9a0

Ancient HistoryIn Search of the Trojan War (1985) [Full Series] - "Michael Wood explores the archaeological and written evidence surrounding the Trojan War"

82 points 18 comments submitted 7 months ago by IAssassinII to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkbUQKyie_w&list=PLH2l6uzC4UEVdmfoR1awrHKEJFIsbcdu6&index=1

PsychologyA Class Divided (1985) – A teacher in a small town in Iowa tried a daring classroom experiment. She decided to treat children with blue eyes as superior to children with brown eyes. FRONTLINE explores what those children learned about discrimination and how it still affects them today.[53:05]

100 points 13 comments submitted 1 month ago by snikrepab_ to /r/Documentaries

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/class-divided/

WarIn the Name of the People (1985) - Good documentary on El Salvador's civil war, including very rare footage shot by an American cameraman accompanying the rebels

88 points 1 comment submitted 5 months ago by Wild_Hunt to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHO-WiiZba0

LiteratureJack Kerouac : King of the Beats 1985

67 points 5 comments submitted 2 years ago by atman_brahman to /r/Documentaries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeI_MZg7sm0

Sex, Drugs and Gore (2015) - Offended by lyrics they deemed too sexual and violent, Tipper Gore and Susan Baker campaigned to put warning labels on albums in 1985. Years later, warning labels have ended up in unexpected places. (10 minutes)

75 points 26 comments submitted 1 year ago by SvenHelsk to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eB2lLO4b8U

Are you a Racist? (1985) BBC Horizon - Tense early reality TV - gripping - the more things change...

65 points 12 comments submitted 1 year ago by GreenMansions to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iPm7hUN0U

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985) "BBC, Arena."

47 points 6 comments submitted 1 year ago by miraoister to /r/Documentaries

http://youtu.be/Ctufj50w9a0

"The Day The Universe Changed", written & hosted by James Burke. (1985) A classic TV series about history, science, technology and how events in the past shaped the modern world.

74 points 3 comments submitted 1 year ago by davidreiss666 to /r/Documentaries

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cji4q_the-day-the-universe-changed-01-10-the-way-we-are-it-started-with-the-greeks_shortfilms

Film/TVMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)-Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

59 points 5 comments submitted 2 years ago by EeZB8a to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AidiXSDnEqw

Link is DownLet the Fire Burn (2013) - A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.

49 points 12 comments submitted 1 year ago by ClumsyVal to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/jBnoHFsZHkU

Touching the Void (2003) The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

46 points 9 comments submitted 6 days ago by BagsOsniff to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvBbtUcRkM

A Class Divided (1985) - "Jane Elliot teaches her third grade class a daring lesson in the meaning of discrimination after the recent death of Martin Luther King Jr."

41 points 10 comments submitted 1 year ago by asdfbruh to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0qKDiq1fNw

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