Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film "The Great Dictator," released in 1940. ...

The American Friend (2002)

The Venice Project (1999)

Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government. ...

The Bay of Pigs (1997)

On 17th April 1961, an invasion force of over 1,200 Cuban exiles - trained, financed, equipped and directed by the US CIA - launched an amphibious invasion of the Cuban mainland. This documentary examines both the tactical and ethical questions surrounding ...

Garbo Talks (1984)

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose ch ...

Traveling Hopefully (1982)

A documentary about Roger Baldwin, the founder of the ACLU. ...

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970)

A documentary story of a man of our times- In a period when his country was tormented by conflict and violencei he perceived and embraced the struggle of his epoch - the struggle for human dignity and freedom. The only documentary that was presented as an ...