Robert Drew Movies
- 1963
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment6.91963HD
During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F....
- 1960
Primary
Primary6.41960HD
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...
- 1964
Faces of November
Faces of November6.21964HD
Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...
- 1961
Adventures on the New Frontier
Adventures on the New Frontier5.51961HD
A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. ...
- 1963
The Chair
The Chair61963HD
Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the...
- 2008
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy102008HD
Bringing to life an American President who was widely respected by his countrymen and celebrated around the world. Composed from four break through...
- 1961
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs01961HD
The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500) in a behind-the-scenes look at the race...
- 1966
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain01966HD
Backstage with Franco Zeffirelli and Rudolph Bing as multiple mechanical difficulties snag rehearsals. Marc Chagall stops by only to see that his...
- 2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance82016HD
In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
- 1969
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America01969HD
“Songs of America” shows the two on stage, in the studio and on a concert tour across a turbulent country. Their ambitious Bridge Over...
- 1975
Who's Out There?
Who's Out There?6.31975HD
Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of...
- 1962
Jane
Jane6.51962HD
Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for...
- 1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington01974HD
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
- 1961
Aga Khan
Aga Khan01961HD
In 1960, Robert Drew founded his production company Drew Associates; joining him were a number of well-known or soon-to-be well-known documentary...
- 1960
Yanki No!
Yanki No!6.31960HD
After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.
- 2012
Ricky on Leacock
Ricky on Leacock02012HD
A 38-year journey that the director began in 1972 as a young filmmaker and, shooting off and throughout many years, the director filmed many and...
- 1962
Susan Starr
Susan Starr01962HD
Susan Starr is a talented young concert pianist preparing for the biggest competition of her life. She also happens to have a terrible cold that...
- 1957
American Football
American Football01957HD
A coach’s whole career depends upon winning this football game, the U.S. Air Force Academy against the University of Colorado. The film was an...
- 1971
The Sun Ship Game
The Sun Ship Game01971HD
Flying hundreds of miles a day through wild weather with no engine requires feats of airmanship unprecedented in human history and known before only...
- 1962
Nehru
Nehru01962HD
The first candid film made on a foreign chief of state, three weeks in the life of Jawaharlal Nehru.