Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray is an American film director and producer renowned for his contributions to the IMAX film format. He began making films at the age of 13 and, in 1966, co-founded MacGillivray Freeman Films with Jim Freeman. The company has produced over 60 films, including more than 40 IMAX productions. Notable works include To Fly! (1976), Everest (1998), and National Parks Adventure (2016).

  • Title: Greg MacGillivray
  • Popularity: 0.1499
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1945-01-01
  • Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States
  • Homepage: http://macgillivrayfreeman.com/
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Greg MacGillivray Movies

  • 1998
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    Everest

    Everest

    6.586 1998 HD

    An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

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  • 1995
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    Stormchasers

    Stormchasers

    6 1995 HD

    Track monsoons, hurricanes, blizzards, and tornadoes. Take a journey around the planet to experience our most extreme storms and to witness the dramatic--and often perilous--efforts of scientists in the pursuit of understanding weather.Join meteorologists in the cockpit of a P-3 weather plane as they penetrate the eye of a hurricane; and in the tense, decisive moments on the road as they focus their radar on an approaching tornado, traveling to the heart of severe storms to learn what makes weather systems tick. Experience the bumpy ride into the sudden and spectacular calm of a hurricane’s eye, or the commando-like raid to the very brink of a killer tornado, and experience one of the elemental joys of doing science: that of confronting nature head-on to divine its awesome secrets.

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  • 1996
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    The Magic of Flight

    The Magic of Flight

    6.7 1996 HD

    Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity. Narrated by Tom Selleck.

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  • 2005
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    Mystery of the Nile

    Mystery of the Nile

    5.4 2005 HD

    Filmed in IMAX, a team of explorers led by Pasquale Scaturro and Gordon Brown face seemingly insurmountable challenges as they make their way along all 3,260 miles of the world's longest and deadliest river to become the first in history to complete a full descent of the Blue Nile from source to sea.

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  • 1984
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    Speed

    Speed

    6.2 1984 HD

    A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.

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  • 2008
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    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

    5.5 2008 HD

    A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.

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  • 2006
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    Hurricane on the Bayou

    Hurricane on the Bayou

    5.8 2006 HD

    The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.

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  • 1995
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    The Living Sea

    The Living Sea

    7.1 1995 HD

    The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

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  • 2010
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    Arabia 3D

    Arabia 3D

    6.5 2010 HD

    From the Academy Award-nominated producers of Everest and Grand Canyon Adventure comes an all-new IMAX 3D Theatre experience—Arabia 3D—about the extraordinary culture, history and religion of Arabia.

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  • 2010
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    Arabia 3D

    Arabia 3D

    6.5 2010 HD

    From the Academy Award-nominated producers of Everest and Grand Canyon Adventure comes an all-new IMAX 3D Theatre experience—Arabia 3D—about the extraordinary culture, history and religion of Arabia.

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  • 2006
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    Greece: Secrets of the Past

    Greece: Secrets of the Past

    5.8 2006 HD

    GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements. Set against the breathtaking, azure vistas of the Greek Isles, the film merges a contemporary archeological “detective story” with some of the most advanced and painstaking digital re-creations ever undertaken for an IMAX® theatre film, with scenes that restore such centuries-old spectacles as the original Parthenon and the volcanic eruption that buried Santorini in 1646 BC.

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  • 2000
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    Dolphins

    Dolphins

    5.8 2000 HD

    From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scientists who study dolphin communication and behaviour lead us on encounters in the wild. Featuring the music of Sting. Nominated for an Academy Award®, Best Documentary, Short Subject, 2000.

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  • 2012
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    To the Arctic 3D

    To the Arctic 3D

    6.5 2012 HD

    A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

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  • 2012
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    To the Arctic 3D

    To the Arctic 3D

    6.5 2012 HD

    A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

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  • 1993
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    The Discoverers

    The Discoverers

    4.8 1993 HD

    The advance of civilization has always depended on the few courageous individuals who are willing to risk reputation and life to seek out the new. This program chronicles the story of some of the world's pathfinders and innovators in a variety of fields, from Madame Curie and Sir Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein. Archival photographs, film clips, interviews, re-enactments, and scholarly commentary are used to tell the story of the discoverers.

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  • 2010
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    Hollywood Don't Surf!

    Hollywood Don't Surf!

    6 2010 HD

    A film that explores the purportedly strained relationship between Hollywood film makers and the surfing community. After an irreverent and wild main title sequence (including the first printed and filmed images of surfing), Hollywood Don't Surf! examines the legendary film Gidget and the subsequent surf exploitation genre that followed, centering on the ambitious film Big Wednesday, a commercial disappointment at the time, and the smattering of surf films that followed as Big Wednesday enjoyed a subsequent rebirth as a cult film on home video.

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  • 2013
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    Journey to the South Pacific

    Journey to the South Pacific

    6 2013 HD

    An underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.

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  • 2000
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    Adventures in Wild California

    Adventures in Wild California

    6.2 2000 HD

    A visit to many of the places and people that give California its reputation as a place of extremes. Among the major segments: Sky surfing in the San Diego area; the movies, including a trip down the Oscar ceremony red carpet, the shooting of a stagecoach ride, and some memories of Walt Disney, including a roller coaster ride in Disneyland; some snowboarding and skiing stunts; a trip to the top, and then deep inside, some giant sequoias; biologists working with otters and bald eagle hatchlings; and a trip to the top of the Golden Gate bridge with the ironworkers who maintain it

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  • 1969
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    Follow Me

    Follow Me

    0.5 1969 HD

    Documentary about two boys and a girl who travel to surfing spots around the world.

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  • 1976
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    To Fly!

    To Fly!

    6.2 1976 HD

    Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

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  • 1972
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    Five Summer Stories

    Five Summer Stories

    1 1972 HD

    The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.

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  • 1972
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    Five Summer Stories

    Five Summer Stories

    1 1972 HD

    The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.

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  • 1972
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    Five Summer Stories

    Five Summer Stories

    1 1972 HD

    The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.

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  • 1972
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    Five Summer Stories

    Five Summer Stories

    1 1972 HD

    The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.

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  • 2008
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    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

    5.5 2008 HD

    A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.

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  • 2003
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    Coral Reef Adventure

    Coral Reef Adventure

    6.6 2003 HD

    Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. Using large-format cameras, the Halls guide us to the islands and sun-drenched waters of the South Pacific to document the health and beauty of coral reefs. Featuring songs written and recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

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  • 1976
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    To Fly!

    To Fly!

    6.2 1976 HD

    Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

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  • 1976
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    To Fly!

    To Fly!

    6.2 1976 HD

    Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

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  • 1976
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    To Fly!

    To Fly!

    6.2 1976 HD

    Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

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  • 2000
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    Dolphins

    Dolphins

    5.8 2000 HD

    From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scientists who study dolphin communication and behaviour lead us on encounters in the wild. Featuring the music of Sting. Nominated for an Academy Award®, Best Documentary, Short Subject, 2000.

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  • 2000
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    Dolphins

    Dolphins

    5.8 2000 HD

    From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scientists who study dolphin communication and behaviour lead us on encounters in the wild. Featuring the music of Sting. Nominated for an Academy Award®, Best Documentary, Short Subject, 2000.

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  • 2001
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    Journey into Amazing Caves

    Journey into Amazing Caves

    6.3 2001 HD

    Journey into Amazing Caves is an extraordinary IMAX adventure into the depths of the earth to uncover the secrets to life underground.

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  • 1995
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    The Living Sea

    The Living Sea

    7.1 1995 HD

    The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

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  • 1995
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    The Living Sea

    The Living Sea

    7.1 1995 HD

    The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

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  • 1996
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    The Magic of Flight

    The Magic of Flight

    6.7 1996 HD

    Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity. Narrated by Tom Selleck.

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  • 1996
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    The Magic of Flight

    The Magic of Flight

    6.7 1996 HD

    Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity. Narrated by Tom Selleck.

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  • 2007
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    The Alps - Climb of Your Life

    The Alps - Climb of Your Life

    6.8 2007 HD

    In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.

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  • 1984
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    Speed

    Speed

    6.2 1984 HD

    A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.

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  • 1984
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    Speed

    Speed

    6.2 1984 HD

    A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.

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  • 1984
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    Speed

    Speed

    6.2 1984 HD

    A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.

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  • 2003
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    Coral Reef Adventure

    Coral Reef Adventure

    6.6 2003 HD

    Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. Using large-format cameras, the Halls guide us to the islands and sun-drenched waters of the South Pacific to document the health and beauty of coral reefs. Featuring songs written and recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

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  • 2022
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    Ireland

    Ireland

    5 2022 HD

    A joyful adventure through Ireland following Irish writer Manchán Magan, joined by Irish concert violinist Patricia Treacey and four teen music students who together discover new insight into their Irish traditions and culture.

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  • 2006
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    Greece: Secrets of the Past

    Greece: Secrets of the Past

    5.8 2006 HD

    GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements. Set against the breathtaking, azure vistas of the Greek Isles, the film merges a contemporary archeological “detective story” with some of the most advanced and painstaking digital re-creations ever undertaken for an IMAX® theatre film, with scenes that restore such centuries-old spectacles as the original Parthenon and the volcanic eruption that buried Santorini in 1646 BC.

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  • 2016
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    National Parks Adventure

    National Parks Adventure

    6.9 2016 HD

    Narrated by Academy Award winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Immersive IMAX 3D cinematography takes viewers soaring over red rock canyons, hurtling up craggy mountain peaks and into other-worldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor playgrounds, including Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, and Arches. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the national parks with world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb and explore their way across America’s majestic parks in an action-packed expedition that will inspire the adventurer in us all.

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  • 1987
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    Time Concerto

    Time Concerto

    1 1987 HD

    Time Concerto, filmed in Singapore, one of the smallest nations on earth, explores the nature of time and raises intriguing questions as it celebrates the wonder of our world. There are moments of beauty and surprise.

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  • 2024
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    Cities of the Future

    Cities of the Future

    1 2024 HD

    A look at the innovations engineers are creating for a sustainable future.

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  • 2015
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    Humpback Whales

    Humpback Whales

    7.2 2015 HD

    Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for a close-up look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they explore what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles round-trip every year.

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  • 2017
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    Dream Big: Engineering Our World

    Dream Big: Engineering Our World

    6.2 2017 HD

    Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, DREAM BIG: Engineering Our World is a first film of its kind for IMAX® and giant screen theaters that will transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world's tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, DREAM BIG celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small, and shows how engineers push the limits of innovation in unexpected and amazing ways. With its inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration, and extraordinary visuals for the world's largest screens, DREAM BIG reveals the compassion and creativity that drive engineers to create better lives for people and a more sustainable future for us all. DREAM BIG is a MacGillivray Freeman film produced in partnership with American Society of Civil Engineers and presented by Bechtel Corporation.

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  • 1976
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    Sky Riders

    Sky Riders

    6.1 1976 HD

    When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.

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  • 2024
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    Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

    Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

    2 2024 HD

    Explores the work of scientists and bioengineers who are behind groundbreaking medical innovations, such as CAR T-cell immunotherapy and the inner workings of the human body for treating blood cancers like leukemia

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  • 2018
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    America's Musical Journey

    America's Musical Journey

    5.6 2018 HD

    "AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY" celebrates the unique diversity of cultures and creative risk-taking that characterize America, as told through the story of its music.

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  • 1971
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    The Sunshine Sea

    The Sunshine Sea

    1 1971 HD

    The Sunshine Sea is a surfing film about the changes that have raised the art of surfing from the limitations of the past to the free and easy harmony of the 1970s.

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  • 2018
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    America's Musical Journey

    America's Musical Journey

    5.6 2018 HD

    "AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY" celebrates the unique diversity of cultures and creative risk-taking that characterize America, as told through the story of its music.

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  • 1989
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    To The Limit

    To The Limit

    7.5 1989 HD

    This documentary follows world-class athletes as they perform spectacular, eye-opening feats. Experience a rock climber scale a near impossible cliff, an Olympic skier take to the mountains, and a prima ballerina make a dance that uses every single muscle look effortless.

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  • 2000
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    Adventures in Wild California

    Adventures in Wild California

    6.2 2000 HD

    A visit to many of the places and people that give California its reputation as a place of extremes. Among the major segments: Sky surfing in the San Diego area; the movies, including a trip down the Oscar ceremony red carpet, the shooting of a stagecoach ride, and some memories of Walt Disney, including a roller coaster ride in Disneyland; some snowboarding and skiing stunts; a trip to the top, and then deep inside, some giant sequoias; biologists working with otters and bald eagle hatchlings; and a trip to the top of the Golden Gate bridge with the ironworkers who maintain it

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  • 2017
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    We, the Marines

    We, the Marines

    5.706 2017 HD

    We, the Marines takes viewers on an action-packed adventure into the unparalleled experience of becoming and serving as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Narrated by former Marine and actor, Gene Hackman, the film honors something more than dedication and service; the film offers an unforgettable glimpse into the first-hand experiences of America's "first responders" and what it takes to become the men and women who honor and defend our country.

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  • 1998
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    The Making of Everest

    The Making of Everest

    1 1998 HD

    How was this IMPOSSIBLE movie actually filmed? Photographing the world's largest mountain in the world's largest film format demanded more than just strength and courage; it required dedication and purpose. During shooting, our filming schedule took an unexpected turn when eight climbers from other expeditions died in a sudden storm high on the mountain. Safe from the disaster, our film team helped launch a rescue. Re-live the events of those dramatic days which captured the world's attention, and hear about our team's heroic ascent of EVEREST to photograph the first large format film images from the top of the world. Summit day was heartfelt, especially for our climbing leader, Jamling Norgay, whose father is a Sherpa climbing legend. A devout Buddhist, Jamling deeply respects the mountain and its deities. The tragedy and triumph of Jamling's team reminds us of the importance and presence of spirit, not just on the mountain, but everywhere and always.

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  • 1998
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    The Making of Everest

    The Making of Everest

    1 1998 HD

    How was this IMPOSSIBLE movie actually filmed? Photographing the world's largest mountain in the world's largest film format demanded more than just strength and courage; it required dedication and purpose. During shooting, our filming schedule took an unexpected turn when eight climbers from other expeditions died in a sudden storm high on the mountain. Safe from the disaster, our film team helped launch a rescue. Re-live the events of those dramatic days which captured the world's attention, and hear about our team's heroic ascent of EVEREST to photograph the first large format film images from the top of the world. Summit day was heartfelt, especially for our climbing leader, Jamling Norgay, whose father is a Sherpa climbing legend. A devout Buddhist, Jamling deeply respects the mountain and its deities. The tragedy and triumph of Jamling's team reminds us of the importance and presence of spirit, not just on the mountain, but everywhere and always.

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  • 1976
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    The Magic Rolling Board

    The Magic Rolling Board

    1 1976 HD

    Skateboarding Documentary Short

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  • 1980
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    The Shining

    The Shining

    8.207 1980 HD

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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  • 2020
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    Into Nature's Wild

    Into Nature's Wild

    6 2020 HD

    From the wilds of Alaska and the lush coastline of Oregon, to the ancient canyons of the Southwest and the rolling hills of the Appalachian Trail, Into Nature’s Wild is a non-stop ride via kayak, train, bike, hot air balloon and more that explores the transformational allure of wild places and the human connection we all share with the natural world.

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Experience breathtaking scenery, heart-stopping action and the origins of the universe like you’ve never seen it before in these three features: Tornado Alley, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk and Hidden Universe.

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Experience breathtaking scenery, heart-stopping action and the origins of the universe like you’ve never seen it before in these three features: Tornado Alley, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk and Hidden Universe.

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