Cinematography: Robert Chappell
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Robert Chappell. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Titles found: 16
The Thin Blue Line
1988 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Synopsis "The Thin Blue Line" is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as "the...
7.4
1K votes
7.4
1K votes
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
2003 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Robert McNamara
Synopsis Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. "Fog of War" combines an interview with McNamara discussing...
7.4
1K votes
7.4
1K votes
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Bobby Fischer · Anthony Saidy · Harry Benson
Synopsis 'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable,...
6.9
456 votes
6.9
456 votes
Standard Operating Procedure
2008 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Synopsis Can a photograph change the world? In 2004, twelve photographs taken at the prison at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad changed the war in Iraq and had considerable consequences for the...
6.8
285 votes
6.8
285 votes
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Tabloid
2010 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Synopsis A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary. Seminal documentarist Errol Morris turns his spotlight onto the strange case of...
6.5
458 votes
6.5
458 votes
MLK/FBI
2020 · Documentary · 104 min. · United States
Direction Samuel D. Pollard
Synopsis Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
6.5
55 votes
6.5
55 votes
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
2016 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Direction Nanette Burstein
Synopsis Mysteries abound in the life of John McAfee. He made millions creating antivirus software, then reinvented himself as a yogi, a proponent of herbal medicine, and a serial entrepreneur. He...
6.5
213 votes
6.5
213 votes
Hillary (TV Miniseries)
2020 · Documentary · 253 min. · United States
Direction Nanette Burstein
Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2020). 4 Episodes. A look at the life and work of Hillary Rodham Clinton, interweaving biographical chapters of her life with behind-the-scenes footage from her 2016 U.S. presidential...
6.4
46 votes
6.4
46 votes
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Generation Wealth
2018 · Documentary · 106 min. · United States
Direction Lauren Greenfield
Cast Florian Homm · Jaqueline Siegel
Synopsis A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen. For the past 25 years photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of...
6.4
295 votes
6.4
295 votes
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld
2013 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Donald Rumsfeld · Errol Morris · Kenn Medeiros
Synopsis Former United States Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush administration, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to...
6.2
270 votes
6.2
270 votes
The Umbrella Man (S)
2011 · Documentary · 6 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Josiah Thompson
Synopsis Short film documentary about the mysterious umbrella man that appears in the Zapruder film during the assassination of president John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in 1963, November 22.
6.2
158 votes
6.2
158 votes
November 22, 1963 (S)
2013 · Documentary · 13 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Josiah Thompson
Synopsis 50 years has passed since JFK's assassination and nothing so conclusive about it was discovered. Reporter Josiah Thompson - who covered the case - shares his views on the subject.
6.2
27 votes
6.2
27 votes
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Countdown to Zero
2010 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Lucy Walker
Synopsis From Participant Media and producer Lawrence Bender, who last teamed for the Academy Award® winning An Inconvenient Truth, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO is a stunning documentary about the escalating global nuclear...
5.5
81 votes
5.5
81 votes
Spookies
1986 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Genie Joseph · Thomas Doran · Brendan Faulkner
Cast Felix Ward · Maria Pechukas · Dan Scott · Alec Nemser
Synopsis Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life...
4.5
204 votes
4.5
204 votes
The Sorceress of Dirah
1992 · Documentary · 45 min. · Indonesia
Direction Robert Chappell · Sardono W. Kusuma
Cast Villagers From Bali · Sardono W. Kusumo · Villagers From Teges
Synopsis The Sorceress of Dirah is an experimental performance event of Balinese dances and legends, developed by the Javanese performance artist and choreographer, Sardono W. Kusuma, and restaged over many years,...
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Direction Charles Kaufman
Cast Chris Noth · Suzee Pai · Frans Tumbuan · Ronald Hunter
Synopsis A CIA agent roams the streets of New York haunted by the death of the beautiful woman he fell in love with while on assignment in Jakarta. When he is...
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