Direction: George Butler
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by George Butler. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Endurance
2000 · Documentary · 97 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Plot A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus...
7.5
1K votes
7.5
1K votes
Roving Mars
2006 · Documentary · 40 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Plot A pair of uncrewed vehicles transmit images from Mars.
7.0
28 votes
7.0
28 votes
Pumping Iron
1977 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States
Direction George Butler · Robert Fiore
Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Lou Ferrigno · Franco Columbu · Ken Waller
Plot From Gold's Gym in Venice Beach California to the showdown in Pretoria, amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests in this part-scripted, part-documentary...
6.9
1K votes
6.9
1K votes
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
2004 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Cast John Kerry
Plot A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career. Filmmaker...
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
2001 · Documentary · 40 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Cast Kevin Spacey
Plot Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the dramatic true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. A testament to heroism and human...
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Pumping Iron II: The Women
1985 · Documentary · 107 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Cast Rachel McLish · Bev Francis · Lori Bowen · Carla Dunlap
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In the Blood
1989 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction George Butler
Plot The savage beauty of Africa comes alive in this vibrant film of two hunting safaris separated by eighty years. The first, taken by Theodore Roosevelt in 1909, is captured through...
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