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The list IMAX documentary films includes
Ghosts of the Abyss, Deep Sea, Born to Be Wild, Aliens of the Deep and Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D.
The list consists of 80 members.
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Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 film directed by James Cameron
Overview: Ghosts of the Abyss (also known as Titanic 3D: Ghosts of the Abyss) is a 2003 American documentary film produced by Walden Media. It was directed by James Cameron after his 1997 film Titanic. During August ...Release date: 31 March 2003Genre: Documentary, Short, FamilyDirector: James CameronProducer: John Bruno, James CameronAcademy Award? winning director and master storyteller James Cameron journeys back to the site of his...
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
2005 American film
Overview: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program.Release date: 23 September 2005Genre: Short, Documentary, AnimationDirector: Mark CowenProducer: Christopher G. Cowen, Mark CowenWriter: Tom Hanks, Mark Cowen 0
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Deep Sea
2006 Canadian film
Overview: Deep Sea 3D is a 3D IMAX documentary film about sea life. The documentary is directed by Howard Hall who has also directed other undersea films such as Into the Deep and Island of the Sharks. The film ...Release date: 3 March 2006Genre: Documentary, ShortDirector: Howard HallCast: Johnny Depp, Kate WinsletProducer: Brad Ball, Graeme FergusonA 3-D digital exploration of the ocean's depths and its creatures. 0
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Born to Be Wild
2011 American film
Overview: Born to Be Wild is a 2011 American nature documentary short film about orphaned orangutans and elephants. It was directed by David Lickley, and written and produced by Drew Fellman. It was distributed ...Release date: 8 April 2011Genre: DocumentaryDirector: David LickleyProducer: Drew Fellman, Jill Ferguson 0
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Aliens of the Deep
2005 American film
Overview: Aliens of the Deep is a 2005 American documentary film directed in part by James Cameron alongside fellow cameraman and friend Steven Quale, and filmed in the IMAX 3D format. It was produced by Walden ...
Release date: 28 January 2005Genre: Documentary, FamilyDirector: James Cameron, Steven QualeCast: Anatoli Sagalevich, Genya Chernaiev, Victor Nischeta, Pamela Conrad, Arthur 'Lonne' Lane, Jim ChildressProducer: James Cameron, Christopher A. DebiecJames Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of ... 0
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NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
2004 film
Overview: NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience is an IMAX documentary film that was released on March 12, 2004, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was the first IMAX film to be distributed by Warner Bros. The ...Release date: 3 March 2004Genre: Documentary, ShortDirector: Simon WincerCast: Kiefer Sutherland, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff GordonProducer: Mark Bechtel, Neil GoldbergA big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing. 0
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To the Arctic 3D
2012 American film
Overview: To the Arctic 3D is a 2012 American IMAX 3D documentary film directed by Greg MacGillivray. It was narrated by Meryl Streep.Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Greg MacGillivrayCast: Meryl StreepProducer: Stephen Judson, Greg MacGillivrayA 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. 0
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The Wildest Dream
2010 American film
Overview: The Wildest Dream is a 2010 theatrical-release feature documentary film about the British climber George Mallory who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924 with his climbing partner Andrew Irvine. The film ...Release date: 9 January 2010Genre: Biography, Documentary, AdventureDirector: Anthony GeffenCast: Conrad Anker, Susan Robertson, Robert Macfarlane, Peter Gillman, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, Julie SummersProducer: Richard Bedser, Mark HallileyUses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the ... 0
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Hubble 3D
2010 American film
Overview: Hubble (also known as Hubble 3D, IMAX: Hubble, or IMAX: Hubble 3D) is a 2010 American documentary film about Space Shuttle missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. It is narrated by the ...Release date: 19 March 2010Genre: Documentary, ShortDirector: Toni MyersCast: Scott D. Altman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good, John M. Grunsfeld, Gregory C. JohnsonProducer: Judy Carroll, Graeme FergusonWriter: Toni Myers, Frank SummersAn IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 0
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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
2007 American film
Overview: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (also called Sea Monsters) is a 2007 American IMAX 3D documentary film by National Geographic, about prehistoric marine reptiles. It alternates modern-day sequences ...Release date: 27 September 2007Genre: Documentary, Animation, Short, AdventureDirector: Sean MacLeod PhillipsCast: Jerry Hoffman, Jennifer Aguilar, Michael Ashcraft, Michael Ashcroft, Paul Burmaster, Paul W. BurmasterProducer: Mose Richards, Jini DurrBrings to life some of the most bizarre, ferocious and fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the ocean... 0
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Proud American
2008 film by Fred Ashman
Overview: Proud American is a 2008 biographical drama film released by Slowhand Cinema, in both conventional 35mm, and IMAX format. It features five stories that intend to capture the essence of the American spirit ...Release date: 12 September 2008Genre: Documentary, DramaDirector: Fred AshmanCast: Cecelia Antoinette, Michelle Ashman, Jonathan Banks, Jon Jon Briones, Kimberlin Brown, Hayley ChaseProducer: Fred Ashman, Ron Clark 0
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Michael Jordan to the Max
2000 film directed by Don Kempf and James D. Stern
Overview: Michael Jordan to the Max is an IMAX documentary film released in 2000. The film is about the life and career of basketball player Michael Jordan, focusing mainly on his 1998 NBA Playoffs and other si ...Release date: 5 May 2000Genre: Documentary, SportDirector: Don Kempf, James D. SternProducer: Jonathan Hock, Debbie Bisno 0
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U2 3D
2008 3D concert film with U2
Overview: U2 3D is a 2008 American-produced 3D concert film featuring rock band U2 performing during the Vertigo Tour in 2006. Directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, the film contains performances of 14 ...Release date: 19 May 2007Genre: Documentary, MusicDirector: Catherine Owens, Mark PellingtonCast: U2Producer: David Chipon, Sandy ClimanA 3-D presentation of U2's global "Vertigo" tour. Shot at seven different shows, this production employs the greatest number of 3-D cameras ... 0
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Alamo: The Price of Freedom
1988 film by Kieth Merrill
Overview: Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film depicting the Battle of the Alamo directed and written by Kieth Merrill and starring Merrill Connally, Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor ... 0
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Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
2014 Canadian film
Overview: Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is a 2014 Canadian-American-Malagasy nature documentary film directed by David Douglas about lemurs in Madagascar. The film was released through Warner Bros. on April 4, 2014 ...Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Biography, Family, ShortDirector: David DouglasProducer: Drew Fellman, Jill FergusonWriter: Drew FellmanA documentary that follows Dr. Patricia C. Wright's mission to help lemurs, the highly evolved creatures who arrived on Madagascar millions of years ago ... 0
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Flight of the Butterflies
2012 film
Overview: Flight of the Butterflies is a 2012 Canadian documentary film directed and co-written by Mike Slee for 3D IMAX, starring Megan Follows, Gordon Pinsent, and Shaun Benson. The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's ...
Genre: FamilyDirector: Mike SleeCast: Gordon Pinsent, Patricia Phillips, Shaun Benson, Stephen Bogaert, Megan Follows, Manuel Jiménez FrayreProducer: Joanna Baldwin-Mallory, Jonathan BarkerWriter: Wendy MacKeigan, Mike SleeA film of hundreds of millions of monarchs in their remote overwintering sanctuaries and along their migratory routes from Canada and across the U.S. to ... 0
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The Alps
2007 American film
Overview: The Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier. It ...Release date: 30 March 2007Genre: Documentary, AdventureDirector: Stephen JudsonProducer: Anne Marie Hammers, Mark KrenzienWriter: Stephen Venables, Stephen JudsonJohn Harlin III attempts to climb the North Face of the Eiger, the site of his father's death 40 years earlier. 0
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Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
2008 American film
Overview: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Robert Redford. It was released to IMAX 3D Theaters in 2008.Release date: 12 March 2008Genre: Documentary, AdventureDirector: Greg MacGillivrayCast: Robert RedfordProducer: Anne Marie Hammers, Mark KrenzienWriter: Jack Stephens, Stephen Judson 0
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Space Station 3D
2002 Canadian film
Overview: Space Station 3D (simply known as Space Station in 2D format) is a 2002 Canadian-American 3D short documentary film about the International Space Station written, produced, edited and directed by Toni ...Release date: 17 April 2002Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Toni MyersCast: Tom Cruise, James Arnold, Michael J. Bloomfield, Robert D. Cabana, Leroy Chiao, Kenneth D. CockrellProducer: Judy Carroll, Graeme FergusonWriter: Toni Myers 0
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Super Speedway
1997 Canadian documentary film by Stephen Low
Overview: Super Speedway is a 1997 documentary racing film chronicling one man's quest to get his new Champ Car Lola chassis up to speed, and another's goal of rebuilding an old 1964 roadster once driven by the ...Release date: 31 December 2000Genre: Documentary, Action, SportDirector: Stephen LowProducer: Goulam Amarsy, James LahtiWriter: Alexander LowWe follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season... 0
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