The Capital City: Washington, D.C. (1940)
A Traveltalk look at the exteriors of Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.
Top billed cast
James A. FitzPatrickNarrator (voice)
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Cheddar (1916)
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Dartmouth, River Dart and Dartmoor (1910)
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Nixon (1995)
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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Sans Soleil (1983)
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Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
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The Endless Summer (1966)
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Spellbound (2002)
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Gardens of Stone (1987)
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
So Siu Siu (1962)
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Untitled Michael Jordan / Washington Wizards Documentary
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Rodez (2017)
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Burnham Beeches (1909)
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Tennessee Johnson (1942)
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The Swamp (2020)
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