The Smithsonian Network Movie Trailers
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Total trailers found: 30
Kennedy's Suicide Bomber Trailer (2013)
17 November 2013
In 1960, a lone assassin planned a deadly attempt on the life of President-Elect John F Kennedy. With a Buick packed with dynamite, nothing was going to stop Kennedy's Suicide Bomber.
iCrocodile Trailer (2015)
01 June 2015
A high-tech autopsy on a Nile crocodile unlocks secrets behind its hunting prowess.
Desert Lions Trailer (2017)
18 October 2017
Enter the harsh and unforgiving Kalahari and follow a lion pride attempt to save their threatened bloodline.
Darwin & the Beagle's Scandal Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
Before he wrote the book that revolutionized the way people understood evolution, a young Charles Darwin found himself, by chance, on a strange sea voyage.
Pride in Battle Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
A documentary which follows two lion brothers as they become rulers of a pride in Botswana after a battle for dominance.
Diving with Crocodiles Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Documentary which follows crocodile expert Brad Bestelink on a quest to dive with crocodiles without a cage or any other protection.
Picturing the Presidents Trailer (2009)
10 February 2009
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
Shark Ganglands Trailer (2020)
18 November 2020
Ascension Island, a remote Mid-Atlantic outpost famous for its big game fishing, is under siege. Tiger sharks, hammerheads, even great whites, lured here every year by the bountiful reefs, are displaying aggressive behavior, culminating in the island's first shark attacks in its history.
Dung Dynasty Trailer (2020)
05 April 2020
During the rainy season in Africa, a herd of buffalo can create thousands of pounds of waste in a day, which would be an environmental disaster if not for the dung beetle.
Isle of Chimps Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
A colorful portrait of Uganda's gamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a place where orphaned and rescued chimpanzees - victims of the illegal exotic pet and bushmeat trades - are given a second chance at life in a community of chimps.
Breaking the Sound Barrier Trailer (2021)
04 July 2021
The history of the people and the planes that first broke the speed barrier in 1947 and the impact it has had on aviation and how we fly today.
Moby Dick: Heart Of A Whale Trailer (2015)
17 January 2015
Herman Melville's epic ocean adventure "Moby Dick" is an American masterpiece. But was this stirring tale of violence and revenge simply an allegory, or were there real giants of the deep deliberately attacking whaling ships? With the help of centuries old witness accounts and modern day science, we explain how the legend of the great white whale came to be.
Stranded: Alpine Air Crash Trailer (2014)
04 January 2014
In November 19, 1946, a U.S. military transport plane goes out of control while flying over the Swiss Alps and crashes high in the mountains.
Wolf vs Bear Trailer (2019)
22 March 2019
In the far reaches of the North, wolf and bear come head to head. Winter has been long. The melting ice reveal scattered carcasses in the Swamp: a feast worth fighting for.
Raiders of the Jade Empire Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
China, as we know it today, would not exist without the Han Dynasty. About two millenniums ago, its emperors ruled for over 400 years, and yet, few visible remains of this period exist above ground.
Hannibal's March on Rome Trailer (2018)
17 March 2018
Even 2,000 years after his death, General Hannibal's battle strategies are still studied today. But of all his military feats, perhaps his greatest was leading his massive Carthaginian army of men and three-dozen elephants across the Alps and into the heartland of Rome in 218 B.
The Last Emperor of Mexico Trailer (2014)
23 July 2014
In Austria, he was known as an art collector and idealist. In Mexico, he was a colonialist aggressor responsible for thousands of deaths.
Monkeys of Bioko Trailer (2020)
18 November 2020
Roughly 20 miles off the coast of west Africa, sits a volcanic relic now completely blanketed in equatorial rainforest: the island of Bioko.
Pompeii: The Dead Speak Trailer (2016)
07 August 2016
When Mount Vesuvius obliterated the city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., it preserved the bodies of about 2,000 victims, freezing them in their final moments.
Surviving the Serengeti Trailer (2015)
17 July 2015
20 years after the TV Mini-Series "Tales of the Serengeti", our crew reunites to truly explore the Serengeti, with no fiction.
Mission Critical: Amphibian Rescue Trailer (2011)
12 October 2011
Smithsonian Institution scientists race against time to save endangered frogs from a deadly fungus that is ravaging amphibians worldwide.
China's Emperor of Evil Trailer (2016)
29 August 2016
In China's Valley of the Kings, there stands a tall, carved stone. It honors the resting place of a woman named Wu Zetian, who rose from concubine to become China's only female emperor.
Secrets of the Hive Trailer (2015)
01 April 2015
Honeybees are in crisis – but there is hope. Biologists are studying the estimated 20.000 bee species in the world to look for viable pollinators of our crops.
Samurai Warrior Queens Trailer (2015)
09 January 2015
The drama documentary tells the real life story of Samurai woman Takeko Nakano who in 1868 fights for her clans' independence in a final battle that marks the end of the Samurai era.
Goshawk - Soul of the Wind Trailer (2015)
15 April 2015
A visually stunning portrait of one of nature's most agile and fearsome predators, the Goshawk. This secretive bird of prey can be hard to see in the UK, but reigns supreme in Korea's mountains.
Polar Bear Summer Trailer (2015)
07 July 2015
The uncommon sight of polar bears wandering a colorful landscape during an iceless summer in Hudson Bay, Canada.
Live Free or Die Hard: The Real Story Trailer (2013)
01 July 2013
ohn McClane may be a work of fiction, but the cyber-attacks in "Live Free or Die Hard" are scarily close to reality.
Napoleon's Waterloo Trailer (2015)
12 August 2015
It lasted only one day on a small piece of land, but the impact the Battle of Waterloo had on history is massive and far-reaching.
Cheetah: Race to Rule Trailer (2014)
16 April 2014
This is the story of a cheetah born into the Linyanti cheetah coalition. He is the runt of the litter and will have to fight hard for every scrap of food and attention to survive.
