The BEST episodes of HBO Documentary Film Series season 2008
Every episode of HBO Documentary Film Series season 2008, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of HBO Documentary Film Series season 2008!
HBO presents a full spectrum of non-fiction programming by leading documentary filmmakers. Taking viewers from the hidden corners of America to the shocking reality of global issues, these powerful, uncompromising and award-winning films never fail to leave an impact. Now, with HBO Podcast, listen to interviews with many of our award-winning filmmakers - and even some of their documentary subjects!
#1 - Back Nine At Cherry Hills The Legends Of The 1960 U.S. Open
Season 2008 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2008
On a Saturday in June of 1960, at a golf course just outside of Denver, Colorado, three of the sport’s all time greatest and most colorful players found themselves locked in a battle. The climactic events of that day’s U.S. Open hit the newspapers the following morning, how Arnold Palmer staged one of the greatest comebacks in the tournament’s history to defeat a field that included 4-time champion Ben Hogan and a 20 year old upstart, Jack Nicklaus. But there was a deeper, underlying story that would come to fruition that afternoon.
#2 - David McCullough: Painting with Words
Season 2008 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/28/2008
#3 - Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Season 2008 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2008
It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This emotional documentary filmed entirely in Section 60 provides intimate glimpsesof family and friends who have come to honor their loved ones.