
2017
Black Panther, the Avengers, Hulk, Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Thor, Iron Man - to name only some of the best known super-heroes created in the 1960s by comic book artist Jack Kirby, the super heroes which today, dominate the world wide blockbuster box office cinema. This documentary mixed with CGI form his work examines Jack Kirby’s comics through his experience as a young American soldier in WWII France. How did this terrifying experience inspire him to create Captain America, and so many others characters as the war came to a close?

Jeremy Kirby
Self

Jack Kirby
Self (archive footage)

Joe Simon
Self (archive footage)

Jean Depelley
Self

Jesse Simon
Self

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

Soldier of Orange

Lancaster

Downfall

Closely Watched Trains

Night and Fog

People of Russia

Pearl Harbor

The Tin Drum

Valkyrie

Two Mothers

John Stevens: Storming the Beach

Days of Glory

Transit

Schindler's List

The English Patient

Das Boot

The Manor

The Unknown Woman

The Children of the Resistance