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The World's Greatest Fair
Prime Video
The World's Greatest Fair
An intimate and unique look at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis told in the words of those who were there to experience it firsthand. With a wide range of events and attractions that included the first ever Olympic games on American soil, the first Ferris wheel, and a special appearance by the legendary Geronimo, this remarkable and extravagant fair would mark the beginning to what President Theodore Roosevelt would refer to as "the American century."
The World's Greatest Fair 2004
Игра в модерн
Игра в модерн
Игра в модерн 2003
Gandhi, My Father
Gandhi, My Father
With Gandhi My Father, producer Anil Kapoor and director Feroz Abbas Khan have shed light onto Gandhi the person, rather than Gandhi the icon. Using Gandhi’s political career as a canvas, the film paints a picture of his intricate, complex, and strained relationship with his son Harilal Gandhi.
Gandhi, My Father 2007
Maximilian von Mexiko
Maximilian von Mexiko
Maximilian von Mexiko 1970
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
Prime Video
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
The story of the space shuttle - it's triumphs and disasters - and the dream of building an affordable and reusable spacecraft
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle 2011
Eran trecento
Eran trecento
Set in 1857, it's the story of a band of revolutionaries fighting against the Borbones.
Eran trecento 1952
Attack of the Zeppelins
Attack of the Zeppelins
Engineer Dr Hugh Hunt revisits the little-known story of the First World War's Blitz, when the Zeppelin waged an 18-month terror campaign on the people of London.
Attack of the Zeppelins 2013
Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story
Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story
In the 1970s, old gangster moll Lou Rolfe is confronted with her involvement in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre orchestrated in 1929 by her former husband, Al Capone's main hit-man, Jack McGurn.
Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story 1
Story of Judas
Story of Judas
A man ascends a barren summit. It is Judas, come to collect Jesus and carry him down the mountain on his back, joking and panting as he does so. After bathing in the river and taking part in a henna ceremony, Jesus leaves for Jerusalem. Judas is concerned for his friend’s safety, since the Roman occupiers look upon the prophet as an insurgent.
Story of Judas 2015
Master Hui Neng
Master Hui Neng
Taiwanese historical drama about the Buddhist monk Huineng.
Master Hui Neng 1987
From Hitcom To Shitcom (And Back)
From Hitcom To Shitcom (And Back)
A presenter takes you on a journey through time about the influence of media technological developments on the American sitcom genre.
From Hitcom To Shitcom (And Back) 2024
The Forgotten Era
The Forgotten Era
Centuries ago, in a wild and inhospitable territory, The Heir is betrayed and nearly killed by people he helped. He manages to survive and begins a journey of revenge against his now enemies.
The Forgotten Era 2023
Jako letní sníh – Život J. A. Komenského
Jako letní sníh – Život J. A. Komenského
Jako letní sníh – Život J. A. Komenského 2021
Heroic Times
Heroic Times
The tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds new life as a knight, only to face disillusionment, the horrors of war and ugly human vices.
Heroic Times 1984
Heilige Jeanne
Heilige Jeanne
Dutch television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play "Saint Joan".
Heilige Jeanne 1978
Der ewige Traum
Der ewige Traum
At the end of the 18th century, the wealthy French scholar Saussure comes to a small Alpine village and offers 1,000 pieces of gold to anyone who can lead him to the summit of Mont Blanc. The young farmer's son Jacques Balmat wants to take on the dangerous task, even though his father has told him from an early age about the mighty mountain spirits who guard a legendary treasure of gold on the mountain peak.
Der ewige Traum 1934
Il pataffio
Il pataffio
An unlikely group of soldiers and courtiers led by Marcount Berlocchio and his new bride Bernarda take possession of a distant fief. But their castle is a decrepit dump and their villagers aren't willing to be ruled.
Il pataffio 2022
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers
A young girl writes to President Abraham Lincoln to advise him to grow a beard.
The Great Man's Whiskers 1972
Alexander: The Neva Battle
Alexander: The Neva Battle
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.
Alexander: The Neva Battle 2008
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
A comic drama about the weird and wonderful world of Salvador Dali and the Surrealists. This film charts Dali's meteoric rise from obscurity to the world's most publicised artist.
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali 2002
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo 2014
The Viking Sagas
The Viking Sagas
Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.
The Viking Sagas 2011
Svetozar Markovic
Svetozar Markovic
A biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar Markovic developed an activist anthropological philosophy with a definite program of social change, which set foundations for socialist ideals in his homeland.
Svetozar Markovic 1980
The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
The Shooting Party 1985
Forward March, Time!
Forward March, Time!
Soviet animation from Vladimir Tarasov.
Forward March, Time! 1977
The Treasure of Count Chamaré
The Treasure of Count Chamaré
The Treasure of Count Chamaré 1985
Handfuls
Handfuls
Handfuls 1987
His Name Is Sukhe-Bator
His Name Is Sukhe-Bator
The film tells about the founder of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, the leader of the Mongolian People's Revolution - Damdin Sukhe-Bator.
His Name Is Sukhe-Bator 1942
La terreur et la vertu: Danton
La terreur et la vertu: Danton
From November 1793 to April 1794, in order to reinforce the power of the Revolution, Robespierre strikes right and left. He successively sends the Hébertists to the guillotine, followed by Danton, the chief of the Indulgents, and Camille Desmoulins, who asked the new regime for clemency in his journal, Le Vieux Cordelier. Robespierre triumphs, but he is alone...
La terreur et la vertu: Danton 1964
Pharaoh's Army
Pharaoh's Army
Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While the war weary Union captain falls for the mother of the family - whose husband is off fighting for the rebels - her son plots revenge on the dirty, double-dealing Yankees.
Pharaoh's Army 1995
The Ball Method
The Ball Method
Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.
The Ball Method 2020
In a Claws of a Black Cancer
In a Claws of a Black Cancer
The action takes place in Kurzeme in the 17th century. The Duke of Courland, the King of Poland and the German barons wants power over the Latvian people. Farmers are the biggest victims of this power struggle.
In a Claws of a Black Cancer 1976
Days of the Turbins
Days of the Turbins
Masterfully done re-telling of Bulgakov's brilliant play (itself a version of the novel, "White Guard"), "Days of the Turbins".
Days of the Turbins 1976
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
This documentary chronicles the long and storied career of Storm Thorgerson, the most famous artist you've never heard of -- the brilliant photographer who created scores of iconic album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis 2011
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français 2019
A Lady from the Window
A Lady from the Window
Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families.
A Lady from the Window 1964
Never Alone
Never Alone
1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.
Never Alone 2025
The Valkyrie Legacy
The Valkyrie Legacy
Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
The Valkyrie Legacy 2008
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together in secrecy to build America's first jet fighter. They were rule benders, chance takers, corner cutters-people who believed that nothing was impossible. I
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works 2019
Raul Gardini
Raul Gardini
Raul Gardini 2023