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Deadman's Curve
Deadman's Curve
Things were cool. Chicks were pretty. Waves were groovy. Cars had muscle. Jan and Dean rode their wave to the top of the pop charts. Then, in 1966, on their way to becoming rock and roll legends, they have to cope with a devastating car crash that leaves Jan brain-damaged and their dreams shattered.
Deadman's Curve 1978
From My Life
From My Life
Venice Film Festival 1955
From My Life 1955
Blockade: The Luga Defense Line
Blockade: The Luga Defense Line
In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.
Blockade: The Luga Defense Line 1974
Samurai Resurrection
Samurai Resurrection
Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions. To do this , he resurrects an army of living dead swordsmen. Between him and his goal, only Yagyu Jubei stands...
Samurai Resurrection 2003
Vingt ans après
Vingt ans après
Charming Mimi-Trottin is in love with typographer Louis Chausson, nicknamed Godasse. She meets Doudou, actually a Vicomte, estranged with his parents who are rich automobile manufacturers. Godasse abandons Mimi because of his professional ambitions and Doudou rescues her from a suicide. After making peace with his parents, the young man has Mimi hired as a typist at the factory. After winning a race with one of his father's car, he soon wins the heart and the hand of Mimi.
Vingt ans après 1922
Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas 1979
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights 1962
Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.
Jamila, the Algerian 1958
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
Follows the true-life story of Cuban exile turned social advocate, Alina Fernandez, whose birth was the result of the tryst between Revuelta and Castro. Revuelta sacrificed her and her physician husband’s personal belongings and finances to help fund the start of the communist revolution.
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde 1
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
July 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are 240,000 miles from earth facing the most hazardous venture in the history of space flight; the first human landing on another world. They'll succeed, abort, or die in the attempt.
Hazardous Journey - The Apollo 11 Moon Landing 2024
The First Masterchef: Michel Roux on Escoffier
The First Masterchef: Michel Roux on Escoffier
Michel Roux Jr explores the life and influence of his great culinary hero, Georges Auguste Escoffier. The man who turned eating into dining. The first great restaurant chef, Escoffier established restaurants in grand hotels all over the world and in these centres of luxury and decadence, the world's most glamorous figures of the day would mix: actresses and princes, duchesses and opera singers. Catering to this international jet set, Escoffier produced fabulous dishes that combined luxury and theatricality, elevating restaurant food to an art form. In a time of untold luxury and decadence, when money and pleasure combined like never before, he cooked and named dishes for all of London's society - from Queen Victoria and Bertie, the fun-loving Prince of Wales, to the most glamorous entertainers of the day - Oscar Wilde, the actress Sarah Bernhardt and opera singer Nellie Melba.
The First Masterchef: Michel Roux on Escoffier 2016
The Lenin Factor
The Lenin Factor
Having dedicated his life to the preparation of the revolution in the Russian Empire, Vladimir Lenin, living in exile in Switzerland, desperately seeks a way back to Russia to take control. Options are few when Lenin receives an offer from Alexander Parvus, the most infamous of political opportunists, who has made a deal with Germany to sponsor the revolution under Lenin’s command and smuggle Lenin and his comrades into Russia. Aware that making a deal with 2 devils could cost him everything, Lenin knows he must outsmart and outmaneuver Parvus and the Germans at any cost...
The Lenin Factor 2019
Egypt's Lost Cities
Egypt's Lost Cities
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr. Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands, where she has found cities, temples and pyramids. Now, with Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin, she heads to Egypt to discover if these magnificent buildings are really there.
Egypt's Lost Cities 2011
Revenge of the Barbarians
Revenge of the Barbarians
408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by the power of the Roman legions and the cunning of the emperor's sister, Galla Placidia. As the Goths lose many warriors in the cruel battle, Alaric vows bloody revenge.
Revenge of the Barbarians 1960
Seven Rebel Gladiators
Seven Rebel Gladiators
The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to learn where his legions war funds have gone. Vadio has him framed for treason and is thrown into the arena to fight a group of six formidable gladiators. During the fights, Marco refuses to kill those he defeats until finally, he himself loses after exhaustion takes its toll. Admiring this man, the six warriors join him and together they escape Vadio's clutches and plot to free the kingdom from the two conspiring killers. Edited from Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
Seven Rebel Gladiators 1965
Thackeray
Thackeray
Based on the life of Keshav Thackeray, an Indian politician who is also known as Balasaheb Thackeray.
Thackeray 2019
Shadow Country
Shadow Country
The film chronicles the events of a village on the Czech-Austrian border from the 1930s to 1950s, where genocide occurred due to fallout between German citizens and Czechs who collaborated with the Nazi regime during the war.
Shadow Country 2020
This Ain't California
This Ain't California
A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary trip into the world of skate, a tale on three heroes and their boards, from their childhood in the seventies, through their teenage rebellion in the eighties and the summer of 1989, when their life changed forever, to 2011.
This Ain't California 2013
José Rizal
José Rizal
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.
José Rizal 1998
Taikoki
Taikoki
Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
Taikoki 1987
Animated History of Poland
Animated History of Poland
Polish history is filled to the brim with diversity, so the idea transforming it into a gripping tale was a very exciting challenge. We created an exciting trip back in time that takes you through 1000 years of history in about 8 minutes. We picked 140 events that feature 500 animated characters from different historical periods. The film was created to represent Poland at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
Animated History of Poland 2010
West Indies
West Indies
Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
West Indies 1979
Em Busca do Gozo Perdido
Em Busca do Gozo Perdido
Em Busca do Gozo Perdido 2007
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey
A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the strife between Toussaing L'Overture, the black president, and the French who are trying to retake possession of the country. Hamlin finds Lydia and, against the background of war and rebellion, they fall in love while helping the Haitians against the French.
Lydia Bailey 1952
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bequest to the Nation 1973
Gatling Gun
Gatling Gun
This dramatization of the origin of Dr. Gatling's self-named invention stands tall in the annals of the Old West. As cavalry transported the high-tech gun across the dangerous frontier, it blasted its way into history to become the predecessor to the modern-day machine gun.
Gatling Gun 1968
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer. He is then arrested and sent to the Ilha Grande prison, where he experiences the disturbing treatment reserved for common prisoners.
Memories of Prison 1984
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
A journey through Swedish queer film history.
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer 2022
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys 1976
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini
In 1986, Rita Levi-Montalcini receives the Nobel Prize, but something is missing. After meeting a young violinist, the scientist faces a difficult choice: take refuge in fame or get back in the game.
Rita Levi-Montalcini 2020
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
New evidence suggests that many of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be traced to other scientists as far back as 1700 years. This film was used as the S16E5 episode of the PBS TV series Secrets of the Dead broadcast on 2017/04/05.
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science 2017
Golondaaj
Golondaaj
Based on true events, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "The Father of Indian Football", was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.
Golondaaj 2021
The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence
The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence
Did Richard III kill his nephews? Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder explore new discoveries and examine the truth about the fate of the princes in the tower. Based on The Missing Princes Project.
The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence 2023
Devil's Bible
Devil's Bible
At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil. Now, Nat Geo follows a team of scientists as they embark on an unprecedented quest to unravel the secrets behind the book's darkened pages. Using ultra-violet fluorescence imaging, handwriting analysis and a re-creation of the text, forensic document experts attempt to uncover the cryptic truth behind this ancient Devil's Bible.
Devil's Bible 2008
Birth of Civilization
Birth of Civilization
With the help of state of the art special effects, this National Geographic documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth.
Birth of Civilization 2007
Nero, or The Fall of Rome
Nero, or The Fall of Rome
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.
Nero, or The Fall of Rome 1909
Scarlet Boy
Scarlet Boy
He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.
Scarlet Boy 1962
Redemption
Redemption
On January 21, 1975, in a village in the north of Portugal, a child writes to his parents who are in Angola to tell them how sad Portugal is. On July 13, 2011, in Milan, an old man remembers his first love. On May 6, 2012, in Paris, a man tells his baby daughter that he will never be a real father. During a wedding ceremony on September 3, 1977 in Leipzig, the bride battles against a Wagner opera that she can’t get out of her head. But where and when have these four poor devils begun searching for redemption?
Redemption 2013
From Dust To Light
From Dust To Light
Filmed In the heart of the mountainous villages of Greece and North Macedonia, the documentary follows a group of conservators of antiquities and works of art on their journey, with the goal of preserving Byzantine iconography. The dialogue between them and the hagiographers of the past comes to life.
From Dust To Light 2024
Defiant Souls
Defiant Souls
Santiago de Cuba, January 19th, 1819. Coming from Lausanne, Enrique Faber, a Swiss doctor and surgeon, arrives on the island, a Spanish province, hoping to find his son, who has been kidnapped…
Defiant Souls 2019