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Second Sight
Second Sight
Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.
Second Sight 1994
Isten rabjai
Isten rabjai
This film has no plot.
Isten rabjai 1942
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
When his father, King Philip, is killed by the wicked Emperor Darius, Alexander the Great assembles an army and sets out for revenge. On his journey to catch up with his enemy, he fights many battles and conquers much of the known world.
Alexander the Great 2006
F. Gary Gray’s The Syndicate
F. Gary Gray’s The Syndicate
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate teams up with F. Gary Gray, award-winning director of the Universal Pictures biopic Straight Outta Compton. Illustrated by LucasFilm-Certified comic book artist Pop Mhan, this animated short follows the story of the Industrial Revolution in London, 1868 and the birth of organized crime, led by Assassin’s Creed Syndicate protagonist, Jacob Frye and his sister, Evie.
F. Gary Gray’s The Syndicate 2015
Belgrano: The Movie
Belgrano: The Movie
It focuses on the last ten years of life of the hero, creator of the Argentine flag. In 1810, Manuel Belgrano believes that it is possible to replace the royal authority - that of Fernando VII prisoner of the Napoleonic troops - with the community of virtuous men who, identified with the Homeland, fluently interpret the People.
Belgrano: The Movie 2010
Beyond Pollution
Beyond Pollution
Barker White documents the environmental impact of the massive BP spill.
Beyond Pollution 2012
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower 2006
The Prosecution of an American President
The Prosecution of an American President
This electrifying film documents the efforts of Vincent Bugliosi, one of our nation's foremost prosecutors, as he presents his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq because he deliberately took our nation to war under false pretenses. Based on Bugliosi's New York Times bestseller, the movie discloses shocking hidden details of how Bush and his people systematically lied to Congress and the country. He shows incontrovertible evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rice, et al committed a monumental crime under our constitution and the laws of this land. He leads us through a legal understanding of what is needed to bring a formal prosecution, setting the stage for what would be the biggest and most important trial in U.S. history.
The Prosecution of an American President 2012
Women of the Third Reich
Women of the Third Reich
When the long nightmare ended, most German women were perceived as passive witnesses to the horrors of the Nazi regime, but actually the leaders of the Third Reich used millions of them as an essential cog of their criminal machinery: they were members of the Nazi party, reproductive mothers, contributors to the war effort, factory workers, volunteers as guards in the death camps.
Women of the Third Reich 2019
A Man of the World
A Man of the World
Based upon the true story of Ranuccio Bandinelli, an antifascist Archaeology and History of Art teacher who sought to steer clear of politics but who found himself appointed, ex-officio, as Hitler and Mussolini’s official guide during their visit to Rome and Florence.
A Man of the World 1
As in Heaven
As in Heaven
Set on a remote farm on the west coast of Iceland in late summer 1936. Hrefna, encouraged by her grandmother’s stories, begins to mix past and future in her imagination, travelling back to the 14th century.
As in Heaven 1992
The Stand in Hakone
The Stand in Hakone
A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights.
The Stand in Hakone 1952
Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914
Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914
Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914 2019
The Little Prince of Shangri-La
The Little Prince of Shangri-La
The 13th Dalai Lama has just died. The armies of the terrible Warlord are at the gates. The fate of Tibet seems sealed. But a vision emerges from the waters of the Great Lake of Prophecies. Does it point the way to the Dalai's new reincarnation? Only he could save Tibet. The situation is almost desperate, but a small expedition has set out from Shangri-La to find him. It is an improvised and apparently ill-assorted team consisting of Alexandra, a very young French explorer, Aphur, a young warrior monk, and Kewstang, an elderly and very friendly Lama. Will the trio be able to find the new 14th Dalai and save Tibet?
The Little Prince of Shangri-La 1
Red Mercury
Red Mercury
It's the early 90's. A new currency is in circulation in Estonia - the kroon. The former federal republic has become a world leader in non-ferrous metal exports. There is a relentless struggle around this criminal business. It brings new victims every day. Estonia ranks first in Europe in terms of the number of killings. This is just the beginning...
Red Mercury 2010
Shudra: The Rising
Shudra: The Rising
Shudra: The Rising is a Hindi language film with a storyline based on the caste system in ancient India, and more specifically the Hindu Varna system. It is directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal and dedicated to Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The film depicts the four basic units of the caste system - the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. The film shows various rules imposed on the Shudras such as waking with a bell around their ankles and a long leaf behind their back,and a pot hanging around their neck.
Shudra: The Rising 2012
Stories About Lenin
Stories About Lenin
A few stories about Vladimir Lenin.
Stories About Lenin 1957
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World
An exploration into the man behind the film-inspired myth, from both Western and Arab perspectives. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a 24-year-old British spy, was a figurehead in the Arab struggle for independence. In 1916, he united Arab tribes and led them in a war against the Turks who ruled over them for 400 years. The consequences of his successes and failures sowed the seeds of conflict that continue to plague the troubled region even today.
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World 2003
Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet
Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet
A legendary garment, mass-produced, which witnessed the Industrial Revolution and clad cowboys on the western frontier, is now a fashion statement worldwide for men and women, young and old: an icon of modernity which has lasted for 150 years. With flying colors, the jeans have sailed through early marketing, the Internet, the world of collectors, the end of the Cold War, and now globalization. Their eternal popularity begs a question: Why?
Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet 2010
Al-Qadisiyya
Al-Qadisiyya
A historical epic about the battle of Qadiseya, which was helmed by the Arabian knight Saad Ibn Abi Waqas, and which enabled Muslims from conquering Persia in 636 A.D.
Al-Qadisiyya 1981
Sonho Sem Fim
Sonho Sem Fim
The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930 Revolution. To promote his films, Abelim would even perform car stunts, give classes on the occult and offer guidance on mystical matters.
Sonho Sem Fim 1986
Carson Country
Carson Country
Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.
Carson Country 1972
The Disease Has Taken the Farmhouse
The Disease Has Taken the Farmhouse
In the farmhouse Gaikoborda, located in the north of Navarre, a mournful family lives; dad, mom, and their four children: Jon, the paraplegic Aintzane and the twins Saioa and Anartz. One of these monotonous days, the mother recieves a visit: the doctor.
The Disease Has Taken the Farmhouse 2022
Une enfance volée: L'affaire Finaly
Une enfance volée: L'affaire Finaly
Une enfance volée: L'affaire Finaly 2008
Io e il re
Io e il re
Io e il re 1995
Mindaugas
Mindaugas
Teleplay based on Justino Marcinkeviciaus' play.
Mindaugas 1995
Olejkár
Olejkár
Olejkár 1979
Tour de Cinema: Peace, Love, and Cinema
Tour de Cinema: Peace, Love, and Cinema
Dive headfirst into what many believe to be the most influential decade in filmmaking, the 1970’s.
Tour de Cinema: Peace, Love, and Cinema 2023
厂窖惨案
厂窖惨案
厂窖惨案 2010
Real Cavemen
Real Cavemen
In a depopulated world, an unnamed narrator explores just how little we know, and how much we want to, about our primordial cousins.
Real Cavemen 2024
Штурм Берлина. В логове зверя
Штурм Берлина. В логове зверя
Штурм Берлина. В логове зверя 2022
Aquí y allí: journal d'une exilée
Aquí y allí: journal d'une exilée
While cleaning the apartment of Lucía, her deceased grandmother, Anna finds a notebook where she discovers the story of a secretly kept love, lived during the turbulent years of the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War.
Aquí y allí: journal d'une exilée 2020
Fighting the Red Baron
Prime Video
Fighting the Red Baron
Two modern Red Arrows pilots take on the challenges faced by World War I pilots by performing photo reconnaissance, artillery ranging, and bombing missions in period aircraft - culminating in a classic dogfight.
Fighting the Red Baron 2010
Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love
Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love
Corianton is unsure of his father Alma's religious teachings until God strikes down a religious foe. Converted, he becomes a successful missionary until seduced by the harlot Isabel. Struck with guilt, he runs away until discovered by his brother Shiblon who is then killed. While mourning, Corianton has a vision of Jesus and leads his people in victorious battle.
Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love 1931
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland.
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War 2023
Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Rudá záře nad Kladnem 1956
Traja svedkovia
Traja svedkovia
Traja svedkovia 1969
Kitty
Kitty
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.
Kitty 1945
The Bold and the Brave
The Bold and the Brave
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
The Bold and the Brave 1956
Remembering the Man
Remembering the Man
At an exclusive Catholic boys school in Melbourne 1976, Tim Conigrave and John Caleo fell madly in love. Their passionate, tempestuous, operatic romance lasted for 16 years, facing disapproval, temptation, separation, and the looming shadow of the Grim Reaper. Their relationship has been immortalised in Conigrave's posthumous autobiography Holding the Man (now a major Australian film directed by Neil Armfield). This is the true story of how Romeo met Romeo and how first love can not only last but endure.
Remembering the Man 2016