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Horrific true tale set in late 1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German born husband is actually a fanatical neo Nazi

Defiant young activists take the womens suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote

The 47 year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past

Tanhaji Malusare, a military chieftain in the army of the Maratha king Shivaji, leads the charge to capture the strategically important Kondhana fort guarded by the army of the fierce Rajput chieftain Udaybhan Rathod

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons

In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times Larry Flynt was seeking distributors for Hustler Magazine What was e

The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska Curie and her Nobel Prize winning work that changed the world

Ian Flemings life 1908 64 as journalist and naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, he would later write 12 spy novels about

Sir Christopher Lee plays the Lord Chief Justice of seventeenth century England who condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs

Docudrama about the life of St Francis of Assisi

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one piece bathing suit is considered indecent

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown Based on the life story of Shields Green

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J D Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye

They survived war, yet over the years, U S military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli

For the first installment of his ambitious yet restrained two part study, director and co screenwriter Jacques Rivette surveys the revelatory period where Joan met with royalty, joined the army, and led the French into battle against the English As J

The untold story of Mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia

Filmmaker Helena Coan examines the remarkable life and career of actress, fashion icon and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cashs first wife and the mother of his four daughters

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous Frenc

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement

A dramatization of the life of Earl The Goat Manigault Don Cheadle, with a lot of factual based occurrences A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the

A harrowing tale about the effects of child prostitution in adult life

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U S in the 1930s Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first compute

Jack Rebney is the most famous man youve never heard of after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebneys outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar Filmmaker Ben

Chronicles the early life of gay nineties era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages

A look at Germanys terrorist group, The Red Army Faction RAF, which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and 70s

The worlds greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch hunts to help launch Americas sexual revolution

Antonia Brico dreams of becoming a conductor, but she isnt taken seriously because she is a woman

The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46 Based on real events

Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women

The rise and rise of the Fabulous Dorsey brothers is charted in this whimsical step down memory lane, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey play themselves in this vehicle for their excellent music From being raised by their father who insists on

This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz He becomes a star, falls in love with a non Jewish dancer, and marries her In the