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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

A documentary about the most notorious drug baron in the world Pablo Escobar, head of the Colombian Medellin Cartel from the perspective of his son Juan Pablo Escobar

During WW2, Italian Navy divers use underwater chariots to mine the keels of British warships, forcing the British to send underwater demolition expert Lionel Crabbe and his team to counter these enemy actions

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Filmmaker Gabriel Lichtmann embarks in the making of a film about Laila Salamas life Through a series of interviews with curious characters, he manages to assemble the puzzle pieces, uncovering a secret which remained hidden for

The story of how the 22 year old Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street 1960

The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtssons life and death journey through a modern day football industry where everything, and everyone, has a price tag

The rise and fall of Truman Capote, the iconic writer of Breakfast at Tiffanys and In Cold Blood, as told by his friends and enemies

The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairess Doris Duke and her relationship with her gay butler, to whom she left her entire fortune

The promising career of former Kansas City Royal slugger Willie Mays Aikens quickly turned disastrous because of drug addiction

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her superstar pinnacle and back down She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but no

The true life story of Darby Crash, who became an L A punk icon after getting kicked out of high school and forming The Germs with a collection of friends who have little experience with their instruments or playing music

The biography of Neapolitan comic theater legend Eduardo Scarpetta

The origin story of Somen Steve Banerjee, an Indian American entrepreneur who started the stripper troupe, Chippendales

Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12 string guitar and long time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs

A bitter story of a young mans crisis

Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal

Based on the true life experiences of Dave Fishwick Bank of Dave tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self made millionaire fought to set up a community bank

The film follows five senior athletes along their biggest challenge maturity As all of them are between 80 and 100 years old it is a race against time and personal degeneration Nevertheless they are united in one common goal

Documentary about the life of Harry Chapin

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her asleep vocation as a poetess The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and

The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse James

A look at the life and work of Jewish Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years

An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name James Bond

Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon

There are several iconic paintings in Japan depicting scenes of nature and the times Several of these have become famous world wide Several of these are the works of Hokusai However, the artist was not always famous or in deman

Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Based on a true story, a migrant teen from Puerto Rico is forced to survive the dark streets of 1962 Brooklyn Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addiction of heroin, he must find faith and freedom before he destroys his famil

The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War

The Ragged Edge is a documentary about survival on and off the racetrack about riding the edge between victory and oblivion Its focus is Erik Buell Racing EBR, the only American sport

In 1973, 591 American POWs returned home from the Vietnam War, bringing with them harrowing tales of survival But there was an even more remarkable and secret story to tell a feat of incredible spycraft that remained class

How could Napoleon, the man of war and pioneering military strategist, meekly accept being locked up on a storm lashed rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean What system of defence, and thus of attack, can he dream up to loosen

A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncover the truth about the controversial Deventer murder case

From the Pacific Northwest to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, this is the inspiring true story of four tenacious men who risk everything to conquer the world records of motorcycle land speed racing Their extraordinary journey

An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash An accident or an assassination

Follows Lizzos life from her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise Having an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom