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Allied prisoners British, Dutch, French and Polish pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the escape proof German P O W camp housed in a Medieval castle known as Colditz

A groundbreaking 26 part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II

A film about the greatest pre Woodstock rock music festival

A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Franciscos first elected gay city supervisor

Mary Stuarts Saoirse Ronans attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I Margot Robbie, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, USA bombs Tokyo to boost morale A pilot survives thanks to a Chinese womans help

In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain

Ingrid and her siblings are on the run from the Beserkers who have begun invading the villages, taking over, savagely using the residents on a game where they vs a Beserker, and if they win, they get to survive only, no one ever wi

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion

Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend Once alerted to his friends whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West

Set in W W 1 the film follows the story of the Canadas 21st battalion as it prepares for the battle of Courcelette in September 1916

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich exposes the darkest chapter in history, from Adolf Hitlers rise to power as a Nazi demagogue to his ultimate fatal mistakes Researchers spent

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K G B s longest serving British spy

In June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned and forgotten island called Ana ta han for seven years

A Chronicled look at the fall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia

After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown up Brandon helps to realize his fathers dream of a transcontinental railway

Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland

All Things Must Pass is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon

An Egyptian police officer named General Yousef al Masri lives in Karamouz neighborhood in Alexandria The film dates back to the reign of King Farouk before the 1952 revolution in the English occupation of Egypt

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415

The dramatic inside story of the monumental collision of interests at Ground Zero in the decade after 911

The Iron Orchard is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter

A documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it

This fascinating programme follows a select cast of individuals determined to bring Egypt back from the brink, to discover more of Egypts history, to keep its heritage safe and to get tourists to visit the country again

A portrait of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor, who continues to wage his lifelong crusade in the fight for law and peace

In 1941, Hong Kong was the Casablanca of the East, a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies With the sudden attack by Japanese troops, a Canadian soldiers Christmas promise is broken during the Battle of Hong Kong

Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions

Cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass suicide

Anglo Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India

A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement

Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Europe

The life of a heroine The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europes leading writers such as B

Bringing to light the heartbreaking experiences of Rita Wright, Rita Wenberg, Violet West, Adelaide Wenberg and Valerie Linow, Servant or Slave is a film of courage, strength and the