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In 1765, young English boy Jim Hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate Captain Flints treasure buried on a secret island

A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti

On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Bucaco by the Anglo Portuguese army of general Wellington Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from th

In LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS Emmy Award Winning director Laurie Kahn turns her insightful eye towards another American pop culture phenomenon the romance industry

Goodbye Bafana is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years The prisoners name was Nelson Mandela

The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon July 2021, 356 June 1011, 323 B C , commonly known as Alexander the Great

A woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks

The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperinis powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions

The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective

Sci fi writers once dreamed of computers and machines that would advance mankind, but now these dreams are our reality Artifical Intelligence is taking over and now the experts say that the end of our world as we know it is near

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitlers Sir Anthony Hopkins last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city

This compelling new documentary explores the impact of American manufacturing on both ordinary citizens and the national economy

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban whos plotting to usurp King Henry IVs throne

Two brothers named Jamar and Suwo came back to the land of Java to avenge their father, who was a Sultan, after years of exile in America

A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815

During the 17th Century a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families

The Willie Handcart Company treks across America to the Salt Lake Valley, experiencing many trials and death, as well as 17 miracles

Claude Lanzmanns epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses perpetrators as well as survivors

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England Along the way he learns about life and about himself

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery

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

A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge

Professor of physics Jim Al Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever quantum physics

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

When some men are attacked by Indians, a survivor obtains an Indian medicine arrow An Indian tells Blade he has found gold but will not tell him where until he has that arrow So Blade starts killing the survivors of the attack but

Dramatization of events in the life of St Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St Clare

Jeremiah tells the story of the prophet who abandons his family and the woman he loves in order to relay Gods message in Jerusalem, starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed

A personal documentary about a public subject, My Fathers Vietnam personifies the connections made and unmade by the Vietnam War Featuring never before seen photographs and 8mm footage of the era, My Fathers Vietnam is the story o

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USAs torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan

A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93 year old style maven who has had an out sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88 year old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman in his various media incarnations

Plastic Galaxy explores the groundbreaking world of Star Wars toys Through interviews with former Kenner employees, toy experts, and collectors, it looks at the toys history, their influence, and the feelings they elicit today

By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy During this p

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines