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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

For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands on compassion and the power of Christ like sacrifice Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the legendary Christian medical missionary Co

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine

While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land

Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city

While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan

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 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 beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne

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

Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century

In 1477 Charles the Bolds dies, his only child is a girl which cannot rule wo a husband Meanwhile in Austria, Emperor Frederick III and his antagonist Louis XI France battle over said marriage prospects, battles ensue, tragedy fall

The story of Adele Hugos unrequited love for a lieutenant

The film follows a New York City gay man, in a monogamous relationship, becoming a buddy or volunteer bedside companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, and the friendship that develops Restored in 2020

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony

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

In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border The GIGN is sent on the spot After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff

Celebrating the life of Robin Williams with interviews, tributes and clips from his career

At the turn of the century lumber was a booming industry in a savage land Upon the unexpected death of his father, Daniel Rimsdale returns home to try to salvage the floundering family lumber business, find out who killed his father

Tula was the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795 The story of a man who stood up against his oppressors leading his people in a peaceful march for freedom, equality and brotherhood

Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb

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

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing Gods divine will rather than the Kings

The man hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Mark Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor

As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work He and his brother both fall for Mary G

A documentary that reveals how the unlikely partnership between aspiring filmmakers Christopher Stamp and Kit Lambert produced one of the greatest rock bands in history The Who

A trapper and his two partners work as scouts for a remote army fort where they witness an incompetent colonels decision to throw his small unprepared garrison against Red Clouds sizable Sioux force

Sergeant Hoover went to war to preserve the Union After being captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he understood what it was to be kept against his will Together with a friend he escaped and, aided by slaves, made it to fre

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

A folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered eleven Israeli athletes

A movie company comes to Oklahoma to convince legendary lawman Bill Tilghman to star in a bank robbery silent film featuring real outlaws Tilghman reluctantly agrees, not realizing everyones lives will never be the same