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In post war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie going public

At the goading of the ominous and omnipresent Leading Player, Pippin, the eldest son of King Charlemagne, samples lifes pleasures to discover his place in the world and the meaning of his life

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo Japanese War An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan

Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines Much to their regret, they have not been able to have children One day, a mysterious stranger appe

When the remains of two murdered Princes are discovered at the Tower of London, a troubled Priest must put his beliefs aside to befriend a mysterious prisoner, who has supernatural powers to communicate with the dead Together the

The movie inspired by real events tells the story of the KV 1 tanks crew heroic deed Having a losing fight, the crew of Semyon Konovalov destroyed 16 enemy tanks, 2 armored vehicles and 8 vehicles with enemy personnel near Nizhn

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons

Documentary filmmaker Jan Sikl came across several hours of footage showing the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in private film archives 53 years later, historical memory awakens from a long slumber with this reconstructio

The true story of a single teachers courage to stand up against an untouchable prefects sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland

The history of the Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902

Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpes Waterloo brings maverick British officer Lt Col Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815 Sharpe is assigned

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington

A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation in 1953

Join the crew of a traveling pharma cinema troupe as they go on the road to spread the joy of live dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits, and reaching for their dreams

The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard How a horrific incident of racial violence became a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in W

Insipired in the legendary Princess Zaphira, wife of the last King of Algiers Salim Toumi, and his fight to defend her community from pirate Barbarossa

The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London

During the Highland Clearances, William Chisholm sets out on a journey to seek out what was taken from him William strikes up an uneasy companionship with battle weary Andrew Gunn

Set in 1920s Taiwan under Japanese rule, two men join the Chiu Fen gold rush hoping for riches, while a widow struggles and a prostitute yearns for freedom A mine collapse traps miners as the widow leaves town

In 1907, the miners in Sulitjelma in Fauske in Nordland made a famous rebellion against greedy mine owners

A maddened German war criminal lives in a secluded house owned by his rich father who lets him think the war is still on 20 years after the fact

Discover how the North Korean people suffered famine, labor camps and public executions, while the Kim regime spent three generations relentlessly pursuing nuclear ambitions

A Dutch exploration team sets sail to find the North East passage to the Indies The weather had other ideas for them

She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, a

Author Pierre Berton tells the history of his hometown of Dawson City at its heyday during the Klondike Gold Rush

A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing who the comrades help the proletarian people against the capitalists It also features propagandistic speeches of leading members of the party

True story of the sinking of the U S S Indianapolis, its crews struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captains scape goat court martial

In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province

In the days leading up to the 1936 Olympics, the fate of high jumper Gretel Bergmann hangs in the balance as it is decided whether or not a Jewish athlete can be a part of the German Olympic team

Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream These men transformed every industry they touched oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and fin

A spot light on an often forgotten episode in British history Nazi Germanys occupation of the British Channel Islands

Two 12 year old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973 They both discover each others world as political tensions in their country increase

Delving into the imperial past, the story uncovers the hidden world of Roman emperors through her interpretations of ancient inscriptions and artifacts across iconic sites.

Noted director of The Housewife blends politics with romance to weave a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires

Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today