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During the Angola Civil War, CIA agent Michael Smith is captured by the Communists, prompting a rescue mission organized by his father aided by hired mercenaries

In 1943, a group of hardened criminals is pardoned on the condition it accepts a mission to free a captive Italian general from the clutches of the Nazis

The myth of Giacomo Casanova, the notorious womanizer is presented as a pitiable and terrifying figure A sex scandal lands him in prison, but an escape to Paris provides him a new lease of life

During the Tang Dynastys during the era of Zhen Guan era name during rule of Emperor Taizong, the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and

A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa

On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark Based on real events in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement

A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya

This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S Dakota where two FBI agents were killed

The story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War

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The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II

When Queen Victorias husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr John Brown, but their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil

Simon Armitage presents the extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine year old girl Jennet Device, a beggar girl

After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom

A documentary feature chronicling the history of two New York icons and the journey that brought them together for the last musical performance at Shea Stadium

Propelled from society by tragic turns, the isolated community of Darwin, Death Valley population 35 must now find ways to coexist in a place without a government, a church, jobs, or children

1945 Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun In her convent, several nuns are pregnant

Marvel celebrates the history of Captain America, both in the comics and on TV and film, and examines the character as a reflection of American culture throughout the years

A dramatic retelling of the post Watergate television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon

With The Walking Dead franchise at the peak of its popularity, Documentarians Cris Macht and Ian Vacek explore and examine why humanity is obsessed with the zombie apocalypse Cris and Ian interview fans that have been there since

Based on the true story of Richard The Night Stalker Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down

The story of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and how Nazi Germany took advantage of the event for propaganda purposes

Russia, 1917, WWI This is the story of the 1st Russian Womens Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917

A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 911 and the war in Afghanistan

Cameramen from Britains Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini Guy Pearce enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him

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Drama about the friendship between an Oxford educated Southerner and a former black slave in turn of the century Savannah

A preview for the HBO documentary The Loving Story

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraqs oil reserves

Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son

At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia A veritable fortress on rails, this armored fifteen carriage convoy served as his mo

A young, skilled Viking embarks upon a perilous journey, fighting a lone battle to become a warrior Viking and fulfill his family legacy

A tragic love story set against the lynching of 18 Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, in 1871 Filmed in Utah