Sergeant York (1941)
A hillbilly sharpshooter drafted in WW1 despite his claim to be a pacifist, who ends up becoming a war hero.
The Normal Heart (2014)
The Normal Heart (2014) The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and natio
A Real Vermeer (2016)
A Real Vermeer (2016) Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and trie
Day of the Falcon (2011)
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty creating
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017)
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017) Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) Film critic and historian Mark Cousins uses film clips, interviews with filmmakers, and illustrative footage of locations around the world to take viewers through film and filmmaking history, from the late 19th century to today, with a particular emphasis on worl
Suffragette (2015)
Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, lead the cast of a powerful drama about the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early-20th-century Britain. The stirring story centers on Maud (playe
La nuit de Varennes (1982)
La nuit de Varennes (1982) In June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution, when they find themselves in the city of Varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing King Louis.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) This is a 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.
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018) When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian ...
De Gaulle (2020)
De Gaulle (2020) Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) Pope Julius is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the f
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016) At the beginning of the 20th Century Egon Schiele is one of the most provocative artists in Vienna. His life and work are driven by beautiful women and an era that is coming to an end. Two women will have a lasting impact on him - his sister and first muse G
Lady Kasuga (1990)
Lady Kasuga (1990) Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble, one of the best politicians in the Edo period. A prominent samurai family during that period. She negotiated with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994)
North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994) The Civil War has just ended, but things in the country aren't much better, especially in the south.
Exodus (1960) CD1
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. An Intelligence officer succeeds in getting them back on board their ship only to have the harbor blocked by the British with whom they mus
Go for Broke! (1951)
Go for Broke! (1951) A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, t
The Forbidden Marriage (2022-)
The Forbidden Marriage 2022 Lee Heon is the king of Joseon Seven years ago, when he was a crown prince, his beloved wife died To this day, he has not been able to get over her death For the past seven years, the royal family and government members have tr
7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
7 Days in Entebbe (2018) Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Winnie Mandela (2011)
Winnie Mandela (2011) A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
Call Jane (2022)
Call Jane 2022 A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she cant get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help
Queens at Heart (1967)
Queens at Heart 1967 Produced in 1967, this amazing 22 minute short film introduces us to Misty, Vicky, Sonja and Simone four transwomen who are subjected to a six month psychological project and then grilled about their personal lives by a weird guy in a wood paneled office who claims to have inter
Civilisations (2018)
Civilisations (2018) Civilisations (2018) DescriptionInspired by art historian Kenneth Clark's documentary series of the 1960s, `Civilisations' sees three experts travel the world to explore human creativity and the development of art through the ages. From the ancient city of Petra in Jordan to the
Europa Europa (1990)
Europa Europa (1990) A Jewish boy, separated from his family in the early days of WWII, poses as a German orphan and is thereafter taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually made a Hitler Youth. Although improbabilities and happenstance are cornerstones of the film, it is
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016) In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther Kin
Isoroku Yamamoto, the CommanderinChief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the CommanderinChief of the Combined Fleet (2011) The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.
Noah (2019)
Noah (2019) Travel with Noah as he fulfills God's wish, even amidst seemingly impossible odds and the scrutiny of onlookers.
The Champion (2020)
The Champion 2020 The story of the pre war boxing champion Tadeusz Teddy Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrives with the first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp There, camp officers force him to fight for his and other prisoners lives However, with every win, he st
Wife of a Spy (2020)
Wife of a Spy (2020) A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.
The Silent Mountain (2014)
A young Austrian soldier in World War 1 fights his way through the Alps to rescue his first love and escape the impending explosion that will rock the mountain.
Impolex (2009)
Impolex (2009) At the end of WWII, the United States sent soldiers across Europe to locate and retrieve the rockets and rocket science that Germany perfected before losing the war. It was called Operation Paperclip. Impolex is the story of one soldier and his mission to find the last two undetonated
The Legend (1993)
The Legend (1993) This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret societ
The Knowledge of the Forever Time (2015)
The Knowledge of the Forever Time 2015 The film opens with the howling voices of the last 50,000 years, and believe it or not, their voices are actually screams of fear and desperation Every cave painting of a cow or horse is actually an encrypted prehistoric message, and these messages actually tel
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Common Threads Stories from the Quilt (1989)
Common Threads Stories from the Quilt 1989 This film recounts the lives and deaths of various victims of AIDS who are commemorated in the AIDS quilt It is a massive cloth collecting each piece as a memorial for each victim of the disease to both show the death toll and to show the humanity of the vi
Countdown to War (1989)
Countdown to War (1989) Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Red Joan (2018)
Red Joan (2018) The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy.
Nightwatching (2007)
Nightwatching (2007) The year 1642 marks the turning point in the life of the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt, turning him from a wealthy respected celebrity into a discredited pauper. At the insistence of his pregnant wife Saskia, Rembrandt has reluctantly agreed to paint the Amsterdam Musketeer Mi
Romulus & Remus: The First King (2019)
Romulus & Remus: The First King (2019) Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.
Roe v. Wade (2021)
Roe v. Wade (2021) Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.
Titanics Final Mystery (2012)
Titanics Final Mystery (2012) The documentary looks at the reasons behind the sinking and lack of rescue of the RMS Titanic, and sees Tim Matlin, author of several books about the Titanic travel to locations across Europe, North American and the Atlantic Ocean to meet experts and perform experiments
Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Daughters of the Dust (1991) Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastions of these mores in America. Set in 1902.
Caravaggio (1986)
Caravaggio (1986) Fictionalized biopic of famed 17th century Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio. As a young man, he gained the support of Cardinal Del Monte and Caravaggio proceeded to develop a new style of painting giving a more realistic view of the world in which he lived. He also
When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon (2021-)
When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon 2021 Set during the late Joseon period, when a strict alcohol prohibition has been enacted
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous cavalry charge made b
Bhowani Junction (1956)
Bhowani Junction (1956) The year is 1947, the British are on the verge of finally leaving India. Amongst the few who are sorry to see the British leave are the Anglo-Indians, half British and half Indian, for they are going to miss the patronage of their white cousins, the job reservations, and the
Nothing Like the Sun (2018)
Nothing Like the Sun (2018) In the mid-20th century, a lesbian estranged by her family struggles to get them back by falsely adopting the faith of a Christian household where she takes shelter, but finds herself infatuated with their daughter.
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957) The young Empress Sissi is staying at the Gödölle Palace in Hungary with her little daughter and some court people. Here she can be herself, liberated from all the strict court rules in Austria. She spends her days with Count Andrassy, riding in the wo