Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.
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biographical film, comedy film, musical film
Loosely based on the life of vaudevillian Gus Edwards, the film follows the career of aspiring song writer Larry Earl (Crosby) who gives up his job as a night clerk and marries Mary (Louise Campbell). He is anxious to get his songs publish…
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biographical film, documentary film
American football film, biographical film
Florence Cavanaugh and a priest, Tim Donovan, recall how in the 1890s, her husband Frank was playing college football for Dartmouth and then moved west to become a coach. "Cav" is introduced to Florence and eventually moves back east where…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
Biographical documentary, Musical
Christmas film
Elizabeth Bayley Seton (1774-1821) is a happily married New York Episcopalian socialite and mother of five whose life gets turned around after her husband, William Seton, dies of consumption in Italy after his shipping business went bankru…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, historical film, silent film
biographical film, musical film
biographical film
The documentary describes Guccione's life from his schooling and early career through the development of his publishing empire (Penthouse, Omni, Spin). Interview subjects include former Penthouse editor Lynn Barber and Guccione's sons.
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biographical film, drama film
The film portrays Penn's struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and to attract settlers to his new colony, as well as his adoption of a radical new approach to the treatment of the Native Americans.
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Biographical picture, LGBTQ-related film, Romance Film, drama film
The film begins in 1981, with South Africa's white minority government embroiled in a brutal proxy conflict in Angola and Namibia. A shy teenager, Nicholas van der Swart, like all white South African males over 16, is forced to undergo two…
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Historie, War Film, drama film, war film
As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig, Germany, a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key pos…
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documentary film
The documentary goes behind the scenes in the recording studio with Arif Mardin. It shows him working with artists such as Norah Jones and Jewel. The documentary also features artists such as Aretha Franklin and producers such as George Ma…
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biographical film, musical film
Biographical picture
biographical film
Bryant Weeks plays American jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke in an account of his life. The film focuses on his conflicts with his family and his relations with the prominent jazz musicians of the 1920s, such as Hoagy Carmichael, Joe Venuti,…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
Jonah is a three-year-old Dutch boy who lives in Amsterdam during the Second World War. After the occupation of the city by the Germans, he was deported to the concentration camp together with his entire family in 1942. Here Jonah will spe…
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Biographical picture
Biographical documentary
The film profiles Jon Mikl Thor, born in Vancouver in 1953, who competed as a bodybuilder before moving into show business, appearing in stage revues and working as a male stripper. It traces his move into music as frontman of the theatric…
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Biographical documentary, Musical, documentary film
documentary film
Love Shines follows Ron Sexsmith as he attempts to turn his niche following into mainstream success by recording his album Long Player Late Bloomer with legendary producer Bob Rock.
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biographical film
biographical film, drama film
biographical film