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Drama, Justice Drama, Sport, War Film, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
A stevedore in Thessaloniki, Greece, Salamo Arouch's passion is boxing. Captured along with his family and fiancée Allegra in 1943 and interned in Auschwitz, Arouch is used by his SS captors as entertainment, forced to box against fellow p…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
Thomas Stockmann is a doctor and amateur scientist in a small, unnamed Norwegian town. The town is expecting a major boost in tourism due to the therapeutic powers of nearby springs, but Stockmann has discovered they are being polluted by …
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Biographical picture, drama film
Aging Greek Theo Tomasis rose from his peasant roots to become a mogul who owns oil tankers, airlines, and Mediterranean islands and longs to be elected President of Greece. He eventually falls in love with the considerably younger Liz Cas…
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Drama, Komödie, biographical film, comedy drama, comedy film
As he is arrested by the state police on an island in New England, a man born as Ferdinand Waldo Demara, but known by many other identities, recalls the events that brought him to this point. Demara quit high school as a boy and joined the…
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The film is based on the true story of David Wilkerson, a small-town preacher who gets caught in the shadows of a crime-ridden neighborhood in New York City. Guided by the streetwise Little Bo, David quickly learns about the neighborhood a…
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Historie, biographical film, drama film, war film
In 1456, Charles VII, experiences dreams in which he is visited by Joan of Arc, the former commander of his army, burned at the stake as a heretic twenty-five years earlier. In the dream he tells Joan that her case was retried and her sent…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film, drama film
biographical film, drama film
Part 1 The film begins on November 28, 1981, on Catalina Island, California, where 43-year-old Natalie Wood (Justine Waddell) falls off her yacht, Splendour, and drowns. Flashing back to 1943, five-year-old, then named Natasha (Grace Fulto…
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The film begins with the initial meeting between the then Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The television drama then moves on through their courtship, marriage, and succession to the throne after the abdication of Edward VIII. W…
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Biographical documentary, Concert film, documentary film
Drama, Historie, Horror, biographical film, horror film
In the Russian countryside, Rasputin heals the sick wife of an innkeeper, but seduces the innkeeper's daughter. A young man tries to kill him, but Rasputin cuts off his hand and then tries to rape the screaming daughter. People come from t…
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Biographical picture, Historie, biographical film, drama film, historical film, period drama film, war film
When England and France wage war on the republic of The Netherlands, Naval commander Michiel de Ruyter is called upon to lead the Dutch fleet in a battle for freedom and unity.
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Biographical picture, Sport, sport film
The film details the life of stock-car racing legend Dale Earnhardt. From an early age, Earnhardt learned about cars from his father Ralph, who worked at a mill to feed and clothe his family but also rebuilt jalopies in his garage and race…
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Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film
The documentary chronicles the life of American singer Nina Simone, who became a civil rights activist and moved to Liberia following the turbulence of the 1960s. The documentary combines previously unreleased archival footage and intervie…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
At a young age, Jackie Kallen learns about boxing with her father and uncle in a small gym. Later, she becomes assistant to a Cleveland boxing promoter. Her boss then begins doing business with Sam LaRocca, a sports manager, during a middl…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, exploitation film
It details the controversial actions and atrocities of the former dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada, during his violent rise to power in 1971 until his overthrow in 1979 as the result of the Uganda–Tanzania War. Rise and Fall of Idi Amin w…
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Biographical picture, biographical film
With the coming of more immigrants from Asia, cases of leprosy began to appear around the Hawaiian islands in the late 19th century. As it spreads, a colony for the isolation and care of lepers was established on the isolated Kalaupapa pen…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, biographical film
The film introduces Barney and Betty Hill, two ordinary people who have had the most extraordinary experience. Barney is a postman and Betty is a social worker. They are an interracial couple who are very happy with each other, but they ar…
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Drama, biographical film
Romance Film, biographical film, drama film, romance film
thumb|left|Norma Shearer, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Charles Laughton in The Barretts of Wimpole Street In her bedroom where she has been sequestered for years, Elizabeth ("Ba"), the eldest Barrett daughter, consults with her doctor. She is r…
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Biographical picture, Mysterie, drama film
thumb|The Night Watch by Rembrandt, the subject of the film The film is centred on the creation of The Night Watch, Rembrandt's most famous work, depicting civilian militiamen who wanted to be celebrated in a group portrait. The film posit…
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biographical film, comedy drama
A summer league baseball team called the DBs (for Diamondbacks) is in the league semifinals. Maz, one of their players, decides to play despite the disappointment of finding out minutes earlier he was not drafted. The opposing team, the Bu…
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Drama Documentary, biographical film
The film tells the story of Brittany Murphy, from her rise in the 1990s in Hollywood, her relationship with actor Ashton Kutcher in the early 2000s, her problems with fame and self-esteem, to her mysterious death on December 20, 2009 at th…
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Drama, Historie, drama television series
The first episode covers Victoria's growth from bullied princess to reigning queen, and includes her romance and marriage with Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The second episode depicts Victoria's life from her first pregnancy to Albert's dea…
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