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Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 3,019 films · Page 92.

Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)

biographical film

Bettie Page: Dark Angel is a biographical drama based on the career of Bettie Page, a famous American 1950s pin-up and bondage model. Set in New York during 1953–1957, the film recreates six lost fetish/bondage 16mm featurettes she did for…

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The Great McGonagall (1974)

biographical film

The film is a humorous biography of the Scottish poet William McGonagall that includes several of McGonagall's poems, his appearing in the title role of Macbeth and his "improvement" of the Bard's plot, his pilgrimage to Balmoral Castle, t…

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The Prime Minister (1941)

biographical film, drama film

The film is not a remake of the 1929 film Disraeli, which depicted only one incident late in Disraeli's career. Instead, The Prime Minister is an episodic biography of Disraeli from his early career as a novelist through his political triu…

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Above and Beyond (2014)

biographical film, documentary film

In 1948, the new state of Israel is about to declare its independence after Mandatory Palestine is partitioned. The surrounding Arab states are about to launch an invasion with overwhelming superiority in numbers and weaponry compared to t…

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Pope John Paul II (1984)

biographical film, drama film

This film's timeline begins with the death of Pope John Paul I on September 28, 1978, and then flashes back to Karol Wojtyła as a young man growing up decades earlier in Wadowice, Poland. The storyline then returns to pre-October 16 dates …

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Wisegal (2008)

Biographical picture, Crime, Drama, crime film, drama film

The story is narrated by an adult Nino Montanari, who reminisces on his family history... Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1976: Angie resists abandoning baby daughter Patty on a cathedral doorstep and decides to raise her alone in the streets, sur…

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Bill: On His Own (1983)

biographical film, drama film

Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll, who teaches him how to read. Bill soon discovers his religious heritage, overc…

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Montana Belle (1952)

Western, Western film, biographical film

Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when she is rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls in love with her, as do gang member Mac and wealthy saloon owner Tom Bradfield, who has enlisted in a bankers' scheme to trap the …

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Yuli (2018)

Biographical picture

Carlos Acosta, an Afro-Cuban boy growing up in Havana, is nicknamed Yuli by his father, who is proud of his heritage — the name is drawn from Santería beliefs. He is a talented dancer and is enrolled in a prestigious ballet school by his p…

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Forbidden Paradise (1924)

Komödie, biographical film, drama film, silent film

As described in a review in a film magazine, Catherine (Negri), the Czarina of a small European country, decides to give audience in person to the French Ambassador (Malatesta) when she learns he is a favorite with the Parisian ladies. In …

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In a Dream (2008)

documentary film

In a Dream is a documentary about Philadelphia-based artist Isaiah Zagar that was filmed and directed by his son, Jeremiah. Isaiah is famous for his complex, highly detailed mosaics, which cover of South Philly with elaborate designs made …

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Marie Curie (2016)

Biographical picture, Romance Film

The film shows the life of Marie Curie from 1904 to 1911. Together with her husband Pierre Curie, she researches the isolation of the element radium, which they had discovered, and which leads to the first attempts to use radioactivity in …

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