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war film
Prior to the invasion of France, Allied Intelligence launches Operation GAMBIT, the destruction of a bunker containing the controls to a device to flood the waters off the American landing at Omaha Beach with oil and ignite it to destroy t…
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Dance Film, biographical film, drama fiction, drama film, historical film, musical film
The film opens in the cold Saint Petersburg with a scene where Anna as a young girl observes through a window young dancers practicing. Although she catches a cold, Anna decides that she does not merely want to be a dancer but that she wan…
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historical television series, war television series
Historical drama, adventure film, drama film
LGBTQ-related film, crime film, drama film, historical film, mystery film, thriller film
Police inspector Danladi Waziri is summoned by the British colonial authorities to present his findings on a series of rapes and murders of young women in Akote, a remote village in Western Nigeria. Upon his arrival in Akote, he is receive…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film, historical film
Historical drama
historical drama, mystery film
Marian Fairlie (Tara Fitzgerald) and Laura Fairlie (Justine Waddell) are half-sisters (same father but different mothers). Laura's mother died, leaving Laura an inheritance which she will receive when she comes of age. They both live in Li…
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Drama, Historical drama, biographical film, drama film, silent film
The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.
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Adventure, historical film
It is ten years since Robin Hood has died, and his band of merry men in the forest is ageing and depleted. The villainous Des Roches covets the English throne, and has locked the Prince Regent in his dungeon to persuade him to sign the thr…
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Western film, drama film, family film, historical film
The sisters of the legendary Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe are nearing completion of a chapel, but the architect, contractor and laborers have all omitted stairs to the choir loft. This becomes a source of disagreement and contention between …
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historical drama
thumb|left|upright=0.8|alt=Photographic portrait at bust length of a bearded man|Undated portrait of William Gregg (1800–1867), industrialist and patriarch of the Gregg family Dr. Perceval makes a house call to the Gregg estate in the comp…
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Historical drama, drama film
Action, Historie, action film, historical fiction
The legend of the Namejs Ring is a story that takes place in the 13th century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis). The film follows Namejs as he attempts …
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Drama, drama film, historical drama, war film
Romek (Haley Joel Osment) is the son of a wealthy Jewish couple. When the Nazis invade Poland, the family contacts an old friend and tasks him to hide their son. During this plight, Romek poses as the Catholic nephew of a local farmer (Ola…
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biographical film, crime film, drama film, historical film
Taking place from the 1940s to the 1980s and primarily set in France, the plot is freely inspired by the life of Paris-based Spanish anarchist, bricklayer, and bank robber Lucio Urtubia, known for forging a large-scale scam aimed at the Ci…
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Biographical picture, Historical drama, biographical film, drama film, thriller film
Historical drama, drama film
Set in Venice in the late 19th century and based on Henry James' novella of the same name,The Aspern Papers is a story of obsession, grandeur lost, and dreams of Byronesque adventures. Ambitious editor Morton Vint is fascinated by the Roma…
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historical film
Relieved that Richmond has fallen and the American Civil War is over, Abraham Lincoln has contentious discussions with his Cabinet about the treatment of the defeated Confederacy. Many members of his cabinet want the Confederates punished,…
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historical drama
In late-Oyo Empire, Nigeria, Olodan ruler of the Olodan kingdom, refuses to pay the massive tributes demanded of him by the Alaafin ruler of the Oyo Empire. He is ruthlessly attacked and brought to the palace. The tributes in money and agr…
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Western, bushranging film, crime film, drama film
In 1865 Australia, the two Marston brothers, bold Dick and sensitive Jim, are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, the famous cattle thief Captain Starlight. They help take some cattle their father and …
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Historical drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film, musical film
In the year 1787, Mozart escapes Vienna for Prague, but his presence unleashes a series of dramatic events set off by a forbidden love affair with young soprano Zuzanna. His passionate response to danger and heartbreak ultimately expressed…
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Romantic Comedy, comedy film, historical drama, romance film, romantic comedy
The film is set on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1912 and follows the story of two lighthouse attendants, one young and one old, who swear to abstain from women, until two women arrive for their summer vacation. It is based upon The Woman Ha…
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