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biographical film, drama film, historical film
The film details the story of the 17th-century social reformer and writer Gerrard Winstanley, who, along with a small band of followers known as the Diggers, tried to establish a self-sufficient farming community on common land at St Georg…
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Drama, drama film, historical film
The first major segment of the film introduces the poor Mancuso family (headed by the widowed Salvatore), from Sicily, Italy, at the turn of the 20th century residing in a rural mountainous region, who decide to emigrate to the United Stat…
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On her 99th birthday, Lucy Honicut Marsden (Anne Bancroft) recalls her life as the 14-year-old bride of a veteran of the American Civil War.
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drama film, historical film
This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan's surrender in World War II. The movie presents the trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao. The directo…
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Adventure, historical film
Lorna Doone is in love with John Ridd but is unwillingly promised in marriage to Carver Doone. As the English Civil War looms, John is determined to defeat the vicious Doone family and win Lorna.
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Adventure, Historie, Romance Film, biographical film
The film opens in 44 BC, just after the assassination of Julius Caesar, and tells the story of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (Fleming) and her relationship with the Roman general Mark Antony (Burr) from that time until their mutual suicide …
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Historical drama
Resistance 1942 is a historical drama that tells the story of Jacques, a man who broadcasts messages of hope and resistance to the citizens of France during the Nazi occupation in 1942. As the Gestapo searches for him, Jacques and his daug…
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Historical drama, drama film, romance film, spy film
Englishman A. J. Fothergill is recruited by Colonel Forrester to spy on Russia for the British government because he can speak the language fluently.
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biographical film, war film
At age 34, Army Air Force pilot Major Robert Lee Scott Jr. (Dennis Morgan) is considered too old to fly in combat, but he is recruited and volunteers to fly in a secret bombing mission from the Philippines against Tokyo, the Japanese capit…
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
Inge Sargent, an Austrian student and Sao Kya Seng, a young mining student from Burma fall in love. But it is only at the lavish wedding ceremony that Inge discovers her husband is the ruling prince of Hsipaw, a princely state in Burma. Af…
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
In 1955, a Jewish man named Nyiszli comes to the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in search of Chiune "Senbo" Sugihara, a man who once saved his life. An officer named Ichiro Sekimitsu, who acommondates Nyiszli, replies that "There is no…
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biographical film, drama film, family film, historical film, war film
It is 1943 and Colette Cohen, a beautiful young Belgian-Jewish woman, is imprisoned in Auschwitz -Birkenau where she meets a fellow prisoner, Vili Feld, a Slovak-Jew, and they fall in love. They both experience the daily torture and slave …
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historical film
Luke tells the story here. Jesus ascends to heaven after 40 days, and Judas is replaced by Matthias. The holy spirit comes to Jerusalem, after which the disciples begin to proclaim the gospel with great boldness and fruitfulness.
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Historical drama, drama film, silent film
To secure a peace treaty, Henry VIII arranges for his sister, Mary Tudor, to marry Louis XII. However, her heart belongs to Charles Brandon. The lovers attempt a daring escape, only to be captured.
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war film
Quartermaster's Mate Leslie Harmon is awaiting a court martial when he is brought to Commodore Joseph Smith (E.G. Marshall) and his son Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith Jr.
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Historical drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, independent film
In 1963, in the swirl of glamour and intrigue that turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a young teenager, Adam Stafford has an inside view of JFK’s torrid affair with Adam's neighbor Catherine and secret CIA assassin…
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documentary film, historical film
The film outlines the store's history, most notably its reacquisition and restoration to New York City after the trip to Salemi, Italy, featuring clips from both mainstream and rarely-seen films that are part of Kim's collection of videos …
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Drama, Historie, Sport, historical drama
The preparation and events leading up to the inaugural modern Olympic Games held in Athens, 1896. The movie examines the experience of competitors from different nations, but especially concentrates on the creation of the first American Ol…
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drama film, historical film
The movie opens with these words: In a letter to the Continental Congress, George Washington recommends Brigadier General Benedict Arnold for promotion to Major General for the numerous acts of heroism he made as an ardent Patriot. Washing…
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adventure film, drama film, family film, historical film, war film
The film takes place primarily in German South-West Africa (now Namibia) in 1914 during World War I. An Arabian mare gives birth to a beautiful chestnut foal during a voyage to Swakopmund for work in the copper mines. The foal is separated…
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Family Drama, Political Drama, independent film
Kelli, returning from her military tour of duty in the Middle East, has high hopes for resuming her old life in her midwestern hometown. Her hopes are gradually dashed as her relationships with her family and friends suffer; they have move…
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drama film, historical film
In 1976, Captain Joseph Dewa is living with his pregnant girlfriend, Suzy, inside an army barracks. Dewa is elusive about his family, while Suzy’s does not accept him. One night, Dewa is approached by Gomos, a friend in the army, who wants…
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Drama, Historie, biographical film, drama film, historical drama
Towards the conclusion of the Second World War, Japan nears defeat as Emperor Hirohito reminisces about the final war years. He is depicted as still surrounded by his attentive staff who look after his every bodily need. When Hirohito rece…
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action film, adventure film, historical film, spy film, war film
The film takes place in Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Erast Fandorin is put on the trail of a Turkish agent who is trying to disrupt the Russian advance during the Siege of Plevna. The agent, known as Anwar Efendi, is …
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