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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 890 films · Page 32.
historical film
The film is set in 1901, and is based on events surrounding the growing Macedonian resistance to the Ottoman Empire. Resistance groups known as "Komiti" show the readiness of the Macedonian people to fight for freedom. At the same time dif…
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drama film
A young Jewish boy who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns.
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documentary film, drama film
Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish embassies and consulates in several European countries, who are presented as saving numerous Jews during the Second World War. Whether they pulled them out of Nazi concentrati…
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drama film
In the 1890s a lumberjack, John, travels to Alaska from Seattle in search of gold. He marries a dance hall girl named Sally, but soon finds that she was once in love with his best friend, Blackie.
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historical film, swashbuckler film
A French baron leads rebels like a Robin Hood, stealing Louis XVI's taxes to give to the poor. He is love with an aristocrat woman, Amelie, whose brother Gaston is determined to catch the thief.
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biographical film, historical film, thriller film
Badamasi tells the story of Babangida from his origin in the village of Wushishi in Northern Nigeria to his joining the army and time as a Nigerian military head of state. It also portrays significant events in Babangida's life including t…
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drama film, historical film
Romance Film, drama film, romance film
When Russian revolutionaries overrun his country estate, Baron Nikita Krasnoff barely escapes with his life by killing one of them and switching clothes. His story is suspicious, so the household servant Tanyusha is found and brought to id…
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historical film, war film
In 1803, Royal Navy Captain Blake is forced into retirement by Admiral Lord Nelson for his harsh treatment of the crew of his ship, HMS Warrior. However, when Napoleon gathers barges for an invasion of England, Nelson and Lieutenant Hawkin…
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drama film, historical fiction
documentary film, drama film, historical film
Travel documentary, historical film
Adventure, drama film, historical film
historical film, war film
biographical film, drama film, family film, historical film
The story is set in 1844 when a group of working-class people from the town of Rochdale came together to change the unfair society they were living in. Fed up with dishonest and corrupt shopkeepers selling poor quality products at high pri…
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historical film
Ben, a rebellious young African American, mysteriously becomes trapped in the past with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. He experiences life with Tubman as a slave on a Maryland plantation. When the master of the plantation dies, Ben and Harri…
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drama film, historical drama, war film
In 1941, as German forces approach Moscow at the start of the Great Patriotic War, two young student cameramen, Lev Alperin and Ivan Maisky, choose not to evacuate and instead seek permission to film on the front lines. Both compete for th…
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biographical film, documentary film, historical film
biographical film, documentary film, historical film
Western film, drama film, historical film, propaganda film, silent film
The film recreates four battles – the Battle of Summit Springs, the Battle of Warbonnet Creek, the Battle of the Mission and the Battle of Wounded Knee – which were fought by the United States Cavalry and various tribes of the Sioux Indian…
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documentary film, historical film
drama film, historical film, silent film
The famed poet and vagabond rogue Francois Villon is by odd circumstances given the opportunity to rule France for a week. Adventure and intrigue ensue.
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LGBTQ-related film, documentary film, historical film
The film explores the small but burgeoning community of LGBT Inuit living in Nunavut, amidst the backdrop of the establishment of an LGBT Pride festival in the territorial capital of Iqaluit; the event took place just months after Iqaluit …
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
The film depicts the nuclear arms race that developed among the major powers during World War II, ultimately setting the stage for the Cold War. The story begins with the 1945 Meeting at the Elbe between American and Soviet forces and the …
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