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2014

Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape

The October 14, 1943, mass escape from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor in Poland is recounted through the firsthand accounts of survivors Thomas Blatt, Philip Bialowitz, Selma Engel-Wijnberg and Semjon Rozenfeld.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape

2015

Operation Orangutan



- #History
- #Documentary
Operation Orangutan

2020

Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force

The 'Mighty Eighth Air Force' tilted the balance for the Allies during World War II. This is the story of how they did it, using rare archival footage and dramatic eye-witness accounts of the airmen and the commanders themselves.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force

2017

1917: One Year, Two Revolutions

In 1917, the starving population of Russia overthrew the Tsar and established a Government. Later that same year, with the Government proving unpopular, they too were overthrown by a Bolshevik led uprising.


- #History
- #Documentary
1917: One Year, Two Revolutions

1980

The Age of the Earth

Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha's experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder.


- #Fantasy
- #Drama
- #History
The Age of the Earth

1966
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L'armata Brancaleone

A group of misfits, headed by an incompetent knight named Brancaleone, set out to reach the small town of Aurocastro so that their leader can take possession of the fief.

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- #Adventure
- #Comedy
- #History
L'armata Brancaleone

2018

The Spy Who Raised Me

The Spy Who Raised Me" follows the emotional journey of Chelsea Barsky, the U.S. born daughter of a former American-based Russian spy.


- #History
The Spy Who Raised Me

1989

Fat Man and Little Boy

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.


- #Drama
- #History
Fat Man and Little Boy

2019

Viking Warrior Women

Drama led documentary follows the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who driven by revenge becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Documentary
Viking Warrior Women

2019

Hitler's Secret Tunnels

Two explorers investigate underground tunnels that are believed to have been built by Nazis with mysteries yet to be discovered.


- #History
Hitler's Secret Tunnels

2014

What If Marx Was Right?

The life and legacy of Karl Marx and how it shaped the modern society of today.


- #History
- #Documentary
What If Marx Was Right?

1981

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.


- #History
- #Documentary
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

2014

Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II

Gregory Doran directs Shakespeare's epic pair of plays with a cast including Antony Sher as Sir John Falstaff, Jasper Britton as King Henry and Alex Hassell as Prince Hal.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II

2014

Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part I

The second play in Shakespeare's series of histories covering the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Shakespeare muses on the consequences of actions, the role of princes and the realities of wielding power.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History