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2020

Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

October 24, 1944, Japan's navy gambles on a decisive victory against the United States to turn the tide of World War II. Instead, Musashi, its top-secret super battleship, ends up at the bottom of the ocean.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

1931
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Congress Dances

Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.

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- #Comedy
- #History
Congress Dances

1961

Duel of the Titans

Twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city.


- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Duel of the Titans

2015

Violencia

One day, three men, three different settings, the all-pervading violence that envelopes Colombia their inexorable connective tissue.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Violencia

1958
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Along the Coast

A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.

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- #History
- #Documentary
Along the Coast

1964

Soy Cuba

Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Soy Cuba

1992
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Videogramme einer Revolution

This documentary uses news footage and amateur video to paint a vivid picture of Romania's 1989 revolution and the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

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- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Videogramme einer Revolution

1990

Berkeley in the Sixties

A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California-Berkely in the 1960's.


- #History
- #Documentary
Berkeley in the Sixties

2011

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.


- #History
- #Documentary
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2014

Concerning Violence

The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Documentary
Concerning Violence

2017

JFK: The Making of a President

Explore how John F. Kennedy's worldview was influenced by his younger years, when he endured poor health, family tragedy and a demanding father.


- #History
- #Documentary
JFK: The Making of a President

2012

The Last Supper

The story of two warring generals (Liu Bang and Xiang Yu) fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.


- #Action
- #History
The Last Supper

2015

Chuck Norris vs. Communism

In the oppressive 1980s communist Romania, the smuggled VHS tapes of banned Hollywood films become an inspirational ray of hope. A hybrid feature about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.


- #Comedy
- #History
- #Thriller
- #Documentary
Chuck Norris vs. Communism

2021

Our Lady of San Juan, Four Centuries of Miracles

In this dramatization, the Virgin Mary works a miracle on a girl in 1623 Mexico. Four centuries later, a family make a pilgrimage for their own child.


- #Drama
- #History
Our Lady of San Juan, Four Centuries of Miracles

1933

She Done Him Wrong

In the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Romance
She Done Him Wrong

1935

A Tale of Two Cities

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
A Tale of Two Cities

1935

Captain Blood

A young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.


- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
- #Romance
Captain Blood

1955

Seven Cities of Gold

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.


- #Adventure
- #History