A Royal Affair (2012) Trailer

En kongelig affære

Their love affair would divide a nation.

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard.

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Denmark, 1766, and Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King Christian VII. Ignored by the wild King who chooses to live scandalously, Caroline grows accustomed to a quiet existence in oppressed Copenhagen. When the King returns from a tour of Europe accompanied by Struensee, his new personal physician, Queen Caroline finds an unexpected ally within the kingdom. The attraction between the two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy, but it soon turns into a passionate and clandestine affair. 

Committed to the ideals of the Enlightenment that are banned in Denmark, Struensee convinces the King to assert his previously untapped power to remove the conservative political council and implement drastic changes to Danish society. As the Court plot their return to power and the downfall of the Queen and Struensee, the consequences of their affair are made clear and the entire nation will be changed forever.

Barabbas (1961) Trailer

Barabbas

"The motion picture that begins where the other big ones leave off"

Barabbas is a 1961 religious epic film expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels.

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Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place. Written by Humberto Amador

Gagarin: First in Space (2013) Trailer

Gagarin. Pervyy v kosmose

Gagarin. Pervyy v kosmose (English DVD title: Gagarin: First in Space) is a 2013 Russian docudrama biopic about the first human in space Yuri Gagarin on the mission of Vostok 1. 

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GAGARIN: FIRST IN SPACE, is a feature film featuring amazing SFX, that celebrates the bravery and achievements of Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 108 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union. Once chosen Gagarin is fast tracked to train for the unknown and the trip of a life time! Written by Manifest Film Sales

The IBUR Connection (2014) Trailer

The IBUR Connection

 A Film About Miracles

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The IBUR Connection is a film about miracles. It was filmed in Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, Ukraine, and Poland. It is a historical spiritual road trip told from the tombs of Saints and Prophets. At the tombs of the Saints, there is an energy known as an IBUR. When the pilgrims go to visit the Saints at their tombs and ask for miracles, the IBUR helps to make the miracles come true. While the film primarily covers Hebrew Saints, known as Tzadikim, it uses several opportunities to highlight the commonality of the three Abrahamic traditions. Its does so when visiting several sites that are holy to Christians, such as the tomb of Jesus, as well as the third most holy site in Islam, the Temple Mount/Holy Sanctuary and the Arab section of the Tomb of the Patriarchs. It also tours Morocco, a country that is entirely Muslim. In Israel/West Bank, the film groups the Saints according to the four energy centers: Fire (Jerusalem), Water (Tiberius), Air (Tzfat), and Earth (Hebron). In Eastern ... Written by digiota STUDIOS

Cry Freedom (1987) Trailer

Cry Freedom

The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world

Cry Freedom is a 1987 British drama film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. 

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Donald Woods is chief editor of the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his opinion. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country. Written by Mattias Thuresson

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) Trailer

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story is a 1985 NBC television film starring Richard Chamberlain as Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat instrumental in saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust.

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The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.

Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend (2014) Trailer

 Kochadaiiyaan

Kochadaiiyaan (English: The king with a long, curly mane) is a 2014 Indian Tamil historical fiction-action film written by K. S. Ravikumar and directed by Soundarya R. Ashwin.

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The Story of a powerful king Kochadaiiyaan, and so does his Kingdom. But on a fateful day, one of his close friends plots against him and acquires his kingdom, while he was driven away. Kochadaiiyaan gets a baby boy Rana, who grows up to become a great warrior, and fights and redeems the kingdom that rightfully belongs to him. Written by Nithin J

Citizen X (1995) Trailer

Citizen X

You don't want to know what he does... You just want to know when he's caught.

Citizen X is a made-for-TV film, released in 1995, which covers the investigation of the Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was convicted in 1992 of killing 53 women and children between 1978 and 1990, and the efforts of detectives in the Soviet Union to capture him.

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Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.

Captains of April (2000) Trailer

Capitães de Abril

Há momentos em que a única solução é desobedecer.

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Film dedicated to the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974 in Portugal.

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) Trailer

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup

Does History Repeat Itself?

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup was the 2009 edition that was written, directed, and edited by Dylan Avery.

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This version started with a history of false flag operations. The graphics, interviews, and footage were changed and updated. There were interviews with Dr. Stephen Jones about the alleged nano-thermite residue found at the bottom of World Trade Centers 1, 2, and 7.

Amistad (1997) Trailer

Amistad

A true story.

Amistad is a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the notable uprising in 1839 by newly abducted Mende tribesmen who took control of the ship La Amistad off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by a U.S. revenue cutter.

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Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of the ship. As the ship is crossing from Cuba to the U.S., Cinque, who was a tribal leader in Africa, leads a mutiny and takes over the ship. They continue to sail, hoping to find help when they land. Instead, when they reach the United States, they are imprisoned as runaway slaves. They don't speak a word of English, and it seems like they are doomed to die for killing their captors when an abolitionist lawyer decides to take their case, arguing that they were free citizens of another country and not slaves at all. The case finally gets to the Supreme Court, where John Quincy Adams makes an impassioned and eloquent plea for their release. Written by M Parkinson, Sarasota, FL, USA

A Year in Champagne (2014) Trailer

A Year in Champagne

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Renowned wine importer Martine Saunier returns as our guide in the second installment in a trilogy of wine films. Here we get a rare glimpse behind the scenes into the real Champagne through six houses, from small independent producers to the illustrious houses of Gosset and Bollinger. In the vineyard, 2012 threatened to be 'the year of all our fears.' But most Champagne is not just the product of a specific year and its weather. Signature house styles are creations that happen behind closed doors and in the miles of cellars beneath Champagne. Pull back the curtain and see how the people of a cold, tough land with a grim history triumph in producing the drink of joy, seduction and celebration.Written by Anonymous

Karl May (1974) Excerpt

Karl May

Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May.

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Happy New Year Hungary (2014) Trailer

Búék

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Happy New Year Hungary is Hungary's first collaborative documentary. The last day of the year is a perfect opportunity to connect people from different generations, social classes and sub-cultures. 12 professional crews were following 12 different characters during the last and the first day of the year and 300 participants contributed the project by submitting videos. The film offers a colorful tableau of a modern society by following the stories of a diverse cast of characters on New Year's Eve.

Inherit the Wind (1960) Trailer

Inherit the Wind

It's all about the monkey trial that rocked America.

Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer.

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Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.

Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

The 13th Warrior (1999) Trailer

The 13th Warrior

An Ordinary Man...An Extraordinary Journey! 

The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton and is a loose retelling of the tale of Beowulf. 

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In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh. 

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Tower of London (1939) Scene

Tower of London

Tower of London is a 1939 black-and-white historical film and quasi-horror film released by Universal Pictures and directed by Rowland V. Lee. It stars Basil Rathbone as the future Richard III of England, and Boris Karloff as his fictitious club-footed executioner Mord. 

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In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.

Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Witchfinder General (1968) Trailer

Witchfinder General

 LEAVE THE CHILDREN AT HOME...If YOU are squeamish stay home with them!

Witchfinder General is a 1968 British horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, and Hilary Dwyer. 

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England is in civil war as the Royalists battle Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne (Robert Russell), he travels from town to town and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets.

Destiny (1977) Scene

Al-massir

Destiny (Arabic: المصير‎, translit. Al-massir) is a 1997 French-Egyptian historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine.

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The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgements are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on living thanks to his students. Written by Anonymous

The Einstein of Sex (1999) Trailer

Der Einstein des Sex

Discover the Theory of Sexuality...Relatively Speaking.

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (German: Der Einstein des Sex) is a 1999 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.

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A brief intro to the 1999 Rosa Von Praunheim film about the life of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 - 1935). Dr. Hirschfeld was a gay Jewish Dr. and the first person to go into the field of the study of human sexuality. His clinic was in Berlin but it was destroyed by the Nazis during the 1930's. Fortunately, Dr. Hirschfeld escaped out of Germany, but died of a heart attack in France in 1935.