Wilson (1944)

Wilson

DRAMA AND SPECTACLE UNPARALLELED! ENTERTAINMENT UNDREAMED OF! 12,000 PLAYERS! 200 MIGHTY SCENES! TOLD TO THE TUNE OF 87 BELOVED SONGS! 

Wilson is a 1944 American biographical film in Technicolor about President Woodrow Wilson.

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The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations.Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan <shannon@mun.ca>

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The Fighting Sullivans

The Guts and Glory of the Fighting Navy!!

The Fighting Sullivans, originally released as The Sullivans, is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. 

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The Fighting Sullivans portrays the true story of 5 brothers who fought and died together when their ship, the American cruiser U.S.S. Juneau, was sunk in the South Pacific during World War II. The wartime film is emotionally gripping depiction of the Sullivan boys of Waterloo, Iowa. Amid all the tales of personal tragedy in WW II, this one stands out. The five inseparable brothers enlisted together after Pearl Harbor and were all assigned to a battleship that ended up at Guadalcanal, where all five brothers died in action. A moving tribute to those who gave their lives in the last world war.

Jack London (1943)

Jack London

 The true adventures of America's rugged and remarkable hero! 

Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. 

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Episodes in the novelist's life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Later, he signs on for a sealing voyage, tries Yukon prospecting and a brief university career, loving and leaving women along the way. Instead of riches, he gets story ideas. Suddenly, he finds success and a delectable lady; but the urge to adventure won't let him go. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

At the end of the day, what will you hang on to?

Get Rich or Die Tryin '​ is a 2005 American crime drama film starring 50 Cent.

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A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

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Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent is a 2014 French biography drama film directed by Jalil Lespert and co-written with Jacques Fieschi, Jérémie Guez and Marie-Pierre Huster. 

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Paris, 1957. 21 year old Yves is catapulted to international stardom as the successor to Christian Dior who has recently died. At his first catwalk show he meets Pierre Bergé, who will become his lover and business partner, and begins a relationship that will change his life forever. Just a few years later however he's subjected to the public humiliation of being fired. Refusing to succumb to his critics and self-doubt, he creates the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house and presents the first-ever 'ready to wear' collection, shocking the world of couture. 

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The Song of Bernadette

 Here is greatness . . . wonder . . . and majesty . . . no human words can describe!

The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 drama film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in Lourdes, France, reported eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was directed by Henry King.

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In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.

Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>

Rembrandt (1942)

Rembrandt

Rembrandt is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ewald Balser, Hertha Feiler, Gisela Uhlen and Aribert Wäscher.

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It was based on the novel Zwischen Hell und Dunkel by V. Tornius and depicts the life of the Dutch painter Rembrandt.