Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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...
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
In 16th century Venice courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red they read compose poetry and music and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic. When Veronica Franco comes of age she cannot marry Marco Venier whom she loves because she is well born but penniless. Her choice: cloister or courtesan. She steels her heart and with beauty and intelligence...
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Louanne Johnson is an ex-marine hired as a teacher in a high-school in a poor area of the city. She has recently separated from her husband. Her friend also teacher in the school got the temporary job for her. After a terrible reception from the students she tries unconventional methods of teaching using karate Bob Dylan lyrics etc to gain the trust of the...
Country: France, Poland
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Action opens in November of 1793 with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety under Robespierres incitement has begun a series of massive executions The Terror. Confident in the peoples support Danton clashes with his former ally but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers tries them before a...
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Horror, Thriller
A warlord must fight a bloody battle in order to regain his...
Country: United States, Italy, Germany
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: Now appoint a king to lead us such as all the other nations have. I Samuel 8:5. And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king Saul a simple farmer who with Gods help becomes a brave and mighty warlord who leads the united tribes of Israel against their enemies. Saul however has incessant doubts...
Country: Soviet Union, Japan
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
A Russian army explorer who is rescued in Siberia by a rugged Asian hunter renews his friendship with the woodsman years later when he returns as the head of a larger expedition. The hunter finds that all of his nature lore is of no help when he accompanies the explorer back to...
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