Country: United States, Portugal
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
The true story of Edward Gein the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Geins tormented upbringing his adored but domineering mother and the 1957 arrest uncovered the most bizarre series of murders America has ever...
Country: Philippines
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert...
Country: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Two faiths two empires two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue Spain sets a trap for the Queen and her principal secretary Walsingham using as a pawn Elizabeths cousin Mary Stuart whos under house arrest in the North. The trap springs and the armada sets...
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Three-time New York City Mayor 1978-1989 Ed Koch was combative funny and blunt. He was also intensely private. Koch gives us a contemporary history of the worlds greatest city and an intimate portrait of the 86-year old former mayor as he confronts his own mortality and legacy. The film examines issues still relevant today - race homelessness AIDS and gay rights - and gives us a...
Country: United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Genre: Adventure, History
The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947 together with five men to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the ocean and settled on Polynesian islands. After financing the trips with loans and donations they set off on an epic 101-day-long trip across 8000 kilometers while the world was waiting for the result...
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