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Augustine Of Hippo

Genres: Biography, History

Country: Italy

Director: Roberto Rossellini

Duration: 121 min

Year: 1972

Actors: Dary Berkani, Virgilio Gazzolo, Cesare Barbetti

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Assembly (ji Jie Hao)

Genres: Action, Biography, Drama, History, ...

Country: Hong Kong, China

Director: Xiaogang Feng

Duration: 124 min

Year: 2007

Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Wenkang Yuan

War feasts upon death. Its greedy appetite carries away many a life on the battlefield and soldiers must be ready to die at any time. Yet all these sacrifices can be given meaning and reason with honor. A weathered witness of wars insatiable appetite Guzidi Captain of the Ninth Company will struggle his entire life to return honor to his forty six men and their self-sacrifice. The year 1948...

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Andrei Rublev (andrey Rublev)

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

Duration: 205 min

Year: 1966

Actors: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko

Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar...

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American Radical: The Trials Of Norman Finkelstein (2009)

Genres: Documentary, Biography, History, Mystery, ...

Country: United States, Canada, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon

Director: David Ridgen, Nicolas Rossier

Duration: 84 min

Year: 2009

Actors: Musa Abu-Hashhash, Nidal Barham, Noam Chomsky

A devoted son of Holocaust survivors and ardent critic of Israeli foreign policy the polarizing American political scientist and author Norman Finkelstein has been called a lunatic and self-hating Jew by some and an inspirational revolutionary by others. Exploring the deeply complex issues at the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict American Radical is the insightful and enraging...

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Amazing Grace (2006)

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Country: United States, United Kingdom

Director: Michael Apted

Duration: 117 min

Year: 2006

Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon

In 1797 William Wilberforce the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery is taking a vacation for his health even while he is sicker at heart for his frustrated cause. However meeting the charming Barbara Spooner Wilberforce finds a soulmate to share the story of his struggle. With few allies such as his mentor John Newton a slave ship captain turned repentant priest who penned...

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All The President's Men (1976)

Genres: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Duration: 138 min

Year: 1976

Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam

In the run-up to the 1972 elections Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the...

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Alexander The Great

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, War

Country: United States

Director: Robert Rossen

Duration: 141 min

Year: 1956

Actors: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom

An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great the macedonian king that united all ancient greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then known world and created a greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to...

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Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, War

Country: United States

Director: D.W. Griffith

Duration: 96 min

Year: 1930

Actors: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne

Brief vignettes about Lincolns early life include his birth early jobs unsubstantiated affair with Ann Rutledge courtship of Mary Todd and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the...

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A Mighty Heart

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, ...

Country: United States, United Kingdom

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Duration: 108 min

Year: 2007

Actors: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan

On January 23 2002 Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife Mariane also a reporter. On the day before with great care he has arranged an interview in a café with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesnt return Mariane initiates a search. Pakistani police American embassy personnel and the FBI examine witnesses phone...

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A Man For All Seasons

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Duration: 120 min

Year: 1966

Actors: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw

The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of English chancellors life the struggle between More and his King Henry VIII hinges on Henrys determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and...

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1492: Conquest Of Paradise

Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History

Country: France, Spain

Director: Ridley Scott

Duration: 154 min

Year: 1992

Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver

Big budget account of Christopher Columbus discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants and Columbus struggle to civilize the New...

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61

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Sport

Country: United States

Director: Billy Crystal

Duration: 129 min

Year: 2001

Actors: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall

Summer 1961: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle are on pace to break the most hallowed record in U.S. sports Babe Ruths single-season 60 home runs. Its a big story and the intense plain-spoken Maris is the bad guy: sports writers bait him and minimize his talent fans cheer Mantle the leagues golden boy and baseballs commissioner announces that Ruths record stands unless its broken within...

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Vikings: Season 2

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War

Country: Ireland, Canada

Director: Ciaran Donnelly

Duration: 10 Episode

Year: 2014

Actors: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen

Ragnar and King Horiks forces begin their fight against Jarl Borg who is joined by Rollo; Princess Aslaug makes her way to Kattegat with a surprise that will change...

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Vikings: Season 1

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War

Country: Ireland, Canada

Director: Johan Renck

Duration: 9 Episode

Year: 2013

Actors: Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig

Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok: the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the saga of Ragnars band of Viking brothers and his family as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods: legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin the god of war and...

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Pompeii

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, ...

Country: United States, Germany, Canada

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Duration: 105 min

Year: 2014

Actors: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland

Set in 79 A.D. POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo Kit Harington a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia Emily Browning the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava Milo must fight his way out of the arena...

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Robots Of Brixton

Genres: Animation, Short, Action, History, ...

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Kibwe Tavares

Duration: 6 min

Year: 2011

Actors: Yung Swizz'Agg, Kibwe Tavares

Brixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by Londons new robot workforce - robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed resulting in unplanned cheap and quick additions to the skyline. The film follows the trials and tribulations of young robots surviving at the sharp end of...

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Bathory

Genres: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, History

Country: Slovakia, United Kingdom, Hungary

Director: Juraj Jakubisko

Duration: 141 min

Year: 2008

Actors: Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Vincent Regan

Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Contrary to popular belief Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to mens aspirations for power and...

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The Spirit Of '45

Genres: Documentary, History

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ken Loach

Duration: 94 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Winston Churchill, Tony Benn, Clement Attlee

A documentary on how the spirit of unity which buoyed Britain during the war years carried through to create a vision of a fairer united...

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Smash & Grab: The Story Of The Pink Panthers

Genres: Documentary, Crime, History, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States, Serbia and Montenegro

Director: Havana Marking

Duration: 89 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Tomislav Tom Benzon, Daniel Vivian

In their own words and with unprecedented access the most successful jewel thieves of all time take you into their world: the post-Milosevic Balkans the modern diamond trade and a 21st Century crime gang. But as the thieves brazenly commit their crimes across the world - Europe Asia and The U.A.E. - Interpol and global police forces are tightening their grip. As many of the criminals...

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Savannah

Genres: Drama, Family, History

Country: United States

Director: Annette Haywood-Carter

Duration: 101 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Jaimie Alexander, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jim Caviezel

SAVANNAH is the true story of Ward Allen a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society his loyal friend a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie at his side. Master of Shakespeare and the shotgun that provides Savannahs markets with...

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Rewind This!

Genres: Documentary, History

Country: United States

Director: Josh Johnson

Duration: 94 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Atom Egoyan, Frank Henenlotter, Mamoru Oshii

In the 1980s few pieces of home electronics did more to redefine popular culture than the videocassette recorder. With it the film and television media were never the same as the former gained a valuable new revenue stream and popular penetration while the latters business model was forever disrupted. This film covers the history of the device with its popular acceptance opening a new venue...

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Red Obsession

Genres: Documentary, History, News

Country:

Director: David Roach, Warwick Ross

Duration: 75 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Sara Eisen, Debra Meiburg

For centuries Bordeaux has assumed a mythical status in the world of fine wine as a leitmotif of wealth power and influence but its prosperity has always been linked to the capricious nature of markets and the shifting fortunes of global economies. Now change is coming to Bordeaux with traditional customers like the US and the UK falling away as Chinas new rich push prices to stratospheric...

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Dallas Buyers Club

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Country: United States

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée

Duration: 117 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto

Dallas 1985. Electrician and sometimes rodeo bull rider Ron Woodroof lives hard which includes heavy smoking drinking drug use primarily cocaine and casual sex. He is a stereotypical redneck: racist and homophobic. While in the hospital on a work related injury the doctors discover and inform him that he is HIV+ and that he will most-likely die within thirty days. Ron is initially in angry...

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Our Nixon

Genres: Documentary, Biography, History

Country: United States

Director: Penny Lane

Duration: 84 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Dwight Chapin, John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman

Storyline: Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixons closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his...

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Saving Mr. Banks

Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, ...

Country: United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Director: John Lee Hancock

Duration: 125 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley

When Walt Disneys daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book P.L. Travers Mary Poppins he made them a promise - one that he didnt realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But as...

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Muscle Shoals

Genres: Documentary, Biography, History, Music

Country: United States

Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier

Duration: 111 min

Year: 2013

Actors: Rick Hall, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards

Located alongside the Tennessee River Muscle Shoals Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of Americas most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the Singing River as Native Americans called it the music of Muscle Shoals changed the world and sold millions upon millions of copies. At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing...

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Jesse James

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, ...

Country: United States

Director: Henry King, Irving Cummings

Duration: 106 min

Year: 1939

Actors: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly

The railroads are squeezing farmers off their land. When a railroad agent kills their mother Frank and Jesse James take up robbing banks and trains. The public regard them as heroes. When Jesse retires his erstwhile friend Robert Ford shoots him in the back to get the...

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9th Company

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War

Country: Finland, Russia, Ukraine

Director: Fedor Bondarchuk

Duration: 139 min

Year: 2005

Actors: Artur Smolyaninov, Aleksey Chadov, Konstantin Kryukov

The film is based on a true story of the 9th company during the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Young Soviet Army recruits are sent from a boot camp into the middle of the war in Afghanistan. The action is not like a boot camp at all. It is very bloody and dirty. The 9th company is defending the hill 3234. They are hopelessly calling for...

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Assassin's Creed 2

Genres: Action, Adventure, History, Sci-Fi

Country: Canada, United States

Director: Sylvain Bernard, Shea Wageman

Duration:

Year: 2009

Actors: Roger Craig Smith, Kristen Bell, Nolan North

After escaping from Abstergo Desmond Miles is led to an assassin safe house by Lucy Stillman and accesses the genetic memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze his ancestor from 15th Century Renaissance Italy. After witnessing his father and brothers murdered Ezio becomes an assassin and vows revenge on those who committed the crime. With the help of family and real historical figures including...

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