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Battle of Britain
6.9

Battle of Britain

Sep. 15, 1969

Battle of Britain

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing ...
Army of Shadows
8.1

Army of Shadows

Sep. 10, 1969

Army of Shadows

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance ...
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.4

Anne of the Thousand Days

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Gatling Gun
5.6

Gatling Gun

Dec. 13, 1968

Gatling Gun

This dramatization of the origin of Dr. Gatling’s self-named invention stands tall in the annals of the Old West. As cavalry transported ...
Alfred the Great
6.2

Alfred the Great

Oct. 08, 1969

Alfred the Great

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his ...
War and Peace
8.3

War and Peace

Mar. 14, 1966

War and Peace

A seven-hour epic adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is ...
All My Good Countrymen
7.5

All My Good Countrymen

The lives of 7 friends in a small Czech town from 1945 to some time after 1958.
Witchfinder General
6.7

Witchfinder General

May. 17, 1968

Witchfinder General

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal ...
Marketa Lazarová
7.9

Marketa Lazarová

Nov. 24, 1967

Marketa Lazarová

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the ...
The Lion in Winter
7.9

The Lion in Winter

Oct. 30, 1968

The Lion in Winter

Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Isadora
6.9

Isadora

Sep. 14, 1968

Isadora

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people’s ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and ...
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6

The Charge of the Light Brigade

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an ...
Anzio
6

Anzio

Jul. 24, 1968

Anzio

American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ...
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
8.2

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov

As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, ...
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
8.3

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812

In 1812, Napoleon’s Army invades Russia. Kutuzov asks Bolkonsky to join him as a staff officer, yet the prince requests a command in the ...
Tobruk
6.4

Tobruk

Feb. 07, 1967

Tobruk

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for ...
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
6.6

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city’s boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, ...
Japan’s Longest Day
7.7

Japan’s Longest Day

Aug. 12, 1967

Japan’s Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the ...
Samurai Rebellion
8.3

Samurai Rebellion

May. 27, 1967

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide ...
Far from the Madding Crowd
7.2

Far from the Madding Crowd

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely ...
Elvira Madigan
7

Elvira Madigan

Apr. 24, 1967

Elvira Madigan

Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the ...
The Rover
6.1

The Rover

Sep. 27, 1967

The Rover

A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French ...
The Ashes
7.1

The Ashes

Sep. 25, 1965

The Ashes

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story ...
Is Paris Burning?
6.8

Is Paris Burning?

Oct. 26, 1966

Is Paris Burning?

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, ...
Marat/Sade
7.5

Marat/Sade

Feb. 22, 1967

Marat/Sade

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat’s death, using the patients as actors. Based on ‘The ...
A Man for All Seasons
7.7

A Man for All Seasons

Dec. 13, 1966

A Man for All Seasons

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of ...
Khartoum
6.8

Khartoum

Jun. 09, 1966

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians ...
Here Is Your Life
7.3

Here Is Your Life

Dec. 26, 1966

Here Is Your Life

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.
Hawaii
6.5

Hawaii

Oct. 10, 1966

Hawaii

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of ...