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The Return of King Lapusneanu
6.9

The Return of King Lapusneanu

Alexandru Lapusneanu is one of important Moldavian rulers. A Macbeth figure, who obtains his throne in fight, who reeves any possible danger out ...
Iancu Jianu, Tax Collector
7.6

Iancu Jianu, Tax Collector

The movie details the struggle of Iancu Jianu as he’s torn between joining the struggle of the poor peasants from which he came from and ...
Iancu Jianu, Outlaw
7.6

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

Sep. 02, 1981

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

Together with Mereanu, Jianu plots to overthrow the Phanariot regime. Saved by Tincuta, who takes him as her husband, and forgiven, as the custom ...
The Barber of Siberia
7.7

The Barber of Siberia

Nov. 11, 1998

The Barber of Siberia

Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the ...
Character
7.7

Character

Apr. 17, 1997

Character

In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to ...
What’s New Scooby-Doo?
7.3

What’s New Scooby-Doo?

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to ...
Mandela
6.9

Mandela

Oct. 11, 1996

Mandela

A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, ...
Ulysses’ Gaze
7.6

Ulysses’ Gaze

Oct. 12, 1995

Ulysses’ Gaze

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Nostradamus
5.8

Nostradamus

Aug. 18, 1994

Nostradamus

A dramatic retelling of the life of Michel de Nostredame, from his early work as a plague doctor to his time at the court of Catherine de Medici, ...
Dora the Explorer
4.3

Dora the Explorer

During China’s Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three ...
Hill of No Return
8.2

Hill of No Return

Dec. 05, 1992

Hill of No Return

In 1920s Taiwan, Jou, a controversial woman with a tragic past, seeks to change her life after falling for a man named Che. Meanwhile, a man ...
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
7.3

The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

Serafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a traveling theatrical troupe touring the French countryside in the 17th ...
Assassin of the Tsar
6.8

Assassin of the Tsar

Oct. 02, 1991

Assassin of the Tsar

A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes ...
A City of Sadness
7.8

A City of Sadness

Oct. 21, 1989

A City of Sadness

The story of a family embroiled in the “White Terror”, mainland China’s political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese ...
To Kill a Priest
6.1

To Kill a Priest

Sep. 07, 1988

To Kill a Priest

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Hanussen
7.2

Hanussen

May. 20, 1988

Hanussen

A man’s story parallels Hitler’s rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. ...
Lady Jane
7.1

Lady Jane

Feb. 07, 1986

Lady Jane

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to ...
The Lion of Flanders
5.5

The Lion of Flanders

Mar. 14, 1985

The Lion of Flanders

A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.
Adi Shankaracharya
7.8

Adi Shankaracharya

Jan. 01, 1983

Adi Shankaracharya

The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara – the founder of the non-duality ...
A Woman Called Golda
7.5

A Woman Called Golda

Apr. 26, 1982

A Woman Called Golda

The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel’s prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Inside the Third Reich
7.3

Inside the Third Reich

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler’s young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. ...
Burebista
7.4

Burebista

Sep. 21, 1980

Burebista

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the ...
Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love
8.1

Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love

Jon, a young peasant love more “the land” than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own ...
The Dream of the Red Chamber
6.7

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
8.4

Pole to Pole with Michael Palin

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, ...
The Story of David
6.2

The Story of David

Apr. 08, 1976

The Story of David

The “David and Goliath” legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David’s later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is ...
Pintea
7.6

Pintea

Aug. 16, 1976

Pintea

The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his ...
The Memory of Justice
8.4

The Memory of Justice

Oct. 04, 1976

The Memory of Justice

This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the ...