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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972
5.6
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
De Gaulle, l'homme à abattre

2020

De Gaulle, l'homme à abattre

2020
7
Grand Commander of West Regions

2012

Grand Commander of West Regions

2012
5
Concha Velasco: memoria viva

2016

Concha Velasco: memoria viva

2016
Spanish actress Concha Velasco shares with actor Josep Maria Pou her many memories, the fruit of a long artistic career, both in film and on stage.
The Coronation of Edward VII

1902

The Coronation of Edward VII

1902
4.6
King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.
Closure Cafe

2023

Closure Cafe

2023
With his parents gone, Aleksandr finds not only a sense of family in the Soviet Army, but also love in 1983 when he falls for Tasneem, a local Afghan interpreter. But after a deathly betrayal, he stumbles into Closure Cafe, an eerie watering-hole for misfits from across the ages. The bullet wounds don't hurt, but the memories do, and unless he finds answers soon, he will stay trapped there for all eternity, much like his mysterious bartender, Izumi. Can he ever learn to trust again, or can a lost soul never move on from a broken heart?
Drain the Oceans: Arctic War

2021

Drain the Oceans: Arctic War

2021
6
From a long lost US base beneath the Arctic ice cap, to a sunken Soviet submarine, the Cold War's toxic legacy is both fascinating and terrifying.
Elena 1944

0000

Elena 1944

0000
A young Filipina is taken from her village to a Japanese military camp to serve as a sex slave during WWII. She endures abuse but finds solace in a friendship with a Japanese soldier.
Italo Calvino nelle città

2024

Italo Calvino nelle città

2024
Television Under the Swastika

1999

Television Under the Swastika

1999
6.8
A history of Nazi television programming and technology, from 1935 to 1944.
Du Shiniang

1981

Du Shiniang

1981
Based on the old tale of Du Shiniang, a courtesan who falls in love with a student.
Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba

2011

Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba

2011
6
Between 1960 and 1962 more than 14,000 cuban children were sent alone by their parents to the USA. This clandestine operation -with the participation of the CIA and the Catholic Church- became known as "Operation Peter Pan". Many of the parents had expected to follow their children, who had been granted visa waivers by the US government, but the Missile Crisis terminated the flights between the two countries and the children found themselves stranded in the USA. In 2009, for the first time a group of the Peter Pan children, now adults visited Cuba to give "closure and make peace with the land where they were born".
The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

1995

The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

1995
6
Tells the tragic story of Mongolian herders in defense of their homeland against the invaders.
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

2003

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

2003
6
This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian insurrection in the country's history, lends insight into the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's new movie, Gangs of New York.
Alfred the Great

1969

Alfred the Great

1969
4.3
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 land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English Christians to fight for their country. Alfred soundly defeats the Danes and becomes a hero. But now, although Alfred still longs for the priesthood, he is torn between his passion for God and his lust for blood.
Ike

1979

Ike

1979
6.2
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.
The Tragedy of Man

2011

The Tragedy of Man

2011
7.4
Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.
Colonia

2015

Colonia

2015
7.2
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
The Walls Talk

2012

The Walls Talk

2012
3
A tragic and epic love that transcends time and generations unites Maria and Javier forever. During important periods in Mexico (The War of Independence, the Revolution and current times) these souls play out their destiny facing political squabbles, social pressures, family hatred and historical battles, seeking to make a relationship flower which seems fated to die.
The Lincoln Cycle

1917

The Lincoln Cycle

1917
This remarkable series of 10 short silent dramas by John M. Stahl, produced by Benjamin Chapin as a vehicle for his performance as Abraham Lincoln, are structured entirely around memory and recollections of the past.