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Lakeuksien lukko

1951

Lakeuksien lukko

1951
5
Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the summer, Harri , a student, and Kantola's daughter Annika fall in love, which is not accepted by either of their fathers or Annika's ex-fiancé Tuomas.
Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

2002

Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

2002
6
Film director and screenwriter Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017), who in the sixties was the great innovator of Japanese cinema; and his collaborator, art director and screenwriter Takeo Kimura (1918-2010), recall how they made their great masterpieces about the Yakuza underworld for the Nikkatsu film company.
Tähtikeinu

2003

Tähtikeinu

2003
5
L. Onerva and Eino Leino - two people, two rebels, prisoners of a difficult love relationship. Along with two passionate poets, there will be a third wheel, a young and talented composer Leevi Madetoja.
The Ninth Wave

1926

The Ninth Wave

1926
4.5
Famous Boners

1942

Famous Boners

1942
5
This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors.
Lucerna

1938

Lucerna

1938
6
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000
5
Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).
Hannibal v Rome

2005

Hannibal v Rome

2005
7.2
A documentary about Hannibal Barca - the general and ruler of New Carthage, who crossed the Alps in the fight with Rome. It covers the period from before the Punic Wars to the defeat of Carthage.
The Incredible Turk

1958

The Incredible Turk

1958
8
This film is about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the modernization of the Turkish Republic.
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

1904

Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

1904
3.5
Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on the Yalu River," which shows the Japanese soldiers of the infantry outpost doing rifle drills and raising the flag. Following scenes are entitled "The Attack," "The Capture," and "The Retreat". In them, the Japanese fire their cannon; the Russian infantry demolish the camp, replace the Japanese flag with their own, and then fire their rifles at the enemy; and the Japanese recapture the outpost and once again run up their flag. Photographed from a single camera position.
Peter the Great

1910

Peter the Great

1910
2.2
The Death of Ivan the Terrible

1909

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

1909
2.2
Based on Aleksey Tolstoy's piece of the same name.
My Motherland

1933

My Motherland

1933
8
The Bill of Rights

1939

The Bill of Rights

1939
6
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.
Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938
5
In this short, a modern-day promoter tries to sell a man the idea of searching for Captain Kidd's buried treasure, claiming he has the original map. A flashback reveals that Kidd was known to be a pirate and also to have had a commission from William III at one time, which instructed him to act as a unit of the British Navy. What became of the fabulous treasure Kidd took from the ship "Kedah Merchant".
St. Wenceslas

1930

St. Wenceslas

1930
5.5
St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas.[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.
Chushingura

1938

Chushingura

1938
6
The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family.
Decease

2000

Decease

2000
10
Spring comes every year and brings us hope for recovery and development. But time is inexorable and fleeting. Not for everyone will come next spring ...
Through Icy Haze

1965

Through Icy Haze

1965
6
After the events of 1905, the proletariat slowly retreated with battle. The Lenin headquarters of the leadership of the revolution was moved to Finland. There Lenin and Krupskaya live illegally in safe houses. Vladimir Ilyich works on his articles, occasionally his associates visit him, sometimes he goes to the city for meetings with his party comrades — Gorky, Kalinin, Krasin, and others. By all possible means, Lenin directs the activities of the Bolsheviks in Russia...
The New Skyline

1940

The New Skyline

1940
6.5
Young engineer is fighting against conservatives who don't want to find new oil deposits.