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Cossacks Approaching

1991

Cossacks Approaching

1991
7
Ukraine. The end of the XV century. All gunpowder made in factories suddenly disappears. The company of cossacks led by Maksym Trytuz comes together to find one of the transports that carries gunpowder to the Zaporozhian Sich.
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
6
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Prince Danylo Halytskyi

1987

Prince Danylo Halytskyi

1987
1
XIII century. Prince Daniel of Galicia returned from the Horde, where he graciously have allowed to rule in Galicia in exchange for recognition his submission to Khan. But he can not accept the humiliation. He begins to prepare for war with the hordes of Batu, who conquered many Russian principalities. The Hungarian king, Lithuanians and Poles promised to support Daniel, but Pope Innocent IV refuses to lend a hand. Daniel's army is compelled to reflect the invasion of nomads herself.
The Tailor from Ulm

1978

The Tailor from Ulm

1978
6.5
The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.
The Four Minute Mile

1988

The Four Minute Mile

1988
6.8
A dramatization of the race to the four-minute mile.
A Man Called Intrepid

1979

A Man Called Intrepid

1979
7
During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage network.
The Story of David

1976

The Story of David

1976
4
The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony Quayle as King Saul, and Terence Hardiman as Bathsheba's unfortunate warrior husband Uriah.
The Mystic Warrior

1984

The Mystic Warrior

1984
2.5
Saga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed down by ancestors.
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

1994

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

1994
7
A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
Princess Fragrance

1987

Princess Fragrance

1987
6
Princess Fragrance is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film is a sequel to The Romance of Book and Sword, which was released earlier in the same month and was also directed by Ann Hui.
Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann

1972

Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann

1972
5
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

1973

Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

1973
8
Tajouj

1977

Tajouj

1977
5.5
The film is set a hundred years back in the eastern part of Sudan in a place of total isolation. Tajouj is the beautiful cousin of a young tribal man who is deeply in love with her. He publicly declares his love for her in a song. The traditions of the tribe denounce such an act and as a consequence his uncle refuses his proposal of marriage. But after the young man departs and declares his repentance, the marriage is finally allowed. In the meantime, however, another man has staked his interest in Tajouj, which drives the young man to jealousy. This sets the stage for a series of transgressions which will result in tragedy and send the young man into exile as a wandering bard of the deserts.
The Stolen Battle

1972

The Stolen Battle

1972
7.2
Oldrich and Bozena

1985

Oldrich and Bozena

1985
3
At the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries Boleslav's kingdom fell apart in the fratricidal war between the Přemyslovci and the other clans the main profiteer of this being the German emperor. At that time it seemed as if the Czech state and the lineage of its princes was awaiting its end..." It is with these words that the tale of this film begins, whose narrative is based upon the the play by František Hrubín of the same name.
Kent State

1981

Kent State

1981
6
Dramatization of the four days of events leading up to the historic tragedy at Kent State University in May 1970, during the confrontation between National Guardsmen and students staging antiwar demonstrations.
On the Way to Lenin

1970

On the Way to Lenin

1970
5
A train travels through the vastness of Russia, a train with German prisoners of war returning home, and Viktor Kleist, a young German communist from an intellectual home in Munich, travels back home with them. During the journey, the stations on his way to Lenin wake up again.
A Season of Giants

1990

A Season of Giants

1990
6.5
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious persecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.
Secrets Shared with a Stranger

1996

Secrets Shared with a Stranger

1996
1
In Russia, in 1907, a rich lenient husband of a loose unfaithful woman is brutally murdered. She and her two lovers are suspects, but what about the stranger she met just before the murder? With no friends left, she and the stranger bond.
My Father Monsignor

1971

My Father Monsignor

1971
6
Against the backdrop of the Unification of Italy, two men have the dream of being recognized by their respective, illustrious, fathers: a bishop and the King.