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Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs
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Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs

As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on ...
Murder in the Cathedral
6.4

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior ...
Fidel
7.2

Fidel

Jun. 25, 1971

Fidel

This film provides a unique view of Cuba’s leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che ...
The Bloody Lady
6.3

The Bloody Lady

Feb. 12, 1981

The Bloody Lady

The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself
The Source
7.2

The Source

Jan. 23, 1999

The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. ...
Schindler
7.7

Schindler

Oct. 01, 1983

Schindler

The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler (1908-74) as told by some of the Jews — more than a thousand people — whose lives he ...
Last Harem
6.1

Last Harem

Nov. 24, 1999

Last Harem

A story of the impossible love between one of the Sultan’s concubines and one of his eunuchs in a harem at the end of the Ottoman Empire.
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
6.9

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. ...
The Decisive Power of Aikido
6.8

The Decisive Power of Aikido

It is about the life of Ueshiba – the founder of aikido. We can see how he decided to develop aikido and how he did it. We can see why he ...
The Hunley
6.6

The Hunley

Jul. 11, 1999

The Hunley

CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley, during the siege of Charleston of 1864. It ...
The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland
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The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, ...
Excellent Cadavers
6.6

Excellent Cadavers

Oct. 16, 1999

Excellent Cadavers

Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ...
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula
7.5

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.
Ruby Bridges
7.1

Ruby Bridges

Jan. 18, 1998

Ruby Bridges

When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ...
All This and World War II
5.9

All This and World War II

Peter Gabriel is among the rockstars performing the music of Lennon and McCartney against a montage of World War II newsreel footage.
Nero and Poppea – An Orgy of Power
3.7

Nero and Poppea – An Orgy of Power

As the Roman Empire slowly declines, Caesar Nero indulges himself in every known debauchery, including incest with his mother.
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
7.5

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

Sep. 02, 1981

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

The movie is set in 1788-1843, a tumultuous era for Walla Wallachia, when the Phanariot regime was exercising its power over the people. In a ...
The Outlaws of Sevenhorses
7.4

The Outlaws of Sevenhorses

The third movie in the Haiducii series, set in Muntenia during the Phanariote period. Lady Ralu needs a million galbeni to buy a jewelry ...
The Outlaws
7.6

The Outlaws

Apr. 21, 1966

The Outlaws

First of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the ...
Proud Heritage
7.6

Proud Heritage

Nov. 17, 1989

Proud Heritage

After 1394 King Mircea the Elder, ruler of Wallachia, ponders the eventual consequences of a military alliance with the Poles versus one with the ...
The Martens Brothers
7.4

The Martens Brothers

Jun. 05, 1974

The Martens Brothers

Historical movie based on the “The Martens Brothers” (Romanian: Frații Jderi) novel. Ionut is the youngest son of Commissar Jder, a ...
Artemisia
6.7

Artemisia

Sep. 10, 1997

Artemisia

The story of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), one of the first well-known female painters, including her youth, when she was guided and ...
The Valley of the Bees
7.7

The Valley of the Bees

Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, ...
The Barber of Siberia
7.6

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 ...