La conquista de Albania
1983-09-20King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards. ...
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Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
1980-03-03A biographical film about the great Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos for the period between 1910-1927. The film highlights his vision of a Great...
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Acholiland
2009-10-25Northern Uganda, 1999. War has raged for thirteen years. Thousands are killed, millions are displaced, and everyone is starving. Set in the heart of t...
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Napoleon at St. Helena
1929-11-07Napoleon at Saint Helena (German: Napoleon auf Sankt Helena) is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Werner Krauss,...
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The Disputation
1986-12-21In 1263, King James I of Aragon organizes a debate between representatives of Judaism and Christianity regarding whether or not Jesus was the Messiah.
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Punjab 1984
2014-06-27This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. T...
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The Liquid Bomb Plot
2011-08-22The true story behind the largest and most sophisticated terrorism plot since September 11, 2001, which changed airline security measures around the w...
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A Failed Peace, The Mistakes of The Treaty of Versailles
2019-11-11At the end of WWI, the treaty of Versailles established the conditions for peace in Europe. The aim for the victorious powers was to make Germany pay ...
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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
2018-01-24The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental ...
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Return to the Hiding Place
2011-08-22When a young resistance fighter witnesses atrocities towards the Jews, he's drawn into a web of espionage and clandestine activities. When he meets a ...
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The Great White of Lambarene
1995-04-26Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood i...
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Man to Men
1948-08-29The story of the Swiss soldier, Henri Dunant, who was responsible for the founding of the Red Cross, and who was offered the first Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Bushbaby
1969-09-01The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her...
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Mariona Rebull
1947-04-05Barcelona, Spain, at the end of the 19th century. Joaquín Rius, a prominent businessman, marries the young Mariona Rebull. Their apparent happiness is...
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