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The Road to Wellville
Year: 1994
Country: USA
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dana Carvey, Camryn Manheim, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Lerner, Colm Meaney, Bridget Fonda
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In Welville, at Battle Creek, eccentric rich Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (a historical figure) runs a stylish health farm for the wealthy, an idea ahead of his time, based on extreme vegetarianism, neither sex, masturbation or even sensual stimulation, but laughing therapy and purging the 'polluted' body, mainly by exercises, often in open air, vicious diet, his invention corn flakes, laxatives, anal yogurt cure, enemas and brutal mechanical cleansing. Eleanor Lightbody drags her sickly, incredulous husband Will along to the therapy; the couple is almost immediately separated and getting horny for more available members of the opposite sex. Kello...
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Year: 1949
Country: USA
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Francis McDonald, Angela Lansbury, Moroni Olsen, Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Henry Wilcoxon
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Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar, whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur, and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah, who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, the Saran.
A Viking Saga
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
Year: 2008
Country: USA, Denmark
Director: Michael Mouyal
Starring: Erik Holmey, Ken Vedsegaard, Peter Gantzler, Kenneth Carmohn, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Jesper Pedersen, Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen
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Drama set in the viking age, Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents death and someone he never expected to see again.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Year: 2007
Country: Germany, UK, France
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Jordi Mollà , Rhys Ifans, John Shrapnel, Cate Blanchett, Eddie Redmayne, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen
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Two faiths, two empires, two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue, Spain sets a trap for the Queen and her principal secretary, Walsingham, using as a pawn Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart, who's under house arrest in the North. The trap springs, and the armada sets sail, to rendezvous with French ground forces and to attack. During these months, the Virgin Queen falls in love with Walter Raleigh, keeping him close to court and away from the sea and America. Is treachery or heroism at his heart? Does loneliness await...
Flags of Our Fathers
Genres: Action, Drama, History
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Chris Bauer, Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, Jesse Bradford, Neal McDonough, Ryan Phillippe, Paul Walker
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In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. B...
Gangs of New York
Year: 2002
Country: USA, Italy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Cara Seymour, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, John C. Reilly, Cameron Diaz, Gary Lewis, Larry Gilliard Jr.
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Having seen his father killed in a major gang fight in New York, young Amsterdam Vallon is spirited away for his own safety. Some years later, he returns to the scene of his father's death, the notorious Five Points district in New York. It's 1863 and lower Manhattan is run by gangs, the most powerful of which is the Natives, headed by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting. He believes that America should belong to native-born Americans and opposes the waves of immigrants, mostly Irish, entering the city. It's also the time of the Civil War and forced conscription leads to the worst riots in US history. Amid the violence and corruption, young Vallon tri...
Windtalkers
Genres: Action, Romance, History
Year: 2002
Country: USA
Director: John Woo
Starring: Peter Stormare, Nicolas Cage, Roger Willie, Holmes Osborne, Adam Beach, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo
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WWII. Joe Enders, a decorated Marine who is by-the-book to a fault, is just coming back on duty (by cheating on his medical tests). "Ox" Anderson, much greener, is also getting the same new task: Protect the Navajo codetalkers (Ben Yahzee and Charles Whitehorse, respectively). While Enders is initially frustrated with his assignment, his respect grows as the codetalkers prove their worth in the brutal battle to take Saipan.
Caligula
Year: 1979
Country: USA, Italy
Director: Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, John Gielgud, Teresa Ann Savoy, John Steiner, Guido Mannari
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The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.
Passchendaele
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Year: 2008
Country: Canada
Director: Paul Gross
Starring: Gil Bellows, Adam Harrington, Joe Dinicol, Jesse Frechette, Michael Greyeyes, Paul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas
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Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle.
Thirteen Days
Genres: Thriller, Drama, History
Year: 2000
Country: USA
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Bruce Thomas, Kevin Costner, Frank Wood, Dakin Matthews, Lucinda Jenney, Caitlin Wachs
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In the early days of October 1962, U.S. spy planes photograph the impending installation of Soviet missile sites in Cuba. While there is widespread agreement that the missiles must not be allowed, there is no clear way to ensure that. The military feels that their destruction followed by the invasion of Cuba is likely the only option. President Kennedy realizes however that to do so, would lead the Soviet Union to invade West Berlin with the result being an all out war. He pushes his subordinates, coordinated by brother Bobby, to come up with an alternative solution. Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara proposes a naval blockade of Cuba which...
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
Year: 1992
Country: Spain, France
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Mark Margolis, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Arnold Vosloo, Loren Dean
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Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus' struggle to civilize the New World.
The Game of Their Lives
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gerard Butler, Bill Smitrovich, Craig Hawksley, Wes Bentley, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Patrick Stewart, Costas Mandylor
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Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.
Pathfinder
Genres: Action, Thriller, Adventure
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Nathaniel Arcand, Ralf Moeller, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Jay Tavare
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A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
We Were Soldiers
Year: 2002
Country: Germany, USA
Director: Randall Wallace
Starring: Ryan Hurst, Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell
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In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal Moore and 400 young fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite American combat division, were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in U.S. history. We Were Soldiers Once... And Young is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another.
Flyboys
Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance
Year: 2006
Country: USA, UK
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: James Franco, Todd Boyce, Philip Winchester, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jean Reno, Scott Hazell, Mac McDonald
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Before the United States entered World War I, young Americans went to France to be fighter pilots, joining the Lafayette Escadrille. This fictional version follows a laconic Texas rancher, an eager Nebraska kid, a Black boxer already in France, and a New York swell, as they arrive green for training, get their baptism by fire when German planes ambush them on their first mission, and graduate to heroics. Rawlings, the Texan, falls in love with a young woman he meets at a bordello. Keeping their eyes on them are Captain Thenault and Cassidy, the resident ace, who keeps a pet lion. Can the boys measure up?
The Black Pimpernel
Genres: Thriller, Romance, Drama
Year: 2007
Country: Mexico, Denmark, Sweden
Director: Åsa Faringer, Ulf Hultberg
Starring: Patrick Bergin, Michael Nyqvist, Kate del Castillo, Lumi Cavazos, Carsten Norgaard, Lisa Werlinder, Daniel Giménez Cacho
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The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973. We travel with Edelstam during the terrible moments just after the coup and follows his never-ending fight for human rights, law and order. What drove him? And what price did he end up paying for his total commitment? Haunted by his own demons the we experiences on close hand how a womanizer desperately searches to find love again, a task only doable, if he can fight his own past and redeem himself. After saving hundreds - maybe even thousands - he i...
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Year: 2004
Country: USA, Mexico
Director: Niels Mueller
Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Naomi Watts, Nick Searcy, Sean Penn, April Grace, Michael Wincott, Don Cheadle
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Fact-based story about a disturbed office furniture salesman who in 1972 concocted a plot to kill then-President Nixon by hi-jacking a plane to fly over the White House to drop a gas bomb. At the start of the movie, the man is separated from his wife and stressed in his job where he is made the butt of jokes and is an under-performer. Attempts to get his brother's old tire business resurrected with a black partner is rejected by the banks. When he is officially served with divorce papers, everything comes apart and Richard Nixon's broken promises comes to represent all the evils that have come down on him. A news story about a pilot that land...
Catch a Fire
Genres: Thriller, Drama, History
Year: 2006
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, France
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Derek Luke, Tumisho Masha, Charlotte Savage, Tim Robbins, Eduan van Jaarsveldt, Terry Pheto, Mncedisi Shabangu
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Patrick Chamusso is an honest oil refinery foreman. When he is interrogated about a terrorist attack at the refinery on his shift, he produces false alibi, which worsen his condition. His jail time experience pushes him across the line, and he joins the African National Congress.
The Untouchables
Genres: Crime, Thriller, History
Year: 1987
Country: USA
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Richard Bradford, Sean Connery, Billy Drago, Brad Sullivan, Andy Garcia, Charles Martin Smith, Kevin Costner
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1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him.
Battle of Long Tan
Genres: History, War, Documentary
Year: 2006
Country: Australia
Director: Damien Lay
Starring: Sam Worthington, Kristopher Bos, Matthew Wollaston
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In the gathering dusk of 18 August 1966, 108 young, inexperienced Australian and NZ soldiers are separated and surrounded, fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming force of 2,500 battle-hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. And, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tan, with their ammunition running out and another Vietnamese battalion massing for the final assault, the digger's situation seemed hopeless. Long Tan is the true story of ordinary boys who became extraordinary men.