Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister’s reactionary Read More »
History
Juarez (1939) William Dieterle, Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne
The newly-named Emperor Maximillian, the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire Read More »
Alexander the Great (1956) Robert Rossen, Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom
An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the macedonian king that united all ancient greek tribes Read More »
Princess Fragrance (1987) Ann Hui, Nuo Ai, Shichang Da, Hachier
Princess Fragrance is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha’s novel The Book and the Sword. Read More »
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Peter Greenaway, Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert
Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist, is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner Read More »
The Coward (1915) Reginald Barker, Thomas H. Ince, Frank Keenan, Charles Ray, Gertrude Claire
Confederate soldier Frank Winslow is terrified of the war and eventually runs away from battle. Read More »
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965) Richard Kaplan, Archibald Macleish, Eric Sevareid, Corinne Alsop Cole
Richard Kaplan documents the life of one of America’s most influential first ladies. Read More »
The Pearls of the Crown (1937) Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Lyn Harding
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls Read More »
Blaise Pascal (1972) Roberto Rossellini, Pierre Arditi, Rita Forzano, Giuseppe Addobbati
Blaise Pascal struggles to understand the natural world around him, in addition to an inner quest for religious faith. Read More »
The Silent Enemy (1958) William Fairchild, Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams, Michael Craig
In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Read More »
Edward II (1991) Derek Jarman, Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe’s Elisabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings Read More »
Nine Hours to Rama (1963) Mark Robson, Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Valerie Gearon
“Nine hours to Rama” depicts the life of Nathuram Godse the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Read More »
The Last Bolshevik (1993) Chris Marker, Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova
This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin Read More »
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) Henry Levin, George Sherman, Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond
Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood, goes to the aid of the Queen Mother Read More »
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) Abel Gance, Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale
Another of Napoleon’s adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz Read More »