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The Story of Adele H.
7.2

The Story of Adele H.

Oct. 08, 1975

The Story of Adele H.

Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast ...
Galileo
6.5

Galileo

Jan. 27, 1975

Galileo

Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical ...
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
7.1

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Autobiography of a Princess
5.9

Autobiography of a Princess

On the birthday of her late father, a deposed Maharaja, a displaced Indian princess living in London and his former private secretary watch home ...
The Promised Land
7.8

The Promised Land

Feb. 21, 1975

The Promised Land

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional ...
The White Dawn
7

The White Dawn

Jul. 21, 1974

The White Dawn

In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the ...
Stavisky…
6.5

Stavisky…

May. 15, 1974

Stavisky…

Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent help small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French political ...
The Deluge
7.7

The Deluge

Sep. 02, 1974

The Deluge

During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and ...
Lancelot of the Lake
6.9

Lancelot of the Lake

Apr. 23, 1974

Lancelot of the Lake

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing ...
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.7

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to ...
Himiko
7

Himiko

Mar. 09, 1974

Himiko

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
The Abdication
6.1

The Abdication

Oct. 03, 1974

The Abdication

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
The Last Train
6.9

The Last Train

Oct. 31, 1973

The Last Train

Two people, a Frenchman and a Jewish German woman, meet on a train while escaping the German army entering France.
The Heroic Ones
6.5

The Heroic Ones

Aug. 14, 1970

The Heroic Ones

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark ...
Massacre in Rome
6.5

Massacre in Rome

Oct. 04, 1973

Massacre in Rome

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. “Massacre in Rome” is ...
Bequest to the Nation
6.4

Bequest to the Nation

Apr. 18, 1973

Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coup d’Etat
6.8

Coup d’Etat

Jul. 07, 1973

Coup d’Etat

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.5

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it ...
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
6.8

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII’s life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to ...
Heroes Two
6.4

Heroes Two

Jan. 19, 1974

Heroes Two

A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by ...
The Five Days
5.8

The Five Days

Dec. 20, 1973

The Five Days

In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.2

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal ...
The New One-Armed Swordsman
7.2

The New One-Armed Swordsman

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just ...
The New Land
8

The New Land

Feb. 26, 1972

The New Land

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil ...
Antony and Cleopatra
5.8

Antony and Cleopatra

Mar. 18, 1972

Antony and Cleopatra

Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard’s ...
The Conspirators
7

The Conspirators

Jan. 05, 1972

The Conspirators

The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil’s colonial days, from ...
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes ...
Agent #1
5.5

Agent #1

Feb. 25, 1972

Agent #1

Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of ...