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Isadora
6.8

Isadora

Sep. 14, 1968

Isadora

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people’s ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and ...
Stars of Eger
7.3

Stars of Eger

Aug. 12, 1968

Stars of Eger

This romantic and grandiose historical film depicts the era of the constant incursions and heroic battles fought by the defenders of the castle ...
The Column
7.7

The Column

Oct. 18, 1968

The Column

The end of Trajan’s Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6

The Charge of the Light Brigade

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an ...
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
8.3

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812

In 1812, Napoleon’s Army invades Russia. Kutuzov asks Bolkonsky to join him as a staff officer, yet the prince requests a command in the ...
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
8.1

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov

As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, ...
Tobruk
6.4

Tobruk

Feb. 07, 1967

Tobruk

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for ...
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
6.6

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city’s boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, ...
Japan’s Longest Day
7.7

Japan’s Longest Day

Aug. 03, 1967

Japan’s Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the ...
Samurai Rebellion
8.3

Samurai Rebellion

May. 27, 1967

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide ...
In Cold Blood
7.9

In Cold Blood

Dec. 15, 1967

In Cold Blood

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own ...
Elvira Madigan
7

Elvira Madigan

Apr. 24, 1967

Elvira Madigan

Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the ...
Dante’s Inferno
7.2

Dante’s Inferno

Dec. 22, 1967

Dante’s Inferno

The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and ...
The Rover
6.1

The Rover

Sep. 27, 1967

The Rover

A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French ...
Angelique and the Sultan
6.3

Angelique and the Sultan

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan’s harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to ...
The Ashes
7.1

The Ashes

Sep. 25, 1965

The Ashes

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story ...
Is Paris Burning?
6.8

Is Paris Burning?

Oct. 26, 1966

Is Paris Burning?

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, ...
Marat/Sade
7.5

Marat/Sade

Feb. 22, 1967

Marat/Sade

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat’s death, using the patients as actors. Based on ‘The ...
A Man for All Seasons
7.7

A Man for All Seasons

Dec. 13, 1966

A Man for All Seasons

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of ...
Khartoum
6.8

Khartoum

Jun. 09, 1966

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians ...
Here Is Your Life
7.3

Here Is Your Life

Dec. 26, 1966

Here Is Your Life

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.
Hawaii
6.5

Hawaii

Oct. 10, 1966

Hawaii

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of ...
The Dacians
7.6

The Dacians

May. 31, 1967

The Dacians

The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the integrity of his people. His own ...
Pharaoh
7.3

Pharaoh

Mar. 11, 1966

Pharaoh

Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt’s clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ...
Born Free
7.2

Born Free

Mar. 26, 1966

Born Free

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions ...
The Bible: In the Beginning…
6.2

The Bible: In the Beginning…

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their ...
Amrapali
6.6

Amrapali

Sep. 11, 1966

Amrapali

After a failed conquest, Emperor Ajaatshatru pretends to be a soldier in the enemy’s army to weaken them from the inside. However, he falls ...
Andrei Rublev
8

Andrei Rublev

Dec. 16, 1966

Andrei Rublev

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a ...
7 Women
6.7

7 Women

Dec. 11, 1965

7 Women

In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.