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Captain Lightfoot
6.1

Captain Lightfoot

Mar. 26, 1955

Captain Lightfoot

In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he ...
The Silver Chalice
4.6

The Silver Chalice

Dec. 20, 1954

The Silver Chalice

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He ...
Sign of the Pagan
5.9

Sign of the Pagan

Nov. 24, 1954

Sign of the Pagan

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor ...
Salt of the Earth
7.4

Salt of the Earth

Mar. 14, 1954

Salt of the Earth

At New Mexico’s Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo ...
The Story of Vickie
6.5

The Story of Vickie

Dec. 15, 1954

The Story of Vickie

Vickie, short for Victoria, is crowned Queen of England and as such needs to learn the responsibilities of her new post.
The Men of Sherwood Forest
5.6

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king ...
King Richard and the Crusaders
5.5

King Richard and the Crusaders

Based on Sir Walter Scott’s The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the ...
Karin Månsdotter
6

Karin Månsdotter

Nov. 01, 1954

Karin Månsdotter

Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king’s ...
The Egyptian
6.5

The Egyptian

Aug. 25, 1954

The Egyptian

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the ...
Demetrius and the Gladiators
6.6

Demetrius and the Gladiators

The story picks up at the point where “The Robe” ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ’s robe is ...
The Dam Busters
7.4

The Dam Busters

May. 16, 1955

The Dam Busters

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by ...
The Black Shield of Falworth
6.4

The Black Shield of Falworth

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father ...
Bengal Brigade
5.6

Bengal Brigade

Nov. 06, 1954

Bengal Brigade

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, ...
Beau Brummell
6.4

Beau Brummell

Nov. 16, 1954

Beau Brummell

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince ...
Young Bess
6.6

Young Bess

May. 29, 1953

Young Bess

The mother died under the executioner’s axe; the daughter rose to become England’s greatest monarch — the brilliant and cunning ...
The Sword and the Rose
6.3

The Sword and the Rose

Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. ...
Sins of Jezebel
4.7

Sins of Jezebel

Sep. 04, 1953

Sins of Jezebel

The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice ...
The Robe
6.7

The Robe

Sep. 16, 1953

The Robe

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus’ robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of ...
Martin Luther
6.8

Martin Luther

May. 08, 1953

Martin Luther

A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
Malta Story
6.5

Malta Story

Jun. 01, 1953

Malta Story

Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young ...
Julius Caesar
7.2

Julius Caesar

Jun. 04, 1953

Julius Caesar

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.
Gate of Hell
7.1

Gate of Hell

Oct. 30, 1953

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, ...
Houdini
6.8

Houdini

Jul. 02, 1953

Houdini

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from ...
Hiroshima
7.5

Hiroshima

Oct. 07, 1953

Hiroshima

The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.
The Sea has Risen
6.2

The Sea has Risen

Aug. 18, 1953

The Sea has Risen

March 15, 1848; the revolution breaks out in the town of Pest. Yet at café Pilvax, in among he revolutionary youth, there is the informer of the ...
The Cruel Sea
7.4

The Cruel Sea

Feb. 24, 1953

The Cruel Sea

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of ...
The Conquest of Everest
7.3

The Conquest of Everest

A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay ...