Moliere
7.3
2007
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To satisfy his creditors, a witty actor reinvents himself as a satirical playwright, with uproarious, yet bittersweet, results.
Topsy-Turvy
7.4
1999
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Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
The Lady and the Duke
6.9
2001
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During the French Revolution, a Scottish aristocrat and her former lover, the Duke of Orleans, find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
A Tale of Two Cities
7.8
1935
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A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.4
2005
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The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britains most prolific hangman.
Harem suare
6.5
1999
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In Baghdad in the early 1900s, a young woman rises up through the ranks of power within the Ottoman Empire. She and a eunuch plan an elaborate scheme for the release of the female slaves.
Sharpe's Sword
8
1995
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Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellingtons network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success.
Sharpe's Regiment
8
1996
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Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize Wellingtons war.
Demetrius and the Gladiators
6.6
1954
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In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus robe for its alleged magical powers.
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.4
1945
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At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
Last Days in Vietnam
7.6
2014
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During the final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. An unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands.
Tsar
6.9
2009
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In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivans close friend, dares to oppose the sovereigns mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia.
Taras Bulba
6.4
1962
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In the 16th-century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and Ukrainian cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe.
Capsule
6.4
2015
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After years of flying fighter planes and 5 years as test pilot, Guy is now, Dec. 4, 1959, on a secret British space capsule orbiting Earth trying to reenter but things start going wrong. Can he, despite cold war, get back to Earth safely?
The Mill and the Cross
6.9
2011
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This movie focuses on a dozen of the five hundred characters depicted in Bruegels painting. The theme of Christs suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.
Iris
7.1
2014
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A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an out-sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88-year-old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.
Longitude
7.7
2000
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In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.
Intimate Enemies
6.9
2007
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A drama following a French platoon during Algerias war of independence.
That Hamilton Woman
7.3
1941
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The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sharpe's Siege
8
1996
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Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.
Sharpe's Battle
8
1995
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When Sharpe is ordered to whip the King of Spains Irish Royal Brigade into shape, he faces dissent from the men who believe the British are slaughtering their relatives in Ireland and a spy from within.
Sharpe's Eagle
8
1993
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Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the Kings Colors (the regiments royal flag) are captured in battle, Sharpe vows to regain the regiments honor by capturing a French standard: an Imperial Eagle.
The Salt of the Earth
8.4
2014
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The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
My Winnipeg
7.7
2007
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Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddins home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.