Keyword: biography

The Great Waltz

5.1

1972

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Composer Johann Strauss becomes the Waltz-King and woos a barons mistress in 19th-century Austria.

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

6.9

1985

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Jack Kerouacs life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S. Burroughs. The film also employs dramatic recreations of Kerouacs life beginning with his early childhood.

Subedar Joginder Singh

7.2

2018

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It is a biographical feature film on Indias Highest Wartime Gallantry Award - Param Vir Chakra winner Subedar Joginder Singh. He fought three wars (as per records) for India before achieving martyrdom in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 while commanding a platoon in North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA) (Now Arunachal Pradesh). The story portrays his character and motivation in the scene of battle.

Rodin

4.7

2017

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An account of the famous French sculptors romance with Camille Claudel.

Papa Hemingway in Cuba

6.3

2015

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In 1959, a young journalist ventures to Havana, Cuba to meet his idol, the legendary Ernest Hemingway who helped him find his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them.

Stanley and Livingstone

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1939

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Tasked by his editor, American reporter Henry M. Stanley travels to a dangerous and uncharted region of East Africa to find the missing Scottish pioneer missionary Dr. David Livingstone.

The Hitler Gang

6.9

1944

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This movie shows us the rise of Adolf Hitler from a small radical political adventurer to the dictator of Germany in the way of a gangster film. Exept for some minor inaccuracies the historical facts are given in a correct way.

Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

7.6

2014

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A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.

Elena

7.6

2012

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Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena walking in the streets in a silk blouse. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we no longer know one from the other. When Petra finally finds Elena in an unexpected place, she has to learn to let her go.

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

6.4

1993

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Actress Sharon Stone hosts this documentary about the life and career of 1930s sex symbol Jean Harlow. Included are clips from many of her films, photos and stories about her life before she became a movie star, and accounts of her troubled personal life, including a domineering mother, the failure of her three marriages and the suicide of her second husband.

I Am Ali

7.2

2014

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Unprecedented access to Muhammad Alis personal archive of audio journals as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legends life story.

St. Louis Blues

7.2

1958

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The story of W. C. Handy, the undisputed father of the blues.