Keyword: biography

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

7

2022

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From Nashville newcomer to international icon, singer Shania Twain transcends genres across borders amid triumphs and setbacks in this documentary.

Julia

3

2021

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Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.

Becoming Cousteau

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2021

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A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage.

Priest Daens

7.5

1992

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In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. Hes expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foremans rape; children die; prelates play billiards.

Sam Cooke: Legend

8.2

2001

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This film documents the rise of legendary singer Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his crossover to the pop and R\u0026B charts. Includes interviews with Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls and more.

Wings

7.6

1966

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A fascinating and human portrayal of a once-famous fighter pilot and loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna. Now a 41-year-old provincial schoolmistress, she has so internalized the military ideas of service and obedience that she cannot adjust to life in peacetime.

Il Divo

7.3

2008

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The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.

Fear Strikes Out

7.2

1957

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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Leadbelly

7.3

1976

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Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs.

Star 80

6.9

1983

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A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.

Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte

7.6

2013

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Secretariats legendary jockey Ron Turcotte is one of the few champions to have won the prestigious American Triple Crown. This is the remarkable story of Turcottes rise to fame in 1973.

The Keeper

7.2

2018

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The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.