Keyword: biography

Walker

6.6

1987

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An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.

They Died with Their Boots On

7.3

1941

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A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.

Manto

7.4

2018

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The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Mantos life and is set in 1940s India.

Bird

7.2

1988

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The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie Bird Parker.

Coming Out of the Ice

6.5

1982

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Victor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid 30s. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horrific imprisonment, beating and torture culminated with his being sent to the Gulag for many years. He was in the Soviet Union, according to the film, for a total of 45 years.

Hannah Arendt

7.1

2012

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A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.

The Happy Prince

5.9

2018

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The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.

Gold

7.6

2018

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The journey of a man who was instrumental in making India win its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation.

One Chance

6.8

2013

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The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- Britains Got Talent (2007).

The Green Girl

6

2014

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A feature-length documentary about Star Treks iconic Green Girl, Susan Oliver: Prolific actress of the 50s - 80s, original member of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, record-setting female aviator; Tragically taken by cancer in 1990.

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

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1993

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Audrey Hepburn was one of movies best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication, and an enduring aura of youthful innocence. As Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, she spoke for the worlds suffering children and families, earning an affection and admiration that only increased with news of her untimely death. From the star herself we learn of her career, family, and friends.

Diary for My Children

6.6

1984

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Having lost her parents to Stalins purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.