Keyword: historical figure

Princess Ka'iulani

7.5

2009

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Lush scenery and gorgeous photography highlight this bio of Princess Kaiulani (QOrianka Kilcher), a 19th-century Hawaiian princess raised in England but determined to maintain her peoples independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Kaiulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.

The Twentieth Century

6.9

2019

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Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.

Our Godfather

6.8

2019

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OUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi. He became the Mobs most wanted man in the world - and 11 members of his family were killed. He was the most important, protected and endangered witness in US criminal history The film tells - for the first time- the Buscetta story with exclusive access to his family, which is breaking its silence after 30 years in hiding.

The Hunley

5.8

1999

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During the siege of Charleston of 1864, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submersible to sink an enemy warship in wartime.

Soul of the Game

7.4

1996

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Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.

The Prisoner of Shark Island

7.4

1936

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The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincolns assassin in 1865.

Villa Rides

6.5

1968

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Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.

Citizen Cohn

7.2

1992

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As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.

The Adventures of Mark Twain

6.2

1944

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The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halleys Comet returned.

Fade to Black

5.4

2006

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Attempting to recover from his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth and restart his career, Orson Welles travels to Italy only to be drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, murder and politics when an actor is murdered on his set.

The Adventures of Marco Polo

6

1938

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Adventurer Marco Polo travels to China, where he finds the Emperor Kublai Khan, court intrigue, danger, and unexpected love.

Winchell

6.6

1998

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The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.