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    Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story 2014 POSTER

    Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story

    2014

    English

    7.2

    1

    Action

    biography

    british spy

    Documentary

    espionage

    female spy

    historical figure

    spy hero

    Robert H. Gardner Robert H. Gardner Director Elizabeth Saint Elizabeth Saint as Female SOE Agent Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Narrator Teena Byrd Teena Byrd as Radio Room Worker Chris Conlon Chris Conlon as SS Military
    In 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was recruited as a covert operative into Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive. With an American mother and Indian Muslim father, she was an extremely unusual British agent. After her network collapsed, Khan became the only surviving radio operator linking the British to the French Resistance in Paris, coordinating the airdrop of weapons and agents, and the rescue of downed Allied fliers.
    The Trial of Joan of Arc 1962 POSTER

    The Trial of Joan of Arc

    1962

    French

    7.4

    10

    100%

    62%

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    pre-code

    religious fanaticism

    warrior woman

    Robert Bresson Robert Bresson Director Michael Williams Michael Williams as Englishman Donald O'Brien Donald O'Brien as English Priest Nicolas Bang Nicolas Bang as Garde Florence Delay Florence Delay as Jeanne d'Arc
    Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.
    The Pride of the Yankees 1942 POSTER

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942

    English

    7.6

    10

    94%

    89%

    Action

    baseball

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    new york yankees

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    yankee stadium

    Sam Wood Sam Wood Director Addison Richards Addison Richards as Coach Dane Clark Dane Clark as Fraternity Boy Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Joe McCarthy
    The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
    Freud 1962 POSTER

    Freud

    1962

    English

    7.2

    5

    78%

    70%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    hypnosis

    psychoanalysis

    sigmund freud

    vienna, austria

    John Huston John Huston Director Leonard Sachs Leonard Sachs as Brouhardier Susannah York Susannah York as Cecily Koertner Rosalie Crutchley Rosalie Crutchley as Frau Amalia Freud Maria Perschy Maria Perschy as Magda
    An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
    They Died with Their Boots On 1941 POSTER

    They Died with Their Boots On

    1941

    English

    7.2

    13

    71%

    74%

    biography

    Drama

    general custer

    historical figure

    little big horn

    sitting bull

    War

    Western

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Fitzhugh Lee William Hopper William Hopper as Lt. Frazier Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Settler Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Uniform Salesman
    The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
    The Pale Blue Eye 2022 POSTER

    The Pale Blue Eye

    2022

    English

    6.6

    152

    62%

    69%

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    detective

    historical figure

    Horror

    investigation

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    winter

    Scott Cooper Scott Cooper Director Christian Bale Christian Bale as Augustus Landor Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Jean Pepe Gillian Anderson Gillian Anderson as Mrs. Julia Marquis Timothy Spall Timothy Spall as Superintendent Thayer
    West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
    Eight Men Out 1988 POSTER

    Eight Men Out

    1988

    English

    7.2

    36

    87%

    80%

    Action

    baseball

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    Sport

    sports

    John Sayles John Sayles Director Michael Laskin Michael Laskin as Alfred Austrian Michael Rooker Michael Rooker as Arnold 'Chick' Gandil Wendy Makkena Wendy Makkena as Kate Jackson Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd as 'Sleepy' Bill Burns
    Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.
    Reagan 2024 POSTER

    Reagan

    2024

    English

    6.1

    25

    18%

    98%

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    nicaragua

    politics

    usa president

    Sean McNamara Sean McNamara Director Alex Sparrow Alex Sparrow as Andrei Novikov Nick Searcy Nick Searcy as James Baker Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan Jon Voight Jon Voight as Viktor Petrovich
    Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
    Tombstone 1993 POSTER

    Tombstone

    1993

    English

    7.8

    120

    76%

    93%

    Action

    arizona

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    retirement

    right and justice

    Romance

    saloon

    Western

    wyatt earp

    George P. Cosmatos George P. Cosmatos Director Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton as Johnny Tyler Dana Delany Dana Delany as Josephine Marcus Billy Zane Billy Zane as Mr. Fabian Sam Elliott Sam Elliott as Virgil Earp Kurt Russell Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp
    Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
    Miles Ahead 2015 POSTER

    Miles Ahead

    2015

    English

    6.4

    21

    74%

    57%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    jazz

    miles davis

    Music

    Romance

    Don Cheadle Don Cheadle Director Keith Stanfield Keith Stanfield as Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor as Dave Brill Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stuhlbarg as Harper Hamilton Don Cheadle Don Cheadle as Miles Davis
    An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
    Caligula 1979 POSTER

    Caligula

    1979

    Italian

    5.3

    78

    18%

    38%

    Action

    ancient rome

    assassination

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    rape

    roman empire

    rome, italy

    Tinto Brass Tinto Brass Director Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Caesonia Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Caligula Teresa Ann Savoy Teresa Ann Savoy as Drusilla Angelo Boscariol Angelo Boscariol as Roman Soldier
    After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.
    The Fog of War 2003 POSTER

    The Fog of War

    2003

    English

    8.0

    18

    96%

    93%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    historical figure

    History

    lesson

    lyndon johnson

    politics

    vietnam

    War

    Errol Morris Errol Morris Director John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Himself Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev as Himself Barry Goldwater Barry Goldwater as Himself Errol Morris Errol Morris as Interviewer
    Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
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