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    Excellent Cadavers 1999 POSTER

    Excellent Cadavers

    1999

    English

    6.6

    3

    63%

    42%

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Crime

    Drama

    historical figure

    italian history

    palermo, sicily

    sicilian mafia

    Thriller

    Ricky Tognazzi Ricky Tognazzi Director Carla Cassola Carla Cassola as Chinnici's Wife Francesco Carnelutti Francesco Carnelutti as Judge Meli F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Tommaso Buscetta Victor Cavallo Victor Cavallo as Totò Riina
    Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.
    Regina 2013 POSTER

    Regina

    2013

    English

    6.3

    2

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    judaism

    rabbi

    woman rabbi

    Diana Groó Diana Groó Director Máté Haumann Máté Haumann as Peter Bowing Peter Bowing as Eszter Bíró Eszter Bíró as Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Regina Jonas
    The first woman rabbi in the world, Regina Jonas, comes to light, courtesy of Rachel Weisz – who plays her – and her father George Weisz, who was the executive producer for this poetic and beautiful documentary. The daughter of an Orthodox Jewish peddler, Jonas was ordained in Berlin in 1935. During the Nazi era and the war, her sermons and her unparalleled devotion brought encouragement to the persecuted German Jews. Regina Jonas was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. The only surviving photo of Jonas serves as a leitmotif for the film, showing a determined young woman gazing at the camera with self-confidence.
    Stalin 1992 POSTER

    Stalin

    1992

    English

    7.0

    7

    73%

    73%

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    joseph stalin

    paranoia

    soviet union

    stroke

    suburb

    Thriller

    War

    Ivan Passer Ivan Passer Director Oleg Tabakov Oleg Tabakov as Dr. Vinogradov Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell as Lenin Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Stalin Evgeniy Lazarev Evgeniy Lazarev as Vyshinsky
    The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.
    The Great Train Robbery 1978 POSTER

    The Great Train Robbery

    1978

    English

    6.9

    27

    79%

    69%

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    Drama

    execution

    gallows

    hanging

    historical figure

    noose

    Thriller

    victorian england

    Michael Crichton Michael Crichton Director Gabrielle Lloyd Gabrielle Lloyd as Elizabeth Trent Malcolm Terris Malcolm Terris as Fowler Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski as Maggie Sean Connery Sean Connery as Pierce
    In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
    Isadora 1968 POSTER

    Isadora

    1968

    English

    6.8

    11

    80%

    65%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    dance

    dancer

    Drama

    historical figure

    Music

    Romance

    Karel Reisz Karel Reisz Director James Fox James Fox as Gordon Craig John Brandon John Brandon as Gospel Billy Cynthia Harris Cynthia Harris as Mary Desti Jeremy Child Jeremy Child as Party Guest
    A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
    Valentino 1977 POSTER

    Valentino

    1977

    English

    6.1

    15

    46%

    38%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    fame

    heart-throb

    historical figure

    hollywood

    lover

    Ken Russell Ken Russell Director Linda Thorson Linda Thorson as Billie Streeter Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel as George Ullman Bill McKinney Bill McKinney as Policeman Ken Russell Ken Russell as Rex Ingram
    The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.
    The Marshal 2019 POSTER

    The Marshal

    2019

    English

    3.0

    8

    Action

    Biography

    Comedy

    deputy sheriff

    Drama

    gunslinger

    historical figure

    History

    marshal

    oklahoma

    sheriff

    Western

    Wayne Shipley Wayne Shipley Director Darby Hinton Darby Hinton as Cole Younger Robert Carradine Robert Carradine as Frank James Lana Wood Lana Wood as Ms. Darling Johnny Crawford Johnny Crawford as William S. Hart
    A movie company comes to Oklahoma to convince legendary lawmen Bill Tilghman to star in a bank robbery silent film featuring real outlaws. Tilghman reluctantly agrees, not realizing everyone's lives will never be the same.
    The Spirit of St. Louis 1957 POSTER

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    1957

    English

    7.1

    13

    83%

    75%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane crash

    aviation

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    flight

    historical figure

    History

    transatlantic

    Billy Wilder Billy Wilder Director Carleton Young Carleton Young as Captain at Brooks Field Flight School Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling as Mr. Fearless Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar as Okie Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Ryan Aircraft Employee
    Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy 2019 POSTER

    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

    2019

    Telugu

    7.2

    9

    57%

    85%

    Action

    Adventure

    british colonialism

    Drama

    east india company

    freedom fighter

    historical figure

    historically inaccurate

    History

    south india

    Surender Reddy Surender Reddy Director Jagadish Jagadish as Vijay Vijay as Ravi Kishan Ravi Kishan as Basireddy Vijay Sethupathi Vijay Sethupathi as Raja Pandi
    Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a brave Telugu chieftain who took up arms in 1846 to protest against the numerous arbitrariness and crimes perpetrated by the leaders and military forces of the East India Company.
    Rembrandt 1936 POSTER

    Rembrandt

    1936

    English

    7.0

    5

    75%

    76%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    maid

    painter

    Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Director Alexander Knox Alexander Knox as Ludwick's Assistant Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand Coeur Abraham Sofaer Abraham Sofaer as Menasseh Evelyn Ankers Evelyn Ankers as Party Girl
    A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
    The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944 POSTER

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    1944

    English

    7.1

    4

    59%

    59%

    Action

    Adventure

    biography

    Biography

    bullfrog

    Drama

    historical figure

    missouri

    Mystery

    small town

    steamboat

    Irving Rapper Irving Rapper Director Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Boss Deck Hand Walter Hampden Walter Hampden as Jervis Langdon Fredric March Fredric March as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as Town Citizen
    A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.
    Flannery 2019 POSTER

    Flannery

    2019

    English

    7.3

    3

    74%

    100%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    historical

    historical figure

    literature

    writing

    Mark Bosco Mark Bosco Director Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen as Flannery Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien as Self Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Self Brad Dourif Brad Dourif as Self
    Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered journals, and interviews with Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilton Als, and more.
    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel 1951 POSTER

    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    1951

    English

    6.9

    23

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    desert

    Drama

    historical figure

    libyan desert

    nazi officer

    War

    world war ii

    Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway Director Patrick Whyte Patrick Whyte as British Agent Carleton Young Carleton Young as German Staff Officer Sean McClory Sean McClory as Jock John Roy John Roy as Soldier
    The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
    The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936 POSTER

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    1936

    English

    7.3

    4

    90%

    76%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    france

    historical figure

    History

    microbe

    Music

    rabies

    vaccine

    William Dieterle William Dieterle Director Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as Chairman of Medical Society Josephine Hutchinson Josephine Hutchinson as Marie Pasteur Walter Kingsford Walter Kingsford as Napoleon III Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Reporter
    A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
    Churchill's Secret 2016 POSTER

    Churchill's Secret

    2016

    English

    6.8

    25

    1950s

    Action

    Biography

    british politics

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    stroke

    winston churchill

    Charles Sturridge Charles Sturridge Director Jon Wennington Jon Wennington as Delegate Matthew Marsh Matthew Marsh as Lord Beaverbrook John Standing John Standing as Lord Camrose Matthew Macfadyen Matthew Macfadyen as Randolph Churchill
    British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
    Paracelsus 1943 POSTER

    Paracelsus

    1943

    German

    6.9

    2

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst Director Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner as Count von Hohenreid Franz Stein Franz Stein as Doctor Peter Martin Urtel Peter Martin Urtel as Johannes - Famulus Victor Janson Victor Janson as Mayor
    The story of the Renaissance-era Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known to the world as Paracelsus.
    Kingdom of War: Part 2 2007 POSTER

    Kingdom of War: Part 2

    2007

    Thai

    7.1

    9

    Action

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    period drama

    War

    Chatrichalerm Yukol Chatrichalerm Yukol Director Kowit Wattanakul Kowit Wattanakul as Chatchai Plengpanich Chatchai Plengpanich as Winthai Suvaree Winthai Suvaree as Wanchana Sawatdee Wanchana Sawatdee as King Naresuan
    Prince Naresuan is now the crown prince of Ayutthaya, and the king of Burma is dead. While the new Burmese king is waging war, the crown prince plots to assassinate Naresuan.
    Kingdom of War: Part 1 2007 POSTER

    Kingdom of War: Part 1

    2007

    Thai

    6.8

    9

    59%

    59%

    16th century

    Action

    biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    king

    period drama

    siam

    War

    Chatrichalerm Yukol Chatrichalerm Yukol Director Chatchai Plengpanich Chatchai Plengpanich as King Mahathammaracha Nopachai Jayanama Nopachai Jayanama as Lord Rachamanoo Grace Mahadamrongkul Grace Mahadamrongkul as Princess Phra Supankalaya Jirayu La-ongmanee Jirayu La-ongmanee as Young Boonthing
    The film concerns the life of King Naresuan, who liberated the Siamese from the control of Burma. Born in 1555, he was taken to Burma as a child hostage; there he became acquainted with sword fighting and became a threat to the Burmese empire.
    Villa Rides 1968 POSTER

    Villa Rides

    1968

    English

    6.3

    3

    42%

    42%

    Action

    biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    maverick

    mexican revolution

    mexico

    resistance

    War

    Western

    Buzz Kulik Buzz Kulik Director John Ireland John Ireland as Barbershop Client Julio Peña Julio Peña as General Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Rodolfo Fierro Nazzareno Natale Nazzareno Natale as Villista
    Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados and stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté
    Madame Curie 1943 POSTER

    Madame Curie

    1943

    English

    7.2

    4

    78%

    68%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    laboratory

    marie curie

    Music

    physicist

    radioactivity

    Romance

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Bit Part Edward Fielding Edward Fielding as Board Member Robert Walker Robert Walker as David Le Gros Gigi Perreau Gigi Perreau as Eve at 18 Months
    Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
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