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Los Lunnis y su amigo Don Quijote
Los Lunnis y su amigo Don Quijote
Los Lunnis y su amigo Don Quijote 2005
Kenpu Renpeikan
Kenpu Renpeikan
Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.
Kenpu Renpeikan 1944
Adham Al-Sharqawi
Adham Al-Sharqawi
The story of the Arabic Robin Hood, the legendary local hero Adham Al-Sharqawi who persisted in resisting the British occupation for years and tried to alleviate the suffering of the people of his village.
Adham Al-Sharqawi 1964
The Bell Witch Legend
The Bell Witch Legend
The Bell Witch Legend 2005
What Shall I Do With This Sword?
What Shall I Do With This Sword?
By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the army.
What Shall I Do With This Sword? 1975
Isoviha
Isoviha
Pastor Petrelius does not accept the marriage wishes of his young daughter Karoliina and Paavo Paavalinpoika. Paavo wants to prove his manhood to the pastor and enlists in the King's forces, but is wounded in the Battle of Pultava. On his return to Finland, he finds his village besieged by Cossack Captain Voronoff.
Isoviha 1939
Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain
Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain
On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of them in tears, cheered and clapped as the men of Grimethorpe Colliery marched back to work accompanied by the village’s world-famous brass band. The miners and their families had endured months of hardship. It had all been for nothing. The miners had lost the strike called on March 6th 1984. They would lose a lot more in the years to come. But was it a good thing for the country that the miners lost their last battle?
Thatcher vs The Miners: The Battle for Britain 2021
Verdinger - Enfant et esclave en Suisse
Verdinger - Enfant et esclave en Suisse
Verdinger - Enfant et esclave en Suisse 2020
Furqat
Furqat
Furqat 1959
Death of the Wolfpacks
Death of the Wolfpacks
It was the longest single battle of World War II - Admiral Doenitz's plan to disrupt Allied shipping and logistic lines by churning up the seas with his attacking submarine wolf packs. For nearly six years, his battle of wits against Allied naval commanders almost made him a wizard of submarine warfare. If Hitler had given Doenitz his quota of U-boats, would England had sued for peace?
Death of the Wolfpacks 1
The Marcus Garvey Story
The Marcus Garvey Story
Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and finding prosperity through economic ventures to navigating financial hardships, assassination attempts, and politically motivated criminal charges, Garvey's impactful odyssey throughout Jamaica and America left an enduring imprint on history.
The Marcus Garvey Story 1
Nos Héros, les Poilus
Nos Héros, les Poilus
Nos Héros, les Poilus 2023
Look at Life: High, Wide and Faster
Look at Life: High, Wide and Faster
Look at Life was a regular series of short documentary films produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of Rank Organisation and screened in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. This release compiles 54 memorable films which offer a fascinating snapshot of transport in 1960's Britain. A look at road building in the United Kingdom in the 1950's.
Look at Life: High, Wide and Faster 1963
Archimedes: The Master of Numbers
Archimedes: The Master of Numbers
In an attempt to lift the veil of mystery surrounding the life of the famed Archimedes, a historian seeks out Telesilla, his surviving wife. He hopes the woman would share the story of the great scientist, who tragically died during the capture of Syracuse. After certain reservations Telesilla shares her tale.
Archimedes: The Master of Numbers 2014
Advance Democracy!
Advance Democracy!
A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.
Advance Democracy! 1938
神州天馬侠 完結篇
神州天馬侠 完結篇
In a desperate crisis, Inamaru is plunged into the dark sea by a strike from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ryutaro desperately tries to rescue Inamaru. However, it's not just Ieyasu who aims for him and the precious treasure of the Unshaken Banner. Various individuals, good and evil alike, are aiming for the foothills of Mount Fuji where the hidden treasure lies.
神州天馬侠 完結篇 1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin 1913
Lucinda Urrusti: Painter
Lucinda Urrusti: Painter
This is a portrait of painter Lucinda Urrusti (Melilla, Spanish Morocco, 1926), who came to Mexico in 1939 with her parents and brother as refugees of the Spanish Civil War. For Lucinda, what matters most in life is art and her family.
Lucinda Urrusti: Painter 2020
Respect Jehovah's Authority
Respect Jehovah's Authority
A test of loyalty erupts in the barren wilderness. Will the Israelites faithfully follow Moses or rebellious Korah? How will the sons of Korah decide? The outcome helps each of us examine our own attitude toward Jehovah’s authority.
Respect Jehovah's Authority 2002
Braille
Braille
Braille 1
The Covenant
The Covenant
The Covenant 2023
A World at War: Desert War
A World at War: Desert War
Overview of the Desert campaigns of the Second World War using historical footage taken during the battles.
A World at War: Desert War 1944
Nocturne
Nocturne
When the taps of a remote town stop running, its inhabitants seek salvation in the repetition of an informal sacrifice.
Nocturne 2020
My Spain
My Spain
A documentary on the experiences of Kosta Nađ in the Spanish Civil War. Kosta Nađ (Hungarian: Nagy Kosztá) apart from being a participant in the Spanish Civil War, also took part in World War 2 as a Partisan. He was a general of the JNA army, a hero of socialist work and a national hero of Yugoslavia.
My Spain 1986
Made in Sweden - textilindustrin som försvann
Made in Sweden - textilindustrin som försvann
Made in Sweden - textilindustrin som försvann 2022
Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946
Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946
Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the country and swayed by US intentions cannot afford to care about children who should be protected. The war orphans, who had no choice but to survive on their own, were used to shining shoes for American soldiers, picking up cigarettes, and sometimes committing crimes. However, at some point, they came across a "cleaning" job. They work hard instead of committing crimes and earn money by being appreciated by people. The orphans begin to regain their smiles through experiences that make them feel like they should be alive. The children started to have a modest dream of "renting a house and living" with their own earnings, but they were attacked by an even harsher reality...
Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946 2023
No Dogs
No Dogs
Set against the backdrop of the Watsonville race riots that set central California ablaze in 1930, Filipino American Marisol seeks shelter at Carl’s diner. Neither of them can foresee where that violent night will take them, or what secrets will be revealed.
No Dogs 2021
Isewan Taifû Monogatari
Isewan Taifû Monogatari
Animated film about Typhoon Vera (known in Japan as Isewan Typhoon).
Isewan Taifû Monogatari 1989
British Grand Prix 1958
British Grand Prix 1958
Overview of the 1928 British Grand Prix by Shell-Mex and BP. Wonderful 1950's colour film
British Grand Prix 1958 1958
Les Druides
Les Druides
Les Druides 1906
Au temps des druides
Au temps des druides
Au temps des druides 1
Singapore On Film
Singapore On Film
Rare archive footage reveals what Singapore was like dating back to 1900, showing coolies sharing lunch, rickshaw pullers, a grand Peranakan funeral, and more.
Singapore On Film 2019
You're Pretty, Oh Man-Bok
You're Pretty, Oh Man-Bok
Oh Man Bok lost her mom an her dad abandoned them when her mom was pregnant with her. Her new family over her as their own, and her siblings love her a lot as well. They make sure that she never feels lonely and a part o the family. One day she hears a song on the TV, the song her mom used to sing to her, she knew that the song was meant for her mom. She decides to...
You're Pretty, Oh Man-Bok 2014
Remembering 16 March
Remembering 16 March
Survivors tell the inside story of the massacre of the leftist students at Istanbul University on 16 March 1978 and the political atmosphere before the coup of 12 September 1980.
Remembering 16 March 2014
The Swedish Torpedo
The Swedish Torpedo
World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel.
The Swedish Torpedo 1
"O Jehovah, . . . I Trust in You"
See how Hezekiah overcomes pressure from all sides to make decisions based on faith and loyalty, setting an example for his entire nation and all those who serve Jehovah today.
"O Jehovah, . . . I Trust in You" 2016
Memórias da Chibata
Memórias da Chibata
Juca, a black kid, sees his friends and his mother being hit by his stepfather, without being able to do anything against it, but when he knows that he is the great-grandson of João Cândido, the leader of the sailors rebellion against the chibata hits adopted by Brazilian Navy till 1910, he takes an extreme attitude towards changing the course of his life.
Memórias da Chibata 2006
The Absolute Nixonverse
The Absolute Nixonverse
In an alternate universe, three super-humans are treated so harshly by humanity, they each go mad in their own way.
The Absolute Nixonverse 2023
Der Geist der Befreiung – Das Ende des Dritten Reichs
Der Geist der Befreiung – Das Ende des Dritten Reichs
Der Geist der Befreiung – Das Ende des Dritten Reichs 2017
The Catcher
The Catcher
Based on the incredible true story of professional baseball player-turned WW2 spy, Moe Berg, The Catcher brings us along on Moe's first mission for the OSS. Filled with suspense and intrigue and set against the beautiful, yet dangerous, backdrop of 1930's Japan, Moe must gather intel crucial to the planning of a historic battle - and of the upmost importance to the war effort of the Allied Forces.
The Catcher 2015