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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016) Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.

Slavery by Another Name (2012) A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition.

The Surprising History of Egypt (2002) Bringing to life the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians - bizarre, hilarious or shocking - this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film is packed full of surprises. With Jones throwing informed yet sometimes crazed light on the subject, a

What really happened during Shakespeares Lost Years? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Chimes at Midnight (1965) Sir John Falstaff is the hero in this compilation of extracts from Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' and other plays, made into a connected story of Falstaff's career as young Prince Hal's drinking companion. The massive knight roisters with and without the prince, philosophizes com

Rasputin and the Empress (1932) As Europe looms on the edge of war in 1913, the family and members of the court of the Russian czar Nicholas come under the sway of a mysterious mystic named Rasputin. When Rasputin miraculously appears to cure the czar's son Alyosha of his hemophilia, the monk's repu

The Dish (2000) In the days before the July 19, 1969 space mission that marked humankind's first steps on the moon, NASA was working with a group of Australian technicians who had agreed to rig up a satellite interface. That the Aussies placed the satellite dish smack dab in the middle of an Austral

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) On the opening night of its annual 31 Days of Oscar festival, TCM presents the world premiere of "And the Oscar Goes To...", a documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards. The documentary is one of a series of programming events leading up to the T

The Day Hitler Died (2016) Filmed interviews with the survivors of the Berlin Bunker in which Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and the Goebbels family killed themselves in the final days of World War II. The interviews were made in 1948 by Captain Michael Musmanno, a US Navy Lawyer and Nuremberg Judge, and t

Dream Team 2020 The story of the legendary Dream Team, the trendsetting 1992 U S Olympic basketball team

Viceroys House (2017) The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Bring Us Your Women (2015) Bring Us Your Women is an international anthology dedicated to women and the pursuit of divinity and freedom. The project seeks to tell existing and re-imagined stories of historic and mythical individuals, each presenting a message of humanity that transcends gender and r

Becket (1964) Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesia

Burden (2018) Based on the inspiring true story of the bridging of one of the biggest racial divides immaginable. Mike Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan, attempts to break away from the Klan when the girl he falls in love with urges him to leave for a better life together. When the Kl

Mayerling 1968 Its the late nineteenth century Austria The Emperor Franz Joseph and his son, the Crown Prince, Archduke Rudolf, have never seen eye to eye While the Emperor retains the traditions of the empire in the rapidly changing world keeping it a police state, Rudolf is liberal, wanting to see

In Dubious Battle (2016) In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragi

The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.

The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents ar

Miyagino (2008) In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master's shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A ...

Elvis & Nixon (2016) On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock n Roll showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon. Starring Academy Award� nominee Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and twotime Academy Award� wi

Western Union (1941) Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company; his brother Jack Slade leads outlaws trying to prevent the company connecting the line between Omaha and Salt Lake City. Lots of Indian fighting and gunplay.

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era -- like Ernest Hemingway and his friends -- has been given a high-risk assign

Taistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (2012) "The Battle of Nasilinna 1918" - depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White army's point of view. Lieutenant Melin's soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds.

Comrades 1986 The story of The Tolpuddle Martyrs A group of nineteenth century English farm laborers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages

Zwinglis Erbe (2018) A.D. 1519: When Huldrych Zwingli begins preaching as a priest in Zurich, the plague affects him. Looking death in the face, God's Word carries him through and he survives. Encouraged, he turns Zurich upside down with the Bible in his hand.

The Story of the Jews (2013 ) The Story of the Jews is a television series, in five parts, presented by British historian Simon Schama. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013 and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014. It is based on Schama's book of the sam

Attack Force Z (1981) A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

Ivory Tower (2014) A documentary that questions the cost -- and value -- of higher education in the United States.

Lost Cities with Albert Lin 2019 Utilizing ground penetrating radar, LiDar and 3D scanning, Lin will work with boots on the ground archaeologists to discover and re create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth

Berenshtein 2021 In an old house in the modest neighborhood of Kiryat Ata, neighbors did not imagine that the old man who lives next door is the last living commander of a partisan battalion in World War II He is the man who located the secret facility where the Germans developed their last hope for

Despair (1978) Germany in the early 1930s. Against the backdrop of the Nazis' rise, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate, goes slowly mad. It begins with his seating himself in a chair to observe himself making love to his wife, Lydia, a zaftig empty-headed siren who is also sle

Youth of May 2021 Set in 1980s during the Gwangju Uprising, Youth of May tells the love story of a medical student Hwang Hee Tae and a nurse Kim Myung Hee

Canadian Pacific (1949) After finding a vital pass through the Canadian Rockies for the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Tom Andrews tells his boss Cornelius Van Horne that he is resigning to marry the girl he loves, Cecille Gautier. From Cecille, Tom learns that fur trader Dirk Rourke fear

Tula: The Revolt (2013) 'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795. 'Tula The Revolt' tells the true story of a man who dared to stand up against his oppressors leading his peo

Safe Conduct 2002 In occupied France, German run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get in between the wolfs teeth and avoid being chewed up Fast living screenwriter Jean Aurenche uses e

She Done Him Wrong (1933) New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine, unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, not realizing she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at han

Memorial Day (2012) Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson:

In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitlers close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail

A Tale of Two Cities (1980) Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the Frenc

Chushingura (1962) A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy, only to be placed in an impossible conflict of duties. He refuses to pay the "customary" bribe expected by a Chancellor sent from the Shogunate to teach him the etiquette for receiving e

The Abdication (1974) Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church. Today, she is mostly known for the rumors that she was lesbian.

Désirée (1954) In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a w

1917 One Year, Two Revolutions 2017 In 1917, the starving population of Russia overthrew the Tsar and established a Government Later that same year, with the Government proving unpopular, they too were overthrown by a Bolshevik led uprising

Fauci (2021) A portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public servant, scientist, physician, husband and father whose career spans seven presidents and is bookended by two pandemics: HIV/AIDS, which shaped him, and of course, Covid-19; the latter bringing him countless TV appearances in American homes on

Neros Mistress (1956) Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. When Agrippina, his mother, arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she is asking for trouble. Ma

Backstabbing for Beginners (2016) A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.

On Wings of Eagles (2016) Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; he also sees his friend S