Cold Light of Day is based on a true story, the life of Britain’s foremost mass murder Dennis Andrew Nilsen. Read More »
Biography
The Elephant Man (1980) David Lynch, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Biography, Drama
Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Read More »
Beatrice Cenci / The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Lucio Fulci, Tomas Milian, Adrienne Larussa, Georges Wilson, Biography, Drama
In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazy landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci whom he keeps his daughter locked up in the dungeon of his castle for his plaything, sexually abusing her when he feels like it. Read More »
Joan of Arc (1948) Victor Fleming, Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan, Biography, Drama, History, War
During the Hundred Years’ War, peasant girl Joan of Arc (Ingrid Bergman) hears voices instructing her to save France from the English. Read More »
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Arthur Penn, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Biography, Crime, Drama, Action
1934. Young adults Bonnie Parker, a waitress, and Clyde Barrow, a criminal just released from prison, are immediately attracted to what the other represents for their life when they meet by chance in West Dallas, Texas. Read More »
Omar Khayyam (1957) William Dieterle, Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Adventure, Biography, Romance
Omar Khayyam was among the greatest of Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Read More »
The Greatest (1977) Tom Gries, Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Biography, Drama, Sport
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatised version of his life story up to the late 1970s. Read More »
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995) Nick Broomfield, Nina Xining Zuo, Madam Alex, Documentary, Biography
A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Read More »
The Lion In Winter (1968) Anthony Harvey, Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Biography, Drama, History
Christmas 1183–an aging and conniving King Henry II plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. Read More »
Gypsy (1962) Mervyn LeRoy, Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Mama Rose lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder Read More »
Lillian Russell (1940) Irving Cummings, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Biography, Drama, Musical
Life story of the musical star from her discovery in 1890 by band leader Tony Pastor till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore. Read More »
Jeanne Eagels (1957) George Sidney, Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes Moorehead, Biography, Drama, Romance
A largely fictionalized account of the career of actress Jeanne Eagels, whose fame was both on stage and on the screen in the 1910s and 1920s, is presented. Read More »
Désirée (1954) Henry Koster, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte Read More »
A Man for All Seasons (1966) Fred Zinnemann, Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Biography, Drama, History
The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Read More »
Monsieur Vincent (1947) Maurice Cloche, Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Biography, Drama, History
St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among the peasant and the nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles. Read More »