This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America’s greatest folk singers. Read More »
Biography
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) Alfred E. Green, Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine, Aline MacMahon
This merry musical biography of “Banjo Eyes” will gladden the hearts of Cantor and musical fans alike. Read More »
The Legend of Alfred Packer (1980) James W. Roberson, Patrick Dray, Ronald Haines, Jim Dratfield
Alfred (also known as Alferd) Packer promoted himself as a guide to a group of pioneers Read More »
Beloved Clara / Geliebte Clara (2008) Helma Sanders-Brahms, Martina Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi
A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann. Read More »
Andersen. Life Without Love / Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006) Eldar Ryazanov, Liya Akhedzhakova, Evgeniy Alyokhin, Alyona Babenko
Follows the life of famous literary figure Hans Christian Andersen. Read More »
My Wild Irish Rose (1947) David Butler, Dennis Morgan, Andrea King, Arlene Dahl
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. Read More »
Uncle Kruger (1941) Hans Steinhoff, Karl Anton
Rousing biopic of Paul Kruger, the Boer guerilla fighter turned statesman and first president of South Africa. Read More »
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) Basil Dearden, Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson
A young woman marries Prince Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage Read More »
Lisztomania (1975) Ken Russell, Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas
This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt Read More »
Gangster Wars (1981) Richard C. Sarafian, Michael Nouri, Brian Benben, Joe Penny
Three poor ghetto kids in turn-of-the-century New York City grow up to become feared gangsters. Read More »