In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy Read More »
History
Salt of the Earth (1954) Herbert J. Biberman, Juan Chacón, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer
Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice Read More »
Those Wonderful Men with a Crank / Bájecní muzi s klikou (1979) Jirí Menzel, Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová
Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte (Rudolf Hrusínský), an owner of a circus caravan Read More »
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) George Stevens, Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston
George Stevens’ epic production. “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?” Read More »
The Shadow Of The Tyrant / La sombra del Caudillo (1960) Julio Bracho, Tito Junco, Roberto Cañedo, Tito Novaro
The movie situated in post-revolutionary Mexico describes the way politics were done in those times Read More »
Victory Through Air Power (1943) James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Alexander de Seversky, Art Baker, Billy Mitchell
This is a unique film in Walt Disney Productions’ history. This film is essentially a propaganda film Read More »
The Man In the Iron Mask (1939) James Whale, Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William
D’Artagnan and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother Read More »
The Great King (1942) Veit Harlan, Otto Gebühr, Kristina Söderbaum, Gustav Fröhlich
King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia is engaged in a major battle Read More »
Karl May (1974) Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Helmut Käutner, Kristina Söderbaum, Käthe Gold
This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. Read More »
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) Felix E. Feist, Lex Barker, Helen Westcott, Lon Chaney Jr.
In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying Read More »