A dramatization of Lady Jane Grey’s short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted) Read More »
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Tamango (1958) John Berry, Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens, Jean Servais
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. Read More »
A Man Called Peter (1955) Henry Koster, Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea Read More »
The Colonel AKA Mon colonel (2006) Laurent Herbiet, Olivier Gourmet, Robinson Stévenin, Cécile De France
A “Reformed Colonel” is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria’s struggle for independence was won from France. Read More »
Lion of the Desert (1980) Moustapha Akkad
In Fascist Italy pre-World War II, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Benito Mussolini Read More »
Heroic Times AKA Daliás idök (1983) József Gémes, Adrienne Csengery, Gyula Szabó
It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. Read More »
The Warrior and the Wolf AKA Lang zai ji (2009) Zhuangzhuang Tian, Joe Odagiri, Maggie Q, Tsung-Hua To
The disillusioned general of an ancient Chinese army regiment finds himself stranded in a village populated by a strange clan with mystical connections to wolves. Read More »
Lust, Caution AKA Se, jie (2007) Ang Lee, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen
Frustrated in his attempts to assassinate Yee, who is an important official in Japanese-ruled Shanghai Read More »
The King’s Thief (1955) Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese, Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven
Lady Mary’s father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the king’s evil chancellor, the duke of Brampton Read More »
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) Sidney Salkow, Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey
A look at what happened to Custer and his troops at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Read More »