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- A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
- Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
- The story of the fall of the world's most glorious monarchy.
- Look at 40 years of war through the eyes of those who suffer most from it - the women of Afghanistan. The documentary begins in the 1960s, when peace reigns in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. When the communists take power, an endless war begins that changes the face of Afghanistan. Women become pawns in ideological battles. After September 11, 2001, Afghan women hope for the return of peace. They want to take their fate into their own hands, but the spiral of violence continues to this day.
- To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal's army leader Rochefort, the treacherous Milady de Winter kidnaps both D'Artagnan and Constance, in order to spur a war between the French and the English, as per the Cardinal's wish.
- Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.
- 70 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz camp, our eight-part film about the destruction of Europe's Jews sets out to explore a story whose roots go back to before the start of the 20th century, and which is still playing out today.
- In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French officer Alfred Dreyfus makes an ideal culprit. For lack of evidence, the War Ministry creates a damning document Dreyfus overwhelming. Judged and sentenced, Dreyfus is deported to Devil's Island. In 1896, the Army flushed out the real culprit. The truth broke out in 1898 thanks to the mobilization of intellectuals shaken by Zola's "J'accuse!"
- On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall. That day became known as "Barbed Wire Sunday", marking a peak in the era of the Cold War.
- Paris, July 14, 1789. The kingdom has been in crisis for several months, and the city is buzzing with unrest. Citizens are angry and have had enough of inequality, unemployment and hunger. Armed with axes, hay thieves, knives and rifles, they storm the Bastille fortress. Join us for the crazy day in the streets of Paris, which has become a symbol of the French Republic.
- A portrait of the great film maker Orson Welles, with interviews with himself, his daughter and other film personalities.From the TCM-series "This is...".
- An epic fresco that unfolds the history of the European working class from the 18th century to the present day.
- Modern techniques and archaeology are able to shed new light on various times and key conflicts in history through the vestiges newly unearthed, most recent archaeological findings and first-hand accounts of the people who lived then.
- A French television channel featuring historical documentaries.
- Covering eight criminal cases from the Belle Époque, chosen for their enormous impact on public opinion. Each case revealed the growing importance of journalistic investigations, while allowing criminology and forensic science to progress.
- The Auctioneers is a hunt for relics of the past that leads from private property to everyday life between 1938 and 1944, to those who've profited most from the property transfers, and finally to some sort of economic balance of the Holocaust.
- In January 1953, takes place in Bordeaux, the most sensational trial of the post-war. On that day, is considered the Waffen SS division, which has destroyed, the June 10, 1944, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane. On the dock are included alongside the Germans, thirteen French, all from Alsace. How is it, that fellow countrymen, are involved in the massacre of the civilian population? By giving the answer to that question, lawyers of the thirteen defendants will reveal to the whole of France, another unknown drama of the Second World War: the "Malgré-Nous"; soldiers of misfortune all Alsace Lorraine and Moselle, who conscripted by force, had to fight against their will in the ranks of Nazi Germany.
- Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved", published in 1987, explores the great taboo of slavery in the United States. Presentation of a masterpiece and its author.
- A film portrait of lawyer Olivier Metzner - a famous French criminal attorney who committed suicide in March 2013 - told by his loved ones and his clients.
- In 2015, an article appeared on the website "Le Figaro": "During World War II, two Polish doctors rescued 8,000 Jews, causing a false epidemic of typhus with a modified vaccine." The information has been confirmed in numerous other press articles around the world. The titles were intriguing: "He saved 8,000 Jews", "Polish Schindler" - and encouraged the artists to query Lazowski and Matulewicz, whose history seemed to have been forgotten. Who were they and how did they save so many people? Starting from this information, we learn chronologically the history of Eugeniusz Lazowski. As in a police investigation, we try to discover the truth by visiting places and people with whom Lazowski was associated. This is a film about a brave and heroic man in the dark times of war. It is also a film about history and our ideas about it; about journalistic reliability and unreliability, for which fake news and all half-truths are the breeding ground. This is a film about Polish-Jewish relations in the past and today. The film tells the true story of the hero Eugene Lazowski.
- Covers the history of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Gorbachev.
- Revisits the history of the most famous European brands: Michelin (tires), Citroën (cars), Nathan (books), Le Livre de Poche (pulps), Rossignol (sports apparel), Brandt (ovens), Vespa (scooters), and some of the top-level cosmetics brands.
- January 1959. André Malraux becomes the first Minister of Cultural Affairs under the 5th Republic. A ministry tailor-made for him by the Gaullist entourage. Crowned by the glory of his literary success, his adventures in Cambodia and his combats alongside the Spanish republicans, he faces the challenges of government. Portrait.
- A compilation of 4 episodes from the original series Une histoire de l'URSS (2004), covering the history of the Soviet Union, between the October Revolution and the final era of the Perestroika, from 1917 to 1991.
- In the 1960s, Afghanistan was divided between a westernised elite and a traditional, largely poor majority of the population. A communist revolution set these contradictions on fire.
- In 1979, the Soviet army entered Afghanistan. In response, the Afghans called for Jihad against the godless invaders. The "Soviet Vietnam" began.
- The Soviet army left Afghanistan, but the war continued between Mujahideen commanders. The country fell into chaos, until a new force emerged: the Taliban.
- Following 9/11 and the overthrow of the Taliban, an international coalition tried to bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan. But hopes were short-lived.
- In 1979, in the midst of the second oil crisis, two eccentric inventors proposed to the French industrial oil giant, Elf, a concept for an aircraft able to detect oil deposits underground.
- Greatest American lie of the 20th century. Richard Nixon spared no effort to ensure his re-election: spying on his opponents, stealing documents, using slush funds. The truth came to light and forced the American president to resign.
- Mar '85: a flagship of the Greenpeace fleet - the Rainbow Warrior, while organizing a protest to stop French nuclear testing in Polynesia, was docked in New Zealand. Jul '85: French agents sank the flagship. France denied responsibility.