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- DirectorOliver StoneStarsNicolas CageMichael PeñaMaria BelloTwo Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsRyan PhillippeBarry PepperJoseph CrossThe life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De NiroThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKen WatanabeKazunari NinomiyaTsuyoshi IharaThe story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
- DirectorTony BillStarsJames FrancoJean RenoJennifer DeckerThe adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
- DirectorPeter MarkleStarsJeffrey NordlingBrennan ElliottKendall CrossFlight 93 is the story of the heroic passengers that took back their plane in an effort to stop a 9-11 terrorist attack.
- DirectorEmanuele CrialeseStarsCharlotte GainsbourgVincenzo AmatoVincent SchiavelliA Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?
- DirectorGiulio BaseStarsDaniele LiottiDolph LundgrenMónica CruzIn 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nasareth.
- DirectorBryn HigginsStarsTim BakerPaul BrightwellNigel CookeInnovative hospital drama that plunges the viewer into the Receiving Room (today's A&E) of the London hospital deep in the teeming East End. The drama is shot with the pace and action of its modern-day counterpart and namesake, "Casualty", but every case and character is true. Focusing on cases, characters, and events taken from the actual hospital records, nurses' Ward Diaries, and intimate memoirs, "Casualty 1906" is an unbroken experience of life with pioneering doctors and nurses among the desperately poor 100 years ago.
- DirectorGabi KubachStarsChristine NeubauerTimothy PeachMartin FeifelGermany, 1944: In the east the war is entering its final phase when the soldier Karlheinz Rombach is given another leave from the front and spends a few carefree hours with his attractive wife Eva. While Eva's father Julius, in contrast to his level-headed wife Magdalena, still believes in victory, Karlheinz is anxious about his return to the Eastern Front. When saying goodbye, he asks his childhood friend Sebastian, who is exempt from military service due to a war injury, to look after Eva and his little son Peter if worse comes to worst. Shortly before the end of the war, Karlheinz was taken prisoner by the Soviets and the letters he wrote home never arrived. The years pass, but Eva firmly believes in the return of her husband. Little does she suspect that Karlheinz was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in a labor camp after a failed attempt to escape. While Eva had a tough time in the post-war years, friends and family kept telling her that it was time to get involved with another man - after all, the boy needs a father too. But it was only when Sven Elsenau, returning from the war, appeared in the summer of 1948 and Eva took the last glimmer of hope for her husband's return, that she gave in to Sebastian's shy solicitation. After years of privation and suffering, Eva feels joy in life again for the first time - when Karlheinz suddenly stands in front of her .
- DirectorÉlie ChouraquiStarsJJ FeildSaïd TaghmaouiMaria PapasA tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the country of Israel is being created.
- DirectorKrisztina GodaStarsKata DobóIván FenyöSándor CsányiAt the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the Hungarian water polo team faces off against the Russians in what will become known as one of the bloodiest matches in the sport's history.
- DirectorQunshu GaoStarsJoe BoscoYongdai DingDamian LauThe International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan's surrender in World War II.
- DirectorRichard DaleStarsTerence StampHong ZhuJay JonasThis documentary revolves around some WTC workers/rescuers as they share their experiences from the 9/11 attacks, beginning from the moment of when Flight 11 hit the North Tower to the aftermath of the collapse of both Twin Towers.
- DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsJames PurefoyHugh BonnevillePhil DavisGeorge 'Beau' Brummel, a penniless but witty London gentleman, maintains a refined lifestyle with his loyal servant, cook Robinson. Only the friendship of the unpopular Hanoverian heir and Prince Regent, George, Prince of Wales, who acclaims Brummel's fashionable invention, dandy-ism, keeps the creditors from his back, even allows him unconditional credit. Alas a triangle with lady Julia and the equally dubious poet Lord Byron ends up costing him the prince's favor, so his debts come bite him with a vengeance.
- DirectorPeter NicholsonStarsHannes HellmannDes McAleerRobert JezekThe Nuremberg trials, 1946 Goering and the Nazi high command stand trial. Within the prison a dangerous mind game is being conducted by Goering and the prison guards who stand watch over the perpetrators of the Holocaust.
- DirectorSoda JerkStarsDan AykroydBette DavisMark HamillPopular culture references are marshalled in a critique of copyright.
- DirectorJeta AmataStarsNick MoranScott CleverdonMbong AmataThe story of British slave trader John Newton's voyage to West Africa and the events that inspired him to write the world's most popular hymn, Amazing Grace.
- DirectorAleksandr RogozhkinStarsAleksey SerebryakovDaniil StrakhovAnastasiya NemolyaevaIn World War II, American pilots bring fighter planes to Soviet flyers who carry them into combat. A transfer station on the air route from Kamchatka to Siberia: the adventures and misadventures of all who pass through.
- DirectorJeshua De HortaStarsDarin ScottJames C. MorrisDoug GuibordSet in the 9th century, Alfred the Great, England's most influential and inspiring king, escapes his kingdom when it is attacked by the Viking Horde. Anguished and alone he finds himself in the company of some unlikely friends and discovers the power within to save his kingdom and lead his people to true freedom. A tumultuous tapestry of history and emotional epic saga of the birth of England, "The Saxon Chronicles" is a true inspirational tale of the power of faith to overcome all things.
- DirectorLisa Quijano WolfingerStarsNicholas AsburyChristopher HaasKeith BartlettAn in-depth dramatization of the story of the Pilgrims
- DirectorTim SouthamStarsEric SchweigDakota HouseGabrielle MillerStoney Point Natives assemble at Ipperwash Provincial Park for what began as a peaceful protest.
- DirectorDavid de VriesStarsGrant AleksanderDon ArosNathan BedfordThe Battle of Gettysburg.
- DirectorTim ProkopStarsKimberly AdairPierre AndréFrankie AngelBlackbeard, Henry Morgan, Ann Bonny and Black Bart Roberts. Larger than life, more dangerous than legend - pirates and buccaneers set sail for plunder. Shot in high definition - True Caribbean Pirates recreates the rise of piracy in the Caribbean and its climactic, inevitable downfall.
- DirectorFrancis ManceauStarsDavid AlmeidaNicolau BreynerPhilippe DehesdinTwo musicians who play for tips at a Portuguese train station find a magical book left by a passenger in a rush to board a train. The musicians walk across the Alentejo region of Portugal in search of the passenger. This leads to a walking journey of beautiful fields, local towns, and the Alentejo countryside. The is a wonderful film of two friends who explore a magical country. It is charming and has elements of a dreamlike fantasy.
- DirectorPierre BoutronStarsNiels ArestrupJulie GayetPascal ElbéJuly 10, 1985. The Rainbow Warrior, a ship belonging to Greenpeace is docked in the port of Auckland, New Zealand when it sinks after an explosion. The incident claims the life of Fernando Pereira, a Portuguese photographer who is on board at the time of the explosion. Suspicions start to grow that the explosion is not an accident. The Rainbow Warrior was originally set head for the Mururoa Archipelago to protest against French nuclear tests there, and to ensure it won't reach its destination, the French secret service takes the necessary steps in doing so. Two French intelligence agents, Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, appearing as a swiss married couple are being arrested by New Zealand's authorities under suspicion of placing the bombs on board the Rainbow Warrior. The two become subsequently known as the "fake Mrs and Mrs Turenge". The French intelligence service has now an indiscreet matter in their hands, and some want to leak information to their sources in the media.
- DirectorRobert LongStarsDebbi BurnsDale CabaRicky CruzOn Labor Day Weekend, 1935, the most intense hurricane to ever make landfall on America's shores hit the Florida Keys. The country was just starting to recover from the Great Depression when the ferocious beast with its 200 mile-an-hour winds and violent storm surge overpowered nearly everything in it's path.
- DirectorPenny EwingStarsSarah Smith
- DirectorColin BarrStarsKenneth CranhamGina McKeeCelia ImrieA political drama about the last days of Harold Wilson's Labour government in the 1970s.
- DirectorMichael S. OjedaStarsBayram AkbasMarc ApplebyRose BancroftDocumentary examining the truth behind the religious order that are credited by some with possessing the Holy Grail, knowing the bloodline of Christ, discovering America a century before Columbus and creating modern banking.
- DirectorLevi HawkinsonStarsDaniel BeardSam BrownleeMike KirbyAn old WWII veteran reflects back on the events he experienced during his fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Told through the lives and eyes of men he fought with, this is a realistic depiction of the daily battles faced by the men who defended Bastogne from the from the German counter offensive during the winter of 1944.
- DirectorJim LindsayStarsOscar De La HoyaDavid John ColeArt BonillaAt a time when immigration reform continues to be one of the most heated topics in political and business circles, this 2-hour special reexamines the controversial war that resulted in the United States taking control of what was nearly half of Mexico's territory. Featuring lavish reenactments, and interviews with both Mexican and American historians to ensure accuracy from both nations' points of view, we convey the story of President James K. Polk's desire to expand US territory to the Pacific Ocean. Hosted by boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya, we also travel to Mexico City to visit the historic Castillo de Chapultepec, where the climactic battle of the war took place, and the Palacio Nacional, the home of Mexico's government.
- DirectorGary ForemanStarsThomas Y. CartwrightWilliam C. DavisJoseph G. DawsonUnprepared for a protracted war, the huge number of prisoners of war overwhelmed both sides ability to hold them. Coupled with the bitter animosity toward the enemy this lead to inhuman conditions in prisoner of war camps. This program tells the history of the worst of the Union prison camps, Camp Douglas, in the context of the attitudes and events outside the camp.
- DirectorJürgen StumpfhausStarsBerg AndreasMax BlockJonathan Blume
- DirectorWilliam KellyStarsRay Dilley
- DirectorLucy McDowellStarsRussell Bright
- DirectorTom PollockStarsLawrence McGrandles Jr.Robert Pheby
- DirectorJeremy ZippleStarsLiam NeesonFourth Week Films and the New Orleans Jesuit Province present Xavier, a new PBS-style documentary film on the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Xavier tells the missionary's compelling story through dramatizations, interviews, contemporary location shots, paintings and engravings, maps, and most importantly, the extant letters of Xavier. The film features interviews with distinguished scholars of Jesuit and Renaissance history including Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame University), Andrew Ross (University of Edinburgh), Lourdes del Costa (University of Goa, India), Anthony Ucerler, SJ (Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome), Gauvin Bailey (Clark University) and John O'Malley, SJ, (Weston Jesuit School of Theology).
- DirectorGeoffrey Madeja
- DirectorBruce TwicklerStarsBill ThorpeFire Chief John Damrell saves Boston from a firestorm like the one that destroyed Chicago only one year before(1871). He then launches a crusade to save America's cities from the conflagrations that plague them.
- DirectorGeorgia ManukasStarsLydia AlvitaMatthew BackerBrenda CooneyHumans have long believed in the existence of evil spirits, demonic possession, and the devil on earth. In this HD special, go deep into the world of the unexplained to explore the history of exorcism. Although the practice has existed for thousands of years, the recent explosion of exorcisms reveals that this ritual is very much alive and thriving today.
- DirectorMichael S. OjedaStarsEnn ReitelJason BoyettJack KinsellaDocumentary examining the biblical prophecies of Armageddon and comparing them to newly discovered scientific facts. Is the Apocalypse a poetic message of hope to persecuted 1st century Christians or a prophecy of impending doom?
- DirectorNeil RawlesStarsKal WeberStewart AlexanderTim BeckmannIn February 1993, American law enforcement agents mounted a raid on a religious community in Waco, Texas that went disastrously wrong. It would turn into the longest and bloodiest siege in modern American history leaving 84 people dead - including 22 Britons. Now, using FBI surveillance footage, secretly recorded tapes and interviews with those who were there, this film gives a unique insight into what really went on inside Waco.
- DirectorJohn AlexanderStarsJustine GeraghtyIan GoldingC.P. HallamA Docu-drama exploring the events leading up to the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974 by schizophrenic loner Ian Ball. The programme looks at Ball's life leading up to the fateful day and dramatizes the fateful evening in which he shot 4 people before being arrested. The action is inter-cut with interviews with the surviving participants.
- DirectorBojan RandjelovicStarsDejan CicmilovicPredrag GrbicAleksandar KrsticThrough combination of live action and documentary filmmaking, "Battle of Cegar" shows the events surrounding The First Serbian Uprising, as well as circumstances that led to defeat of Serbian rebels against Ottoman Empire in 1809 during their attempt to conquer the city of Nis, one of the stronger Turkish bastions in the Balkans.
- The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his prophet. For others, it is a historical artifact that has left an indelible imprint on the world. DECODING THE PAST: SECRETS OF THE KORAN probes the heart of the work that many outside Islam find mysterious. This feature-length program examines the history of the verses and their implications for modern times, as well as the striking similarities and differences between the Koran and the Bible. Trace the influence of the Koran from the Golden Age of Islam to the modern rise of jihadism, and hear from top Islamic scholars and holy men as they share their insights into the work that lies at the foundation of one of the world's great religions.
- DirectorGeoffrey MadejaStarsTed AllenMatt LaskyToday, the sorcerer's stone is seen as fiction off the pages of Harry Potter, but in the Middle Ages the quest for the sorcerer's stone was second only to that of the Holy Grail.
- StarsJonathan MeadesJonathan Meades examines the cult of Stalinism through its buildings and monuments.
- DirectorDavid HuntleyStarsTerrence ColeTed Stevens
- DirectorJames SmithStarsCaroline SpenceA journey into one of the darker aspects of Britain's past and an investigation into one of the most notorious towns in 18th Century smuggling history.
- DirectorSally SummersStarsAlex HallLynda BellinghamNerys HughesIn the not too distant past, religion was at the heart of Christmas for just about everyone. The Way We Worshipped: Christmas Special (2006) reveals the festive memories of guests like Terry Waite, Tom O'Connor, Kazia Pelka and Lynda Bellingham.
- DirectorJames BurgeStarsMichael BurleighMichael Burleigh (Samuel Johnson prize winning historian) argues that the modern world's rejection of faith and embrace of reason has been an unmitigated disaster.
- DirectorLinda RandulfeStarsChrystal BucchioniJoshua BucchioniRon CarnegieLearn the story of the biggest turning point in the Revolutionary War. Follow the people who converged on the tiny village of York in October 1781: the military leaders, common soldiers, and civilians whose lives were changed forever by the siege. Join us to learn why Yorktown was the place where American independence was finally secured.
- DirectorMichael C. DurlingStarsEric AughenbaughEthan BarrettRyan CanadayEnter the exciting world of early American scientists and their discoveries. Follow a young colonial boy in his exploration of science and the world around him. Discover the important scientific exploration that took place in the early years of America.
- DirectorTom Dallis25 mini-documentaries (each between 3 to 4 minutes) that take viewers on an entertaining yet informative journey through the Advent season.
- DirectorMike LoadesStarsAlan ChuCassandra ClarkJames W. Clarke
- DirectorKate Schermerhorn
- DirectorAnna DjanbazianStarsRonaldo M. BowinsKristine D'AndreaAnna DjanbazianThe mystic Rumi and his mentor Shams Tabrizi find one another along their respective journeys. they instruct, activate and awaken the parts of one another as yet undiscovered, They mutually assist one another in cultivating a deeper connection of and love of the Divine. But the path is not strewn with roses alone. Many thorns appear as well- jealousy, envy, betrayal and murder. How will these deeply spiritual beings deal with the harshness and cruelty of this world, while also having a profound relationship and understanding of its sublime and Divine presence?
- DirectorDominic GallagherStarsTim Collins
- DirectorPaolo BertolaStarsMassimo Dapporto
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyCate BlanchettTobey MaguireWhile in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation that involves his former mistress and his driver.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
- DirectorDavid Von AnckenStarsPierce BrosnanLiam NeesonAnjelica HustonAfter the end of the American Civil War, a former Confederate colonel hunts down a former Yankee officer with whom he has a grudge.
- DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJames FrancoSophia MylesRufus SewellAn affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsCillian MurphyPádraic DelaneyLiam CunninghamAgainst the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSamuel L. Jackson50 CentJessica BielThree soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.
- DirectorLane NishikawaStarsTamlyn TomitaLane NishikawaGreg WatanabeA searing portrait of war and prejudice, "Only the Brave" takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, The U.S. government started putting Japanese Americans living on the West Coast into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve in the army, becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. They were sent to North Africa, Italy, and finally France where they performed an extremely difficult and dangerous rescue of a battalion of the "Texas" 36th Infantry Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars - making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.
- DirectorGavin MillarStarsVictoria WoodDavid ThrelfallChristopher HarperIn the late 1930s, Nella Last, a 49 year old housewife living in Barrow-in-Furness on the North West English coast, agrees to send details of her routine to the Mass Observation Project; a non-governmental scheme designed to chronicle the lives of ordinary people. When war comes, Nella defies her over-protective husband to join the local Women's Voluntary Service. Initially diffident, she blossoms thanks to the dominant but kindly Mrs. Waite, and enjoys her independence as a useful war worker. The film also shows her relationship with her two sons, as well as the effect of the war on the community, and ends by explaining that Nella kept in touch with the Mass Observation project until her death in 1968.
- DirectorMat WhitecrossMichael WinterbottomStarsRiz AhmedFarhad HarunWaqar SiddiquiPart drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
- DirectorBen SombogaartStarsJohnny FlynnStephanie LeonidasEmily WatsonAfter using his mother's newly built time machine, Dolf gets stuck in the year 1212. He ends up in a children's crusade where he confronts his new friends with modern techniques. However, the Crusade turns out to be even trickier than he first imagined.
- DirectorJoyce ChopraStarsMaya RitterDavid Aaron BakerTory GreenMolly is a girl living in the year 1943 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.
- DirectorKabir KhanStarsJohn AbrahamArshad WarsiSalman ShahidA thrilling story spanning 48 hours of five individuals linked by hate and fear but brought together by fate to finally recognize each other.
- DirectorPhilip HaasStarsConnie NielsenDamian LewisMido HamadaThe story of an American journalist, a CIA operative, and an Iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in Iraq.
- DirectorAlister GriersonStarsJack FinstererTravis McMahonSimon StoneA bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.
- DirectorRoland Suso RichterStarsFelicitas WollJohn LightBenjamin SadlerA romance between a British pilot hiding in Germany and a German nurse is shown on the background of massive allied bombing of Dresden towards the end of World War 2.
- DirectorColin TeagueStarsLaurence FoxLouis DempseyLucy GaskellDifferent factions in World War II Holland race to find a stash of German gold.
- DirectorJirí MenzelStarsIvan BarnevOldrich KaiserJulia JentschA look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel.
- DirectorSerdar AkarStarsNecati SasmazBilly ZaneGhassan MassoudThe film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.
- DirectorReg TravissStarsEd StoppardTom SchillingBernadette HeerwagenA teen orphan fights against the Red Army and in the aftermath of World War II is "adopted" by a Soviet commissar. Years later, during the Cold War, he is a KGB agent and is sent to London, where he ends up questioning his life.
- DirectorGil MedinaStarsDanny Trejo50 CentHouston AlexanderAn undercover cop, accused of a crime he did not commit, regains his freedom and decides to take revenge.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsAlly SheedyBobby HoseaMichael IronsideThirty years after the fall of Saigon, politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam to lay his demons to rest, but he is confronted by a POW he left behind who forces him to relive the day of their capture.
- DirectorMikhail SegalStarsAdrian TopolSvetlana IvanovaTamara Mironova1943 in occupied Byelorussia. It tells the story of Franz, an SS soldier who deserts, and Polina, a Byelorussian woman whose village is massacred.
- DirectorJasmin DurakovicStarsNancy Abdel SakhiHaris BurinaAleksandar SeksanSarajevo, 1992. They are called Ahmed, Lana, Sado, Saba, Sahbey, Beba, Nemanja, Marx, Matan. They live in and between wartimes. They have "nafaka", the destiny which was bestowed on them by God Almighty. They have enough gallows humor and courage to believe in freedom and happiness.
- DirectorAgim SopiStarsLumnie SopiDoug BarronBlerim GjociA woman who is raped and gives birth to a child in war torn Kosovo, struggles to keep her child.
- DirectorDan EberleStarsDan EberleNick BixbyPaul James VasquezA young man, paroled under house arrest, is forced to reconnect with his estranged father while coming to terms with an unspeakable trespass. An injured Iraq war veteran embarks on a blind journey of vengeance against those he deems responsible for his brothers death. As the two stories intertwine and collide, both men fight to reconcile their past, present, and ultimately, the meaning of their lives. Through the powerful use of visual narrative, a diverse musical score, and truly touching performances by an all New York cast, JailCity brings together disparate lives in a distinctive urban setting, struggling with universal themes of tragedy, redemption, love, and the futility of revenge.
- DirectorNeil JonesStarsPeter CushingStuart BrennanJoe DanielsThree soldiers find themselves lost in a seemingly endless forest on enemy soil as World War Two rages around them. Slowly the men run out of food and water, and then slowly lose their senses, turning on one another and fighting for their lives. Private Scott struggles to understand the will of the forest and escape the madness.