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The story of Milada Horakova, democratic pre WW2 Czech politician first arrested and tried by the Nazis during the War and then the post war Communist government for her refusal to cease her opposition activity and leave the country

During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro Alice and Cora to safety through

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder th

With his true love captured by the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, the legendary Robin Hood and his crew of outlaws execute a daring rescue to save her

Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U S territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U S

The life of Frank Sinatra, as an actor and singer and the steps along the way that led him to become such an icon

The hit musical based on the life of Eva Peron Evita Duarte, a B picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Peron, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina

In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders

Shakespeares powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir

A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer

Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland

Two British former soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Hugh Bonneville, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as diff

Fed up with their Captains harsh discipline, a sailing ships crew decides to take action

The worlds greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays

As an architect begins renovations to convert an old castle to a hotelhe uncovers more than he was expecting He and his team of contractors experience hauntings and find what could be a portal to the afterlife

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists

The death of Americas oldest continuously operating hospital, New Orleans Big Charity

Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all

Risttuules is very emotional and tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on memories of Erna It all started 14th of June 1941 when trucks came for the innocent families with their children where they headed to train s

How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U S cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies

A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack

The Nazi evolution from murderous anti semitism into organised death camps, as documented in this sober piece of historical excavation from Holocaust specialist James Bulgin, is truly shocking in its specificity An ad hoc interpr

The story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War

After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba

With The Walking Dead franchise at the peak of its popularity, Documentarians Cris Macht and Ian Vacek explore and examine why humanity is obsessed with the zombie apocalypse Cris and Ian interview fans that have been there since

Russia, 1917, WWI This is the story of the 1st Russian Womens Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917

True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei, a popular Australian brand of womens lingerie, famous for its bras and girdles

A preview for the HBO documentary The Loving Story

This documentary examines the conditions and circumstances that ultimately led to the birth of the Unites States, and the extremely important, yet little known, role Polish immigrants played in the genesis of America as a country in

Born poor in St Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success

A chronicle of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965

At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia A veritable fortress on rails, this armored fifteen carriage convoy served as his mo

A young, skilled Viking embarks upon a perilous journey, fighting a lone battle to become a warrior Viking and fulfill his family legacy

Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era

In a near future, due to the effects of an uncompromising law on the eco sustainability of supports, paper has become a rare item, a luxury possession, controlled by the Big Z Zimurgh Corporation