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The Winds of Kitty Hawk
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.
Northern Lights
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Northern Lights

Nov. 17, 1978

Northern Lights

The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. ...
The Dream of the Red Chamber
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The Dream of the Red Chamber

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.
Hotel Pacific
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Hotel Pacific

Nov. 27, 1975

Hotel Pacific

Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Loosely based on the novel by ...
The Story of David
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The Story of David

Apr. 09, 1976

The Story of David

The “David and Goliath” legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David’s later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is ...
Pintea
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Pintea

Aug. 16, 1976

Pintea

The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his ...
The Memory of Justice
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The Memory of Justice

Oct. 04, 1976

The Memory of Justice

This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the ...
Winstanley
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Winstanley

Jul. 04, 1975

Winstanley

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him ...
The Travelling Players
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The Travelling Players

A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its ...
Special Section
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Special Section

Apr. 23, 1975

Special Section

In Nazi-occupied France, a German officer is assassinated. The Germans demand justice, and the Vichy government is quick to capitulate. Unable to ...
Katie Tippel
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Katie Tippel

Mar. 06, 1975

Katie Tippel

In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, ...
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
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Chronicle of the Years of Fire

A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the ...
Effi Briest
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Effi Briest

Jun. 20, 1974

Effi Briest

When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is ...
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII’s life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to ...
The Mattei Affair
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The Mattei Affair

Jan. 26, 1972

The Mattei Affair

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public ...
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
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The Dawns Here Are Quiet

In a remote village in Karelia, Sergeant Vaskov commands an anti-aircraft unit that protects a rail depot. While his men are transferred to the ...
Michael the Brave
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Michael the Brave

Feb. 13, 1971

Michael the Brave

An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pătrașcu (better known as “Mihai Viteazul” / “Michael the ...
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As ...
Mark of the Devil
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Mark of the Devil

Feb. 19, 1970

Mark of the Devil

In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter’s apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the ...
Adalen 31
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Adalen 31

May. 01, 1969

Adalen 31

A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district ...
The Last Relic
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The Last Relic

Mar. 23, 1970

The Last Relic

A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled – there’s a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a ...
Colonel Wolodyjowski
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Colonel Wolodyjowski

Mar. 28, 1969

Colonel Wolodyjowski

In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland’s ...
Samurai Banners
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Samurai Banners

Mar. 01, 1969

Samurai Banners

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. ...
Bloody Che Contra
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Bloody Che Contra

Jan. 01, 1968

Bloody Che Contra

The story of Che Guevara’s desperate attempt to escape the mountains of Bolivia. Pursued by an elite ranger unit of the army led by a ...
The Revenge of the Outlaws
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The Revenge of the Outlaws

Second of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the ...
Stars of Eger
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Stars of Eger

Aug. 12, 1968

Stars of Eger

This romantic and grandiose historical film depicts the era of the constant incursions and heroic battles fought by the defenders of the castle ...
The Column
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The Column

Oct. 18, 1968

The Column

The end of Trajan’s Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
Angelique and the Sultan
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Angelique and the Sultan

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan’s harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to ...
The Dacians
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The Dacians

May. 31, 1967

The Dacians

The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the integrity of his people. His own ...