Both a political narrative and a psychological reflection, this documentary explores the personal journey of a quarry worker’s son from Calvados who rose to become the last great figure of the French Communist Party. It delves into the logic that shaped his path and his lasting impact on France’s history.

In 1904, the Kazakh wrestler Hajja Mukan, inspired by the successes of the Russian hero Ivan Poddubn...

Trace the beloved comedian, actor, and producer’s journey to superstardom — from the mid-1980s stand...

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the ...

This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.

A look at the work, life and eventual death of singer-songwriter Chris Whitley, whose many albums (o...

Documentary that reconstructs the professional life of the dancer through the thread of his own voic...

The Hitler Gang adopts the style of a gangster film as it charts Adolf Hitler’s rise from small-time...

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean clim...

Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as h...

In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and become...

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a...

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the...

The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Cha...

He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the s...

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...
This documentary tells the story of the brilliant Italian polymath, artist, sculptor, painter, poet,...

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is tr...