The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his schedul...

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with ...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern ...

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the Sout...

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The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Cha...

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tr...

There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew ...

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California...

A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and trad...

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sen...

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed ...

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all...

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessaril...

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmae...