The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love, but they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...

Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their...

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin...

A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a ...

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent inva...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being system...

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battl...

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a M...

Tells the story of the legendary 16th century naval captain Mohammed, a brave warrior and merchant s...

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...

Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible i...

In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his...

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to scul...

Leonardo da Vinci finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke's court arti...

Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young ...

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of mo...

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven wit...

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offer...