The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.

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A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 yea...

From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous...

A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audacio...

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscu...

Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau...

We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and frie...

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

A kaleidoscopic portrait of the English actress and singer Jane Birkin, heroine of pop culture.

Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is maki...

Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richa...

Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and...

The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxe...

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a length...

When her nation is invaded, a young princess is taken into the Princess Protection Program. She is r...

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems ...

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words...

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed w...

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curs...