The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

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The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After...

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recen...

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he ...

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overt...

In Portugal, during the night of April 24-25, 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the last gover...

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymou...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writi...

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing...

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs t...

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the pal...

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud ...

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi...

October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Alth...

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Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...