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.

From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-...

Well known for its exploration of seduction and revenge, the “Dangerous Liaisons” by Choderlos de La...

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati...

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi...

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeanc...

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-...

Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, cente...

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Thre...

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob...

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly tak...

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. How...

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou...

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...

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

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, offi...

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of ...

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty yea...