Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, is remembered as the instigator of the October Revolution of 1917 and, therefore, as one of the men who changed the shape of the world at that time and forever, but perhaps the actual events happened in a way different from that narrated in the history books…

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieute...

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

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

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

In 1904, the Kazakh wrestler Hajja Mukan, inspired by the successes of the Russian hero Ivan Poddubn...

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise co...

A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Sch...

A film biography of Rikard Nordraak, composer of the Norwegian national anthem.

Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettab...

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic ...

A documentary portrait of a legendary Czech jockey, Josef Vána, reveals his inner world of thoughts....

How do you become Peter Brötzmann? How do you become what you are: a painter, a musician, an absolut...

A portrait of the British writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who, although he had radical instincts, h...

The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska an...

Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with...

Acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of the...