The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is ...

Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Pa...

Aarne, the son of Laamanni Horn, who is studying law, falls in love with his father's office assista...

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in ...

Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road t...

Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.

Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position...

Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the...

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death...

Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes ...

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexual...

Elias, who is preparing for his wedding, dances drunk with a beggar in front of the church and dies ...

18-year-old orphan Sylvi is unable to refuse the marriage proposal made by her guardian, Aksel. The ...

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Chaz Davenport is a dashing bachelor who owns what promises to become the hottest new nightclub in t...

When a man stops at a motel one evening in 1961, his tormenting behavior drives one of the people pr...

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to t...

1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside ...

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

Heavily indebted Commissioner Birger seeks to marry the wealthy Helena. The young lady rejects his a...