In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
A group of late 19th century German teenagers – silenced and controlled by a censorious society – di...
A biographical film about a Czech mechanic and designer who was the first in the Czech lands to cons...
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he b...
The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjami...
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as i...
Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtim...
Helena Petrovna von Hahn, called Madame Blavatsky, was an extraordinary personality of her time, reg...
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an ...
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the ...
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari...
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans fo...
The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the a...
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return...
William Blake, an accountant turned fugitive, is on the run. During his travels, he meets a Native A...
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against ...
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedit...