Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx formed one of the most famous duos in world history. In contrast to Marx, however, Engels seems to have fallen into oblivion today. Unjustly so. Moving archive images, documentary footage and graphic novels lead us back to the time of Friedrich Engels, who shaped the Communist movement like no other.

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac...
Vincent Van Gogh's life was a masterpiece painted with the dueling colors of madness versus genius. ...
Huw Edwards presents a documentary examining the relationship between Victorian prime ministers Benj...

In 19th-century Quebec, Claire, a kitchen hand for a group of fishermen, dreams of learning the men'...

A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the loc...

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontaineble...

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new gener...

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts h...

The political ad "Peace Little Girl" aired during the 1964 presidential campaign ushered in a new er...
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most c...

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...

In the late 19th Century, Mary Breydon, a widow, and Peggy Breydon, her daughter manage a stagecoach...

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, F...

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. Aft...

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provi...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

No matter what your age you'll love watching this impressive and comprehensive story of the developm...

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the g...