Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of conv...

The official solutions to the treasure hunt "On The Trail Of The Golden Owl" - the second longest tr...

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William S...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

X-ray images were invented in 1895, the same year in which the Lumière brothers presented their resp...

In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becom...

The true story of treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who spent much of his life--and his fortune--hunting f...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

This historical drama tells the story of Qin Shihuang, who unified China's vast territory and declar...

Tucson, Arizona, September 1996. At the request of his son Martin, George Goldsmith tells him of his...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...

At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...

An imagined insight into the controversial secret trials of conscientious objectors, that took place...

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the per...

An account of the life and work of the Polish writer Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a key figure in scie...

In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor beco...

In 1940, the German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917-43) undertook an extraordinary artistic adventure...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...