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- DirectorBen LewisStarsMariana AlimanVartan ArachelianYasser ArafatThe story about the national personality cult of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
- DirectorCassian HarrisonStarsLiam NeesonTimothy WestMartin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and terrified by the possibility of imminent death, he vows to become a monk. But after entering the monastery, Luther becomes increasingly doubtful that the Church can actually offer him salvation. His views crystallize further when he travels to Rome and finds the capital of Catholicism swamped in corruption. Wracked by despair, Luther finds release in the pages of the Bible, discovering that it is not the Church, but his own individual faith that will guarantee his salvation. With this revelation, he turns on the Church. He attacks its practice of selling Indulgences in his famous 95 Theses, putting himself on an irreversible path to conflict with the most powerful institution of the day. The Catholic Church uses all of its might to try to silence Luther, including accusations of heresy and excommunication. Protected by his local ruler, Frederick the Wise, Luther continues to write radical critiques of the Church. In the process, he develops a new system of faith that places the freedom of the individual believer above the rituals of the Church. Aided by the newly invented printing press, his ideas spread rapidly. He is called before the German imperial parliament in the city of Worms and told he must recant. Risking torture and execution, Luther refuses, proclaiming his inalienable right to believe what he wishes. His stand becomes a legend that inspires revolution across Europe, overturning the thousand-year old hegemony of the Church. But as the reformation expands into a movement for social freedom, Luther finds himself overwhelmed by the pace of change, and is left vainly protesting that his followers should be concerning themselves with God.
- StarsDavid McCulloughDocumentary about the rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times from his Corsican childhood to final exile in St. Helena.
- DirectorTony BulleyStarsKira AlliluyevaLilya AzarkinaSimon Sebag MontefioreA documentary about the life of Stalin and his rise to power. The film includes interviews with surviving members of Stalins family who corroborate historical facts from their perspective.
- DirectorDominic OzanneStarsWill LymanHideki TôjôHideki Tojo's role in World War II.
- DirectorKoshStarsErvand AbrahamianMadeleine AlbrightShaul Bakhash
- DirectorBrian KaufmanStarsDavid IanJeremiah KisselTed O'Brien
- DirectorRichard KroehlingStarsWilliam HurtAlbert EinsteinDocumentary on physicist Albert Einstein which chronicles the experiences that led him to become a great advocate for world peace.
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsKevin EldonMick WalterRory McCannAttila the Hun. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and whose exploits are the stuff of legend. After murdering his brother, Attila leads the Germanic warrior tribes against the Romans.
- DirectorBob DeBrinoKenny GoldeStarsBebsabe DuqueAnthony GomezKatherin Kovin-PacinoA Documentary about the life and true experiences of Simon Bolivar who gave up his wealth and status and took on Spain to liberate Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. He was a Liberator of South America.
- StarsMichael Praed
- StarsGabriel ByrneRossano BrazziVirna LisiAfter his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
- DirectorPanos AnestisStarsNikos BourniasDimitris PetakosMichalis TamboukasExploring new insights into Galileo Galilei' s life and scientific works, we follow one of the greatest men in the History of Science to a journey through intense social, academical and political battles. For the Dawn of Modern Science.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzDoug RandThe rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
- DirectorMurdo MacLeodStarsJane DawsonJohn McIntoshScott SpurlockThis film examines the life and legacy of Scotland's controversial Reformer: John Knox.
- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsBrian McCardieNicholas ShawAndrew HowardIn 1521, Hernan Cortes leads his Spanish conquistadors to the shores of Mexico, in search of hidden treasures. To get to these legendary riches, he must overcome the Aztecs, a powerful Indigenous empire with the help of the Tlaxcalans, a tribe who the Aztecs have oppressed and tyrannised for centuries.
- DirectorArif NurmohamedStarsJames SaitoHiro KanagawaLouis OzawaThe tale of Samurai and their leaders Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida who were locked into a power struggle after the death of the Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ieyasu's and Mistunari's actions would develop into one of the biggest rivals in world history as Ieyasu increased his power over Japan, Mitsunari would secretly rally an army of rebels in hopes into overthrow Ieyasu, but it would be the Taiko's Nephew, Hideyaki and his forces who would not only escalate a civil war, but during the battle of Sekigahara the biggest samurai battle in Japanese history, would make a decision that would realize Ieyasu's power over Japan and create his Shogunate.
- DirectorHerbert WiseStarsDerek JacobiAlun ArmstrongBlake RitsonA biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal.
- DirectorMichelle FerrariStarsRachel L. CarsonMary FassinoJohn F. KennedyA profile of scientist and writer Rachel L. Carson (1907-64), whose 1962 book "Silent Spring" helped launch the modern environmental movement.
- DirectorAdriana BoschM Pink ChristofaloStarsRena BaskinFulgencio BatistaJames BlightA biography of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
- StarsDavid SuchetHugh LaurieIan McKellenA British TV documentary series for ITV. Each hour long program sees well-known celebrities travel to various parts of the world to explore more about a person who has inspired them.
- DirectorChris OxleyStarsF. Murray AbrahamRoger BrabanJed BuchwaldThe auction of some of Newton's papers early in the 20th century uncovers the fact that he had a side other than the genius mathematician and visionary the world knew him as.