Top-rated
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Using breathtaking drama reconstruction and shocking archive, this film tells the story of Rudolf Vrba. In 1944 he escaped from Auschwitz, trekked across occupied Poland evading recapture and stunned the world with the horrific truth. His heroic efforts saved the lives of 600,000 Hungarian Jews. Filmed on location in Hungary.
Tue, Oct 2, 2007
William Bligh was an expert navigator and an unusually humane ship's captain for his time. He received a hero's welcome on returning to Britain in 1790, after bringing his loyal crew back to safety in an open boat with no charts and minimal rations. This documentary explores how he got a reputation as the worst tyrant in British naval history.