Movies: Historical figure
- 2022
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
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The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth of a myth....
- 2023
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling (2023)
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Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and ...
- 1942
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)
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Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylv...
- 1949
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
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In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight isn't what it used to be. This time Jolson trades in the s...
- 1981
Chanel Solitaire (1981)
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The life and loves of Coco Chanel who rose from the bottom with no family or financial support and became one of the most legendary creative icons....
- 1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
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A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain....
- 2011
King Naresuan: Part 3 (2011)
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The legend of King Naresuan continues with this third of four chapters and tells the story of King Naresuan, Thai's chivalric king and warrior in the Ayutthaya era who fought against the invasion of Burmese troops that wanted to overpower the Ayuttha...
- 1978
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
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The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane....
- 1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
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Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day Invasion and engages in tempestuous summit meetings with his wartime allies Stalin and Churchill....
- 1982
Verdi (1982)
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This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem....
- 2024
Azerbaijani Atabegs (2024)
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The film highlights the lives and deeds of Azerbaijani atabegs Shams ad-Din Eldeniz and Kara Sungur, who played a key role in strengthening the state in the 12th century. Shams ad-Din Eldeniz, the first great atabeg of Azerbaijan, leads successful ca...
- 2011
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres (2011)
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- 1957
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
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An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton....
- 2022
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire (2022)
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From Murnau to Herzog, and until modern incarnations, a mischievous exploration of a cinematographic legendary character, with Nosferatu himself as a guide......
- 2010
Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence (2010)
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Everyone knows his name. The novels on the life and crimes of Hannibal Lecter are a worldwide phenomenon, and so are the movies and the TV show. Not mentionning the parodies, the plays... and even a wine named after him! He has become an icon of evil...
- 2018
El rey (2018)
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Spain, June 2014. King Juan Carlos I abdicates after forty years on the throne. The historical cycle that began in 1978 has ended. It is the beginning of a new era. Felipe VI is the new king and the future is uncertain....
- 1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
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TV movie biopic depicting the life, career, and family of comedian Ernie Kovacs....
- 2023
Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious (2023)
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Born in 1932, Keiko Kishi has been one of the first Japanese actresses known worldwide. Her decision to move to France and to marry director Yves Ciampi in 1957 – after he filmed her in Typhoon Over Nagasaki starring Jean Marais and Danielle Darrieux...
- 1969
Desperate Journey (1969)
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based on the true story of Freddie Knoller, a young man fleeing Vienna during the rise of Nazi Germany, set in 1940s Paris, unfolding against the vibrant backdrop of Paris' burlesque scene....
- 1951
Follow the Sun (1951)
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A biographical film of Ben Hogan, from his start as a golf caddy to being considered one of golf's greatest players....