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Stalingrad
(1993) [MA]

Follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the platoon leads his men to desert. The men of the platoon attempt to...  More

The Agony And The Ecstasy
(1965) [G]

An historical drama based on the painting of the Sistine Chapel by the artist Michelangelo.  More

The Madness Of King George
(1994) [M]

The acclaimed Oscar and BAFTA-winning drama based on Alan Bennett's international stage phenomenon. The year is 1788. George III (Nigel Hawthorne) has been regent for the past thirty years, a kind and benevolent ruler. However, a gradual change is becoming noticeable in his demeanour. Bothered by...  More

Burnt By The Sun
(1994) [M]

The year is 1936 and Colonel Kotov, his wife Maroussia and their young daughter Nadia are leading a happy life in their country home. That is, until Dimitri, a man on an evil mission, enters their lives. Russian dialogue with subtitles.  More

The Last Valley
(1970) [M]

An army of 17th century mercenaries discover a peaceful town nestled in a verdant valley which has been left unmolested by the bloody "Thirty Years War." The reaction of the community's denizens to the violent soldiers becomes increasingly hostile. Michael Caine and Omar Sharif star in this...  More

The Pride And The Passion
(1957) [PG]

Napolean's forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon, Spanish fighter Miguel (Frank Sinatra) plans to attack Napolean's army...  More

The Fall Of The Roman Empire
(1964) [G]

Producer Samuel Bronston's The Fall of the Roman Empire captures all the glory, grandeur and greed of a crumbling civilisation and brings to life a love story for all the ages...  More

The Lion In Winter
(1968) [PG]

The year is 1183. King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) invites his wife Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), who has been long exiled, to join Henry and their three sons, Prince Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins in his film debut), Prince Geoffrey, and Prince John, for a family reunion. Also in...  More

Underground (1995)
(1995) [M]

The story starts from an underground manufacture of weapons of Belgrade, during the WWII, and evolves into fairly surreal situations. The black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans forgets to mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. 50 years later, they...  More

I Claudius: Discs 1&2 of 5 (2 Disc Set)
(1976) [M]

This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who despite a deformed leg and a speech impediment through prophecy becomes the Roman Empire. The mini-series follows the history of the Roman...  More