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1521 2023 In the pre Spanish era Philippines, a young native princess with goddess like beauty falls in love with a dashingly handsome Spanish soldier Against all odds, and pulled apart by their loyalties to their own people, they fight fo

A Bridge Too Far (1977) The true story of Operation Market Garden, the Allies attempt, in September 1944, to hasten the end of WW2 by driving through Belgium and Holland into Germany. The idea was for US airborne divisions to take the towns of Eindhoven and Nijmegen and a British airborne division,

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they head off to Kafiristan in order to

Antony and Cleopatra (1972) After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.

The Man Standing Next (2020) In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of the president Park who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.

American Soldiers (2005) Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close quarter combat and a desperate f

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) An American oil company executive of Swedish descent, now living in Sweden, is blackmailed into spying for the Allies during World War II. At first resentful, his relationship with a beautiful German Allied agent causes him to realize how vital his work is. When he lea

The Untold History of the United States (20122013) Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

Kennedy 2023 A chronicle of John F Kennedys life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history

1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.

Shakespeare: The Legacy (2016) To the world, Shakespeare left a lasting legacy and an awful lot of unanswered questions. Follow John Nettles as he recounts the life of William Shakespeare.

The Egyptian (1954) In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty

In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds hims

The Desert of the Tartars (1976) As his first assignment, lieutenant Drogo is sent to an isolated fortress on the borders of a desert and of a range of high mountains. The mission of the garrison is to prevent a possible incursion by the fearsome Tartars, coming from beyond the desert. Some fellow o

Servant or Slave (2016) Bringing to light the heartbreaking experiences of Rita Wright, Rita Wenberg, Violet West, Adelaide Wenberg and Valerie Linow, Servant or Slave is a film of courage, strength and the fortitude to pursue justice for the crimes committed against them after being stolen from the

The Kingmaker (2019) An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.

Siberian Sniper 2021 1943, German snipers are all over the front lines A young hunter Egor Chaerin faces his first battle with German invaders right on his way to join the Red army His keen eye and a hunch can change the balance of forces on the front line

Horrible Histories 2009 2022 Horrible histories is a British program for all ages The writers have made learning history entertaining, with funny skits, spin offs of TV shows like Wife Swap Historical Wife Swap, Master Chef Historical Master Chef, and Fashion Fix Historical Fashion Fix It teaches us

Fanny Lye Deliverd (2019) Set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility - albeit at great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with husband John and young son Arthur,

Old Man (1997) A prisoner is tempted by the opportunity to escape during the Great Flood of 1927.

Beyond the Unknown (TV Series 2019– ) Take strange occurrences, weird events, and unexplained happenings and put them all together. That is what you get with Beyond the Unknown. Each episode shows you something different.

A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.

Tenko 1981 1984 Three 10x55min series The first series set in 1941, a group of English and Australian women from Singapore are shipwrecked while they try to escape the Japanese invasion The survivors are captured and put in a prison camp They and their Dutch companions must all make drastic adjustme

A Taxi Driver 2017 May 1980 A Seoul taxi driver named Man seob SONG Kang ho comes across an offer too good to be true If he drives a foreign passenger from Seoul down to Gwangju and back again before the curfew, hell be paid the unthinkable sum of 100,000 won enough to cover several months of unpaid

Dear Comrades (2020) When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of a devout party activist.

Otsomae Bolkeun Kkeutdong 2021 Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen

Phantom (2013) Ed Harris plays the captain of a Cold War Soviet missile submarine who has secretly been suffering from seizures that alter his perception of reality. Forced to leave his wife and daughter, he is rushed into a classified mission, where he is haunted by his past and challenged by a rog

The Silent Forest 2022 Anja Grimm returns to the remote forest area where her father disappeared without a trace when she was eight years old Her sudden appearance triggers a brutal murder Disturbances in the forest floor and pointer plants force her on the trail of deeper layers of guilt and crime

Viking Warrior Women 2019 Drama led documentary follows the life of Signe, an orphaned Chiefs daughter, who driven by revenge becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

From the producers of Company of Heroes and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Sizemore, Kip Pardue with Stephen Lang and Rutger Hauer, comes an intense thriller from the frontlines of World War II. As Operation Valkyrie prepares to assassinate Adolph Hitler, an Allied special ops team prepares to e

Alexander the Great (1956) An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the macedonian king that conquered all ancient greek tribes and led macedonian army against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then known world and created a greek empire that spanned all the

Macbeth (1971) Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack Macbeth and expose him for the murderer he is.

Udo Kier is a witch hunter apprentice to Herbert Lom. He believes strongly in his mentor and the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches Lom strangling Reggie Nalder to death for...

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) The story picks up at the point where

The Red Sea Diving Resort - Inspired by remarkable true life rescue missions, this is the incredible story of a group of Mossad agents and brave Ethiopians who in the early 80s used a deserted holiday retreat in Sudan as a front to smuggle thousands of refugees to Israel. The undercover team carryin

Storming Juno (2010) In June 1944, the Western Allies invaded the Third Reich in Operation Overlord, and Canada was a participant with its area of operations in Normandy, France designated Juno Beach. This film depicts the true stories of several Canadian soldiers in the invasion in its various aspe

Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016 ) British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.

Inside Out 2013 Inside Out is a film about the french artist JR giving away his method and the inspiring stories that follow that JR wins the TED Prize 2011 He gives his prize the wish to turn the world Inside Out and his art back to the pe

Emperor (2012) A story of love and understanding set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. On the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (Jones), the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces,

Ancient Impossible 2014 From the modern aircraft carrier to colossal Egyptian monuments, Ancient Impossible on H2 travels back in time to reveal the real story behind our worlds so called modern technological achievements

Ancient Gods of Egypt (2017) Powerful and deadly, all-knowing, all-seeing, they were the original Masters of the Universe,prepare for the original Game of Thrones!

Airlift (2016) It is in this scenario that Ranjit Katyal (played by Akshay Kumar), a wealthy and powerful Indian businessman, who has always seen himself as a Kuwaiti, rather than an Indian, realizes that he no longer wields any influence on the Iraqis, and that he and his family are in as much dang

Angelique 2013 In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply

The young Jewish girl, Hadassah, goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia, who saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its archenemy

A Estrada 47 (2013) During World War II, looking up the Mountain, in Italy, a Brazilian Expeditionary Force - FEB - mines weeping platoon is hit by a panic-attack that sets them running aimlessly right in the middle of 'no man's land'. Desperate cold and hungry, the ill-prepared soldiers have to cho