Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
Tuntemattomaksi jääneessä nykyelokuvan merkkiteoksessa keski-ikäinen, keskiluokkainen brysseliläinen yksinhuoltaja Jeanne Dielman puuhastelee kotiaskareiden parissa, laittaa ruokaa vaiteliaalle pojalleen ja ottaa iltapäivisin vastaan herrasmiehiä. Päivästä toiseen, erääseen päivään asti. Joulukuussa 2022 Jeanne Dielman nousi kaikkien aikojen parhaaksi elokuvaksi Britannian filmi-instituutin (BFI) kerran vuosikymmenessä tekemässä Sight & Sound -elokuvalehden kyselyssä.
A family embarks on an annual tormenting journey along with 130 million other peasant workers to reunite with their distant family, and to revive their love and dignity as China soars as the world's next super power.
An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
Titanic- ja Avatar-elokuvien ohjaajan James Cameronin vaikuttava dokumentti sukeltaa meren syvyyksiin tutkimaan Titanic-loistoristeilijän hylkyä.
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
Joukko länsimaisia tiedemiehiä katoaa mukanaan salaisia papereita. Tutkijat ilmestyvät takaisin muutaman päivän päästä, mutta ovat menettäneet muistinsa aivopesun seurauksena. Entinen kersantti ja nykyinen vakooja Harry Palmer kutsutaan tutkimaan tapausta. Komennuksestaan yllättynyt ja salaliittoa epäilevä Palmer löytää tutkimusten kuluessa salaperäisen ääninauhan, jossa lukee Ipcress. Perustuu Len Deightonin romaaniin.
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, however, as Nekron's palace of ice heads straight towards Fire Keep, the great fortress ruled by the good King Jarol. When Jarol's beautiful daughter, Teegra, is abducted by Nekron's sub-human ape-like creatures, Larn begins a daring search for her. What results is a tense battle between good and evil, surrounded by the mystical elements of the ancient past.
Paulino and Carmela are husband and wife, troubadours touring the countryside during the Spanish Civil War. They are Republicans, and with their mute assistant, Gustavete, they journey into rebel territory by mistake. They are arrested, fear a firing squad, and receive a reprieve from an Italian Fascist commander who loves the theatre. He arranges a performance for his troops, bargaining with Paulino to stage a burlesque of the republic in exchange for the actors' freedom. Will the fiery and patriotic Carmela consent?
A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.
Anticipating a disaster, Antoine, a father, attends a survivalist training given by Alain in his autonomous hideout. In fear of a natural, economic or social crisis, the group trains to face the different possible apocalyptic scenarios. But the disaster they will experience will not be the one they predicted.
Spain, early 20th century. Hildegart is raised and educated by his mother Aurora as the subject of a social experiment, to be the first truly free woman in the world, the one who will lead humanity into a new era; and, in order to achieve this goal, is insanely loved… until the moment when she becomes a young and gifted woman and actually tries to fly freely, away from the oppressive nest of her creator and guardian.
The border fence between Mexico and the United States is part of their lives; Mexican youths use it as a volleyball net on the beach, holding their own kind of international matches with their opposite numbers on the other side. When Nero scales the metres-high metal bars we suspect that he has done this often before: because nothing is going to divert him from his dream of becoming a US citizen. He follows the traces of his older brother which lead him to Los Angeles and the mansions of the rich and famous where he gazes incredulously at this very different lifestyle with its pools and double garages that he soon hopes will be his. His only chance of quickly acquiring a green card, however, is by volunteering for military service. Before he knows it, Nero finds himself in the desert landscape of the war zones of the Middle East, fighting for his citizenship with a machine gun in his hand.
On vuosi 1940. Vain Iso-Britannia on jäljellä vastustamassa kolmannen valtakunnan laajenemishaluja Euroopassa. Eräässä merkittävässä ilmataistelussa britit pyrkivät säilyttämään maa-alueensa pyytämällä apua – tosin alkuun vastahakoisesti – muutamilta lentäjiltä Puolan ilmavoimista. Apu osoittautuu välttämättömäksi, kun puolalaiset lentäjät ovatkin uuden kotimaansa parhaita lentäjiä.
B-western starring Eddie Dean as a singing lawman who comes to the aid of a pretty rancher (June Carlson) who's been targeted for murder by a notorious bandit known as "The Hawk".
Bound by hate and a mystical amulet that holds the powers of life and death, two immortal wizards meet for the last time in an ancient struggle of good versus evil.
A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ever." Now, he'll have to prove it again. This prey has become DEADLY!