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 | Through Deaf Eyes
More Info |  | 2007 | |  | 05/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, History, Cast: I. King Jordan, Marlee Matlin, Stockard Channing, Director(s): Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott, Emmy-winning actress Stockard Channing narrates this documentary that chronicles the history of deaf culture in America from the 19th century to the present day. Interviews with actress Marlee Matlin, community leaders and other deaf Americans provide an up-front and diverse perspective of this segment of society. Short films created by deaf artists are interspersed throughout the in-depth program. |
 | Egypt: Engineering an Empire
More Info | | 2006 |  | | 07/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, History, TV, TV Science & Nature, TV Documentaries, Cast: Peter Weller, Charles Van Siclen, Director(s): Christopher Cassel, Peter Weller takes audiences back 5,000 years to meet the world's first structural engineers -- the architects of Egypt's great pyramids -- in this presentation that provides a revealing look at the world's first superpower. Bringing ancient civilization to life with cutting-edge digital graphics and interviews with Egyptologists, the program examines these freestanding marvels through the eyes of the pharaohs who commanded their construction. |
 | The Ritchie Boys
More Info | | 2004 | | | 10/31/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, Short, History, War, Cast: Fred Howard, Guy Stern, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Hans Spear, Morris Parloff, Philip Glaessner, Richard Schifter, Rudy Michaels, Si Lewen, Victor Brombert, Werner Angress, Director(s): Christian Bauer, This compelling documentary recounts the story of 10 Jewish intellectuals who were expelled from Nazi Germany, only to return during World War II to use their intimate knowledge of the country to wreak psychological havoc on Hitler's Nazi forces. Trained at Maryland's Camp Ritchie, these German refugees were a strange sight in the U.S. Army, but their contributions to the war effort were heroic and invaluable. |
 | Daniel Deronda
More Info | | 2002 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, History, Romance, TV Shows, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Period Pieces, Romantic Dramas, British Movies, Dramas based on classic literature, Cast: Allan Corduner, Amanda Root, Anna Steel, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Michael Attwell, Nicholas Day, Romola Garai, Daniel Evans, Jodhi May, Director(s): Tom Hooper, The illegitimate son of a wealthy aristocrat, Daniel Deronda harbors a secret past and a ready supply of cash. But when he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money, things get complicated, as he's already involved in an affair. |
 | The Last September
More Info | | 1999 |  | | 01/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, History, Romance, Romantic Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, United Kingdom, Lionsgate, Foreign Countries, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Cast: Fiona Shaw, Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Director(s): Deborah Warner, Adapted from Elizabeth Bowen's novel of the same name, The Last September reveals how family secrets affect life on a country estate in strife-torn 1920s Ireland. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) play host to an odd assortment of family and friends, and their attendant traumas. When one more guest -- Lady Myra's childhood friend Marda Norton (Fiona Shaw) -- is added to the mix, an emotional fuse gets lit. |
 | Before Stonewall
More Info | | 1984 | | | 05/26/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, History, Cast: Rita Mae Brown, Red Jordan Arobateau, Ann Bannon, Martin Duberman, Allen Ginsberg, Barbara Gittings, Harry Hay, Director(s): Greta Schiller, John Scagliotti, Robert Rosenberg, Life was very different before the 1969 Stonewall riots put the issue of gay rights front and center in America. Using archival films and interviews with gays and lesbians who were forced to hide their sexuality for fear of reprisals, this documentary by Robert Rosenberg, Greta Schiller and John Scagliotti sheds light on American gay life from the 1920s to the 1960s and the sociopolitical climate that finally led to profound change. |
 | Tora! Tora! Tora!
More Info | | 1970 | | | 04/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Classics, Cast: E.G. Marshall, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten, Koreya Senda, Martin Balsam, Soh Yamamura, Takahiro Tamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Wesley Addy, Director(s): Kinji Fukasuka, Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Named for the Japanese phrase that signals the start of an attack, Tora! Tora! Tora! tells both the American and Japanese versions of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor that catapulted the United States into World War II. |
 | The Charge of the Light Brigade
More Info | | 1968 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, History, War, Classics, Classic War Stories, Epics, Action Classics, Military & War Dramas, Cast: David Hemmings, David Walker, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, Director(s): Tony Richardson, This satirical account of England in the 1800s details one of the most famous errors in military history, when the poor judgment calls and rash planning of inept British commanders nearly annihilated an entire brigade in its cavalry attack against Russia during the Crimean War. John Gielgud stars as Lord Raglan, along with Vanessa Redgrave as Clarissa Morris, in an engrossing story highlighting the division between Victorian social classes. |
 | Witchfinder General
More Info | | 1968 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: History, Horror, Cast: Hilary Heath, Ian Ogilvy, Nicky Henson, Patrick Wymark, Robert Russell, Rupert Davies, Tony Selby, Vincent Price, Wilfrid Brambell, Director(s): Michael Reeves, Set in 17th-century England, this chilling tale follows corrupt official Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who claims an ability to discover witches. But he uses his power to gain money and favors from people he's fingered in return for declaring them innocent. When he arrests and tortures Father Lowes (Rupert Davies), Lowes's niece's fiancé (Ian Ogilvy) decides to put an end to Hopkins's sleazy practices and goes on a quest to seek vengeance. |
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