Historical Figure Movies

A childhood in boarding school, volunteered at 17 for the war and dismissed for indiscipline, thug in Marseille turned gigolo in Paris, he became...

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

Elisabeth of Austria is a German movie with Lil Dagover as royalty Elisabeth who has many men to choose from.

Dutch television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play "Saint Joan".

The second chapter of director Ismael Rodríguez's series about Pancho Villa. Several stories about the life and death of the famous mexican...

In this documentary film, the final day in the short life of the guitar god Jimi Hendrix is reconstructed using theories swirling around a CIA hit...

The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in contemporary theatre. Through the dynamic...

FRONTLINE tells the story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the...

Dalida was an international star, selling over 140 million records in 10 languages. But behind her glittering career and dramatic and tragic personal...

A sequel to the 2011 "Going to the Store" and 2013 "Late for Meeting" animated short films, which feature a silly, disjointed journey in the...

In 1850 the Italian dancer Maria Baderna arrives at Brazil, her fame and the scandals she provokes turns her name in a common expression. The film...

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel...

A look back at the encounter between the King, then a conscript in Germany, and a 14-year-old “nymphet“ who became his wife, for better...

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pompidou which will be dedicated to him in 2020, this...

A pictureless film in 3D sound full of political, poetic and incendiary echoes around the death and words of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an infamous young...

Footballer Diego Armando Maradona rises to stardom and makes the hearts of fans beat faster in both Argentina and Naples, but his life path hasn't...

In this short comedy, Luis Vaz de Camoes, the greatest Portuguese renaissance poet, struggles creatively while engaging in a hedonistic, coprophagic,...