"The Scarlet and the: The Scarlet and the Black" is a historical drama film directed by Jerry London, based on the true story of a Catholic priest during World War II. The film centers on Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty , played by Gregory Peck , who works in the Vatican. He becomes a key figure in helpin
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, and then finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions. In his late color masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illus
Saul J. Turell's Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces his career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River."
Les Misérables is a 1978 British made-for-television film adaptation of the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The film was written by John Gay, produced by Lew Grade, and directed by Glenn Jordan. The film originally aired on US television on CBS on 27 December 1978. It follows Jean Valjea
A Bridge Too Far is a war film that dramatizes the ambitious Allied operation known as Operation Market Garden during World War II. The operation, devised by British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, aimed to quickly end the war by seizing key bridges in the Netherlands. The film is set in September