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The Downslope

A strategic series of Civil War battles take place in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost for his stealth and elusiveness. Mosby's cavalrymen, known as Mosby's Rangers, continually outsmart the much larger enemy forces in a sequence of raids, which enrages Custer and eventually creates a fierce cycle of revenge between the two men.

The Flickering Light

Set in 1942, a group of prisoners from the Marzahn Concentration Camp -- exclusively for Gypsies -- are pressed into work as actors, bit players and extras during the filming of "Tiefland," a movie directed by and starring Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl.

The Heart of the Earth

The story is set around the British-owned mines of Andalusia's Rio Tinto in 1888 and depicts the friendship of two women, one Spanish and the other British, against the social upheavals of the time.

The Millionaires’ Unit

The true story of a group of young, rich men who started the Yale Flying Club, and, using their money and family connections, strengthened the country's air force. The students signed up for service and flew WWI missions, many becoming decorated war heroes.

The Monster of Longwood

In "The Monster of Longwood", Napoleon Bonaparte (Al Pacino) has been exiled to the island of St. Helena and develops a relationship with a young British girl who befriends him in his last days.

The Ritchie Boys

The film is based on a true story about a group of mostly Jewish men who fled Nazi Germany. They went to the United States where they joined the U.S. Army and later returned to Europe to work as secret agents in the fight against Hitler.

The Roman

Julius Caesar, a young general in the Roman army, is kidnapped by Cilician pirates and enslaved on their prison island. Caesar maintains such an air of superiority during his imprisonment that he demands his captors more than double the ransom they have placed on his life. After he escapes with his men, he makes his way back and brutally crucifies the perpetrators as he’d vowed he would. Upon his return to Rome, Caesar powers into politics on his way toward ruling the empire.

The Trial of Queen Caro...

Caroline of Brunswick returns to England to face accusations of adultery by her estranged husband, the newly ascended King George IV. She has a relationship with the ambitious young barrister defending her unlikely corner, Henry Brougham.

102 Minutes

The project addresses the rescue attempts that took place between the moment the first plane hit the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. and the collapse of the first tower at 10:28 a.m.

A History of British Ci...

This documentary charts the history of British cinema similar to what Martin Scorsese has previously done for American and Italian cinema with 1995's "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies" and 2001's "My Journey to Italy".

A Woman of No Importance

Gerald Arbuthnot, who introduces his prospective employer, Lord Illingworth, to his mother. But she realizes that Illingworth is the man who jilted her long ago and is Gerald's father.

Appearances

A portrait of the Booth family, who include some of the most renowned actors of the 1800s—as well as John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

Borgia

In 1492, the Pope dies and Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia emerges as the top contender to head the Vatican, despite a litter of illegitimate children. When he gets the papal throne, Rodrigo moves to consolidate his power thereby empowering and alienating various members of his family.

Johansson will play Rodrigo's daughter Lucrezia Borgia, who's torn between her family duties and a desire to find true love. Farrell will play Rodrigo's youngest sun Cesare, a duplicitous and manipulative sibling who considers himself his sister's closest confidante.

Changing Fortunes

The film is a biopic on the life of the Dutch banker Wally van Hall, who was responsible for saving the lives of 80,000 families during World War II.

Evolution's Captain

The story centers on Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle, and the 30 year relationship he had with Charles Darwin and their debate oer the theory of evolution.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

The story of Robert Jordan, the young American teacher who joins an antifascist guerrilla unit in the mountains of Spain.