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In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Valentina Cortese, Olivia Hussey, Anthony Quinne, James Earl Jones James Farentino, Franco Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess, Maurice Jarre
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Sidney Lumet
The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years. Stars: Sylvester Stallone Ben Gazzara Susan Blakely Martin Kove Dick Miller John Cassavetes Steve Carver Howard Browne
The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev. Stars: Anatoliy Solonitsyn Ivan Lapikov Nikolay Grinko Irina Tarkovskaya Mikhail Kononov Nikolay Grabbe Andrei Tarkovsky
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. Stars: Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Martin Landau Martin Benson John Cairney Douglas Wilmer Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues, decides to enter the 26-mile marathon. Once in Athens, he meets Christina Gratsos, a young woman from his hometown who is now the personal maid of Eleni Costa, Greece's most glamorous actress. Though he has arrived after the qualification date, Spiridon's athletic prowess so impresses Coach Graham of the American team that he is permitted to enter the contest. Eleni informs the press that she will marry the victor, confident it will be her lover, Lieutenant Vinardos.
Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Bob Mathias, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Ivan Triesault, Roger Browne, Titos Vandis, Jean Murat, Paul Muller, Gustavo De Nardo, Andrew Marton, László Vadnay, Manos Hatzidakis
Barabbas, the criminal that the Jewish leaders induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Jack Palance, Richard Fleischer, Pär Lagerkvist
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, John Frankenheimer, Guy Trosper, Thomas E. Gaddis
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer, David Lean, Robert Bolt, Maurice Jarre
Herod, King of Judea, is made a prisoner by the Romans. Convinced the King is dead, his faithful lieutenant, Aaron, is nevertheless unable to keep his promise to kill the Queen if something untoward happened to the King. He leads the young woman out into the desert. Herod's pleas to Augustus are successful and he returns to his palace. His son, Antipater, informs Herod that Aaron has betrayed him.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Sylvia Lopez, Massimo Girotti, Viktor Tourjansky
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Woody Strode, Stanley Kubrick, Dalton Trumbo, Alex North
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Stars: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France. Stars: Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Bill Owen Billie Whitelaw Lewis Gilbert
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.This lauded drama depicts the life of revered Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas). An intense and imaginative artist, Van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.
Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Selena Royle, Robert Barrat, Jimmy Lydon, Rand Brooks, Roman Bohnen, Irene Rich, José Ferrer, Nestor Paiva, George Coulouris, Gene Lockhart, Leif Erickson, Victor Fleming, Maxwell Anderson, Hugo Friedhofer
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.