HBO Pictures.
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English
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It is 1943 and the Germans are winning the Second World War as the U.S. suffers huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers are not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, through the brutal demands of their training, to the perils of flying over nations at war, the men they call "The Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest mission of their lives--to...
3) Truman
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English
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President Truman led the nation through the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the struggle for civil rights and the creation of the United Nations.
4) Amistad
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English
Description
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
6) Elizabeth I
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English
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Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
8) Sweet dreams
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English
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A biographical film on the life of the late country singer Patsy Cline.
9) Judgment
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English
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Pierre and Emmeline Guitry are devoted to the Catholic church until their son Robbie says he has been molested by the parish priest. When other families take the financial settlement offered by the church, the Guitry family chooses to go to court.
10) Sugartime
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English
Description
When Vegas mobster Sam Giancana falls for singer Phyllis McGuire, it's no ordinary love affair. Sam agrees to kill Castro for the CIA, if they will get the mob-busting Kennedy's off his back, but the FBI is using his realtionship with Phyllis to shake down the mob.
11) Heaven help us
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English
Description
Set in a Catholic school in Brooklyn in the 1960's, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Michael Dunn who arrives at St. Basil's school in 1965 and immediately befriends all of the misfits in his class. What unfolds is the hilarious and moving story of boys growing up during a tumultuous, important year in their lives.
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English
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An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy Dandridge still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds, she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of Carmen Jones, becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.
14) Dead silence
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English
Description
Three convicts hijack a busload of children and their teacher.