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A groundbreaking 26 part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II

Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda

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

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her

Archie Rice, an old time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business

American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hills romantic comedy

Fed up with their Captains harsh discipline, a sailing ships crew decides to take action

British Army Captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackm

After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer

The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters

Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda

An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K G B and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top secret documents

A movie with no spoken dialogue, it is set against the music and lyrics of Benjamin Brittens War Requiem which includes poetry by World War I soldier Wilfred Owen reflecting the horrors of war There is no linear story or dialo

A man who loves games and theater invites his wifes lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results

When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his heros real life counterpart, hes disappointed with his lack of dash

During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young mans fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady in waiting, lead him to battle for Englands victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588

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

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king

Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the

A self conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrats wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wifes spectral presence

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin

A World War II U boat crew are stranded in northern Canada To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still neutral U S

The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War

The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel efficient car

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles Chinese Gordon Charlton Heston defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi Sir Laurence Oli

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed

Shakespeares powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhovs Three Sisters live in virtual exile Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father

After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War

A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich

In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride

During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950

A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff

The story of courtesan and dance hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars

After Larry accidentally kills his lover Wandas estranged blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime Larry and Wanda nervously await the verdict if the innocent suspect is found guilty then Larry will give him