Italy: 2000
Sergio Castellitto, Jurgen Prochnow, Lorenza Indovina TV Shows/Movies / Drama
Plot: Director Carlo Carlei manages to get to the core of the truth with this touching biopic that relives the tradition of religious filmmaking that benefits too from a powerhouse performance by Sergio Castellitto, one of Italy most beloved contemporary stars.
Plot: Who knew that Communism could be so funny? This madcap documentary reexamines the Cultural Revolution and restores the once bright reputation of Mao Zedong using documentary footage, smart-alecky animations, and quotes from Mao's writing.
Plot: In this documentary you'll learn the real story of Pearl Harbor and the uphill battle that was to follow. It is a tale that teaches us the will to survive and the ability to prevail over the worst of circumstances.
AKA: The Last Hangman England/UK: 2005
Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Christopher Fulford Drama
Plot: The true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman. Troubled by his notoriety as 1950's public opinion turns against capital punishment, Pierrepoint is ready to leave it all behind, but fate has other plans for him.
Plot: Four performers in the state-run Peasant Culture Group perform approved revolutionary classics. But as China begins to move toward Western-influenced consumer capitalism, the newly privatized group starts to sport spandex and play electric guitars...
AKA: Porsce 917; Porsche 930 Turbo; Porsche: A Le Mans Restrospective USA: 1980
Ron Hughes (Ronald Hughes) Documentary
Plot: Three 30-minute features, including "Porsche 917", "Porsche 930 Turbo", and "Porsche: A Le Mans Retrospective". Gain some insight into the history and details of these classic race cars.
England/UK: 1996
Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker Drama / Historical
Plot: Nicole Kidman is Isabel Archer, a young women of daring independence and equally fierce desires. But her headstrong innocence is no match for the manipulations of her duplicitous friend Madame Merle and a devious Gilbert Osmond.
Plot: With five years dedicated work, Mr.Chen Zhen of CCTV has made the first full length documentary film about Tibet's "Potala Palace", as told through the eyes of a monk who entered the Potala at the age of 13 and lived there for 60 years.
England/UK: 1981
Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner, Penelope Keith Drama / Historical
Plot: The celebration of the life and loves of D.H. Lawrence. The story of a genius, a vigorous, funny, tender, tempestuous man shown in a remarkable portrayal by Ian McKellen.
USA: 1936
Warner Baxter, Frank McGlynn Sr., Francis McDonald Action/Adventure / Drama
Plot: Dramatizing the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, this film follows assassin John Wilkes Booth's visit to Dr. Samuel Mudd's house to fix his broken leg. Unaware of Booth's treason, Mudd is arrested and sentenced to a life of hard labour on "Shark Island".
USA: 2001
Jeannette Clift George Documentary / War
Plot: "Prisoners Of Hope" presents the experiences of ten Prisoners Of war who were denied that most valuable and precious possession: freedom. Their stories are testimonies of courage, faith, and a sustaining hope that refused to die.
AKA: Kung Fu Punch Of Death; Kung-Fu: The Punch Of Death; The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick Of Death; Deadly Boxer [UK DVD Title] Hong Kong: 1973
Mang Fei (Meng Fei), Maggie Lee (Lam Lam), Yasuaki Kurata (Shoji Kurata) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Mang Fei fills the shoes of legend Fong Sai Yuk, who teams up with his mother to avenge his father's death in this old school flick of surprising quality.
AKA: Kung Fu Punch Of Death; Kung-Fu: The Punch Of Death; The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick Of Death; Deadly Boxer [UK DVD Title] Hong Kong: 1973
Mang Fei (Meng Fei), Maggie Lee (Lam Lam), Yasuaki Kurata (Shoji Kurata) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Mang Fei fills the shoes of legend Fong Sai Yuk, who teams up with his mother to avenge his father's death in this old school flick of surprising quality.
AKA: Kung Fu Punch Of Death; Kung-Fu: The Punch Of Death; The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick Of Death; Deadly Boxer [UK DVD Title] Hong Kong: 1973
Mang Fei (Meng Fei), Maggie Lee (Lam Lam), Yasuaki Kurata (Shoji Kurata) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Mang Fei fills the shoes of legend Fong Sai Yuk, who teams up with his mother to avenge his father's death in this old school flick of surprising quality.
AKA: Kung Fu Punch Of Death; Kung-Fu: The Punch Of Death; The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick Of Death; Deadly Boxer [UK DVD Title] Hong Kong: 1973
Mang Fei (Meng Fei), Maggie Lee (Lam Lam), Yasuaki Kurata (Shoji Kurata) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Mang Fei fills the shoes of legend Fong Sai Yuk, who teams up with his mother to avenge his father's death in this old school flick of surprising quality.
AKA: Kung Fu Punch Of Death; Kung-Fu: The Punch Of Death; The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick Of Death; Deadly Boxer [UK DVD Title] Hong Kong: 1973
Mang Fei (Meng Fei), Maggie Lee (Lam Lam), Yasuaki Kurata (Shoji Kurata) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Mang Fei fills the shoes of legend Fong Sai Yuk, who teams up with his mother to avenge his father's death in this old school flick of surprising quality.
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