We Do It Because
1942-01-24This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.
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Return to Aztlán
1990-11-06When King Motecuzoma dies in 1468, a drought sets upon the Mexicas' land. The younger Motecuzoma sends a retinue to collect tributes from the peasants...
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Nocny gość
1990-05-07In 1456, Francis Villon and his companions attack a merchant in the forest. On the cart they find a girl dead of the plague. They give up the robbery....
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Authorized by the Revolution
1987-10-19Turkestan, 1919. The prominent Bolshevik Valerian Kuybyshev is appointed commander of the Turkestan Front. The film tells the story of the establishme...
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Bagrationi
1985-12-09About the commander Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino, he slowly dies in the village, at the estate of his aunt. T...
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Hitler's Children
2011-11-21Their family name alone evokes horror: Himmler, Frank, Goering, Hoess. This film looks at the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi reg...
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Pier Paolo Pasolini: An Italian Journey
2018-10-21In the summer of 1959, as a magazine correspondent, writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) traveled along the Italian coast. In 1963, he d...
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Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
2001-01-01Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear ...
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On the Road Again
In 1913, two French women, Madeleine Mignon-Alba and Marguerite Mespoulet, traveled to Ireland to create what are widely believed to be the first colo...
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Dick Cavett's Watergate
2014-08-08From 1972 to 1974, the Watergate scandal was frequently a part of “The Dick Cavett Show.” In fact, Cavett was at the forefront of national TV coverage...
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Anchieta, José do Brasil
1977-07-22Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
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The First Dollar
A biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pioneering modern banking, supported Hollywood’s emerging film industry.
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Leonora in the Morning Light
2025-07-17Leonora Carrington, an outstanding figure of surrealism, along with Frida Kahlo, was one of Mexico's most famous painters. As the long-time partner of...
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Angel of Mercy
1939-05-20This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
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The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
2003-10-03An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.
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