The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

April 2017 •English

New evidence suggests that many of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be traced to other scientists as far back as 1700 years. This film was used as the S16E5 episode of the PBS TV series Secrets of the Dead broadcast on 2017/04/05.

Hitler

March 1962 •English

Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.

Beau James

June 1957 •English

The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.

The Magnificent Yankee

December 1950 •English

Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Santiago Apostol

April 2017 •Spanish

The Manga Master

November 2019 •Japanese

Biopic about the life of Kitazawa Rakuten, who laid the foundation for the Japanese manga industry.

Gabriel Over the White House

March 1933 •English

A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.

Tesla

January 1993 •Serbian

A TV film depicting life of the famous inventor.

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

September 1996 •English

The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

December 1989 •English

The supposed story of superstar Marilyn Monroe's death...as told by a "friend" of hers. Watch flashbacks from "Goodbye Norma Jean" as it leads up to the night when Marilyn Monroe died.

The Story of Will Rogers

July 1952 •English

Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

May 1939 •English

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

O Miúdo da Bica

July 1963 •Portuguese

The life of Fernando Farinha, from kid where he ran away to school - to sing the fado, and the condescension of the parents, although aspiring to have an "honest" job.

Julie

August 1972 •English

Writer/director Blake Edwards chronicles his wife Julie Andrews' decision to star in a TV variety show while balancing her home and family life.

Bakhtiyar

January 1942 •Azerbaijani

The short film is about the heroism of Azeri soldier.

A Motion Selfie

June 2018 •English

"A Motion Selfie" is one-of-a-kind DIY filmmaking: a darkly comic chronicle following a year in the life of a washed-up viral video star and the sexually depraved stalker who becomes obsessed with his work.

Ip Man: The Final Fight

March 2013 •

Ip Man reluctantly begins a series of challenges from rival kung fu schools and is soon drawn into the dark and dangerous world of the Triads.

Anthropoid

August 2016 •English

In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk

March 1999 •English

Famous recluse J. D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm. Banned in schools, and horrifically inspiring the killing of John Lennon, the book had repercussions no one could have foreseen and which seemed to drive the author further into hiding.

Saša

January 1983 •Slovak