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Directed by Marvin J. ChomskyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about terrorism,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Political films,
Dans un avion,
Films about hijackingsActors Anthony Hopkins,
Burt Lancaster,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Julius Harris,
Kirk DouglasRating58%
L'histoire se base sur les faits réels survenus en Ouganda en juillet 1976. À la suite du détournement d'un avion d'Air France par des pirates de l'air acquis à la cause palestinienne vers l'aéroport d'Entebbe, un commando israélien est envoyé pour mettre fin à la prise d'otages. Ce raid militaire est officiellement connu sous le nom d’opération Tonnerre, opération Jonathan ou raid d'Entebbe., 4h42
Directed by John ErmanOrigin USAThemes Films about slavery,
Films about racismActors Halle Berry,
Danny Glover,
Christopher Allport,
Jasmine Guy,
Timothy Daly,
Martin SheenRating75%
The series begins with the friendly relationship between James Jackson Jr. (Tim Daly), the son of the plantation owner, and one of the slaves, Easter (Jasmine Guy), at the Jackson estate, known as Forks of Cypress, near Florence in northern Alabama. James and Easter have grown up together (within the social limits of the plantation culture), and gradually their feelings for each other have developed into romance. Easter is the daughter of an African-American house slave, Captain Jack (Paul Winfield), and his true love, Annie, another slave, who is part-Cherokee, and who is no longer on the Jackson property., 1h40
Directed by Kevin HooksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films about slavery,
Christmas films,
Films about racismActors LeVar Burton,
Louis Gossett Jr.,
Jerry Hardin,
Kate Mulgrew,
Shaun Cassidy,
Avery BrooksRating66%
In December 1775, Cletus Moyer (Brooks) is a free black Northerner in colonial America, working with a pre-Underground Railroad network to help slaves escape captivity. In the days just prior to Christmas, a group of bounty hunters led by Hattie Carraway (Mulgrew) captures Moyer near the Parker plantation in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Because of his capture, dozens of slaves who have already left their plantations in escape attempts are in danger of being captured as well. Moyer implores two slaves from the nearby Reynolds plantation to take his place: Kunta Kinte (Burton), a Mandinka in his mid-twenties who was captured in what is now the Gambia, and Fiddler (Gossett), an elderly man who was born into slavery. Kunta is eager to help (and to escape himself), but Fiddler is unwilling, fearful of the consequences if they are caught., 1h43
Directed by David GreeneOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
MusicalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about religion,
Musical films,
Films based on the Bible,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicals,
Portrayals of Jesus in filmActors Victor Garber,
David Haskell,
Lynne Thigpen,
Merrell Jackson,
Gilmer McCormick,
Jeffrey MylettRating65%
The structure of the musical is, in large part, retained: a series of parables from the gospel of Matthew, interspersed with musical numbers. Many of the scenes take advantage of well-known sites around an empty, still New York City. John the Baptist gathers a diverse band of youthful disciples to follow and learn from the teachings of Jesus. These disciples then proceed to form a roving acting troupe that enacts Jesus's parables through the streets of New York. They often make references to vaudeville shtick., 1h35
Directed by John ErmanGenres Drama,
War,
HistoricalThemes Films about religion,
Political films,
Films about Jews and JudaismActors Mary Steenburgen,
Paul Scofield,
Huub Stapel,
Tom Wilkinson,
Eleanor Bron,
Frances CukaRating67%
In 1940, the Nazis invade the Netherlands. Miep Gies is a young woman, and an office assistant of Otto Frank, who is Jewish. As the Nazis begin to kill the Jews, Otto Frank becomes worried about his family. In July 1942, Otto Frank decides to hide his family after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep, who is trusted by Otto, hides them in the attic above the office, that was called The Annexe. The film tells the true story of Gies' struggle to keep the family hidden and safe, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down., 2h28
Directed by Steven SpielbergOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about slavery,
Seafaring films,
Films about racism,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors Morgan Freeman,
Anthony Hopkins,
Djimon Hounsou,
Matthew McConaughey,
Nigel Hawthorne,
Stellan SkarsgårdRating72%
Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans captured in Sierra Leone who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of the ship. As the ship is crossing from Cuba to the U.S., Cinqué, a leader of the Africans, leads a mutiny and takes over the ship. The mutineers spare the lives of two Spanish navigators to help them sail the ship back to Africa. Instead, the navigators deceive the Africans and sail north to the east coast of the United States, where the ship is stopped by the American navy and the 44 living Africans imprisoned as runaway slaves. In an unfamiliar country and not speaking a word of English, it seems like they are doomed to die for killing their captors. A lawyer named Baldwin, hired by the abolitionist Tappan and his black associate Joadson (a fictional character) decides to take their case, arguing that the Africans had been captured in Africa to be sold in the Americas illegally, and therefore were free citizens of another country and not slaves at all. With help from James Covey, who speaks both Mende and English, Baldwin is able to start communicating with Cinque. The judge rules in favor of the Africans, but the case is eventually appealed to the Supreme Court. At this point, former U.S. President John Quincy Adams makes an impassioned and eloquent plea for their release, and is successful., 3h5
Directed by Marvin J. ChomskyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Biography,
Horror,
Historical,
Crime,
PoliticThemes Serial killer filmsActors Mark Harmon,
Frederic Forrest,
George Grizzard,
Ben Masters,
Maggie Roswell,
Glynnis O'ConnorRating73%