, 1h58 OriginUSA GenresDrama ThemesPolitical films ActorsNorman Rodway, Joel Grey, Peter Michael Goetz, Glenn Shadix Roles Adolf Hitler Rating57% The film is a fantastical journey through the looking-glass of history into the darkest recesses of the mind of Adolf Hitler. In a dreamlike subterranean environment removed from historical time, Adolf Hitler (Norman Rodway) confronts the demons of his own psyche. As he dictates his memoirs, Hitler encounters apparitions of his confidant, Joseph Goebbels (Joel Grey); his enigmatic mistress, Eva Braun (Camilla Soeberg); Hermann Göring (Glenn Shadix); Sigmund Freud (Peter Michael Goetz); and the mysterious Woman in Black (Hope Allen).
, 1h54 Directed byKeith Gordon OriginUSA GenresDrama, War, Historical ThemesFilms about writers, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsSheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Nick Nolte, Zach Grenier, Kirsten Dunst, Anna Berger Roles Werner Noth Rating70% Confined in an Israeli jail, Howard W. Campbell, Jr. writes a memoir about his career in Nazi Germany. During the buildup to World War II, Campbell, an American playwright of German language stage productions, is approached by War Department operative Frank Wirtanen. Wirtanen asks Campbell to work as a spy for the U.S. in the approaching war, though he promises no reward or recognition. Campbell rejects the offer, but Wirtanen adds that he wants Campbell to take some time to consider, telling him that Campbell's answer will come in the form of how he acts and what positions he assumes once the war begins.
, 2h7 Directed byDaryl Duke OriginUSA GenresDrama, Action, Adventure, Historical ActorsBryan Brown, Joan Chen, Tim Guinee, Russell Wong, John Stanton, Kyra Sedgwick Roles Aristotle Quance Rating55% The film begins following the British victory of the First Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
, 2h5 Directed byIan Sharp OriginUnited-kingdom GenresThriller, Action ThemesFilms about terrorism, Political films ActorsLewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Robert Webber, John Duttine Roles Ryan Rating63% A demonstration by unilateral nuclear disarmament protesters (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) in London is interrupted when one of the protesters is violently killed. British security forces learn that a militant group attached to CND has been planning a significant act of terrorism for the near future. The person killed during the protest demonstration was an undercover intelligence officer who had infiltrated the terrorists. The Commanding Officer of the Special Air Service, Colonel Hadley, suggests a new line of inquiry for the investigation.
, 3h11 Directed byDavid Lowell Rich, Alex Segal OriginUSA GenresDrama, Documentary, Historical ThemesFilms about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsTimothy Bottoms, Anthony Quayle, Norman Rodway, Keith Michell, Jane Seymour, Susan Hampshire Roles Joab Rating62% The narrative follows David's life from the time he was a boy shepherd to his death as the aged King of Israel. Part 1: David and King Saul relates the exploits of the young David (Bottoms) and his relations with King Saul (Quayle). It begins with David as a humble shepherd who becomes harp player to the King who is distraught after the prophet Samuel has chastised him for failing to follow the instructions of the Israelite god, Yahweh, in a battle. Samuel informs Saul that Yahweh will anoint another king in his place. Saul is full of jealous rage as David becomes hero to his people after the battle with Goliath and his subsequent anointment. Saul makes attempts on David's life. David is highly conflicted over his devotion to Saul as Yahweh's first anointed King over the people. He will not kill Saul, despite Saul's constant attempts on his own life, as he feels it will offend the deity. Saul dies in battle and David assumes the throne. Part 2: David the King begins with a mature David (Michell) and tells the story of his sinning with Bathseba (Seymour), including the scenes with her bath and their subsequent love-making. As David ages he is challenged by the treason of one of his sons, and eventually passes the crown on to another of his sons, Solomon.
, 2h30 Directed byJames F. Collier OriginUSA GenresDrama, War, Historical ThemesFilms about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsJulie Harris, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, David de Keyser, Nigel Hawthorne, Cyril Shaps Roles Van Der Veen Rating73% As the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, Corrie and her family allow Jews to hide in a part of their home that is specially remodeled by members of the Dutch resistance. However, the Nazis eventually discover that Corrie and her family are hiding Jews, and on February 28, 1944, the entire family and their friends are arrested after their betrayal by a Dutch collaborator. The hidden Jews are never found by authorities. Corrie's father, Casper, dies before he reaches the concentration camp, and Corrie worries that she will never see her home again. The Nazis send Corrie and her sister, Betsie, to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany for hiding Jews in their home. At the concentration camp, Betsie encourages Corrie to remain hopeful that God will rescue them from the brutalities they experience. With little food and constant work, the women suffer constantly, and Corrie's sister Betsie (Julie Harris), dies. Ultimately, Corrie (Jeanette Clift George) leaves the camp in December, 1944 through what is discovered years later to have been a clerical error, as everyone else in her group of prisoners was gassed the following month (January, 1945). Her life after this ordeal was dedicated to showing that Jesus' love is greater than the deepest pit into which humankind finds itself.
, 1h37 Directed byMichael Winner OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsOliver Reed, Carol White (actrice anglaise), Orson Welles, Harry Andrews, Marianne Faithfull, Michael Hordern Roles Nicholas Rating61% The film deals with creativity and commercialism. Quint attempts to get back at his boss by making a negative commercial reusing themes from earlier in the film, including Lute saying "The number one product of all human endeavor is waste...waste." The commercial, advertising a Super-8 camera, talks about capturing events while you still can before everything is destroyed and discarded. It ends with Quint operating a car crusher and destroying numerous cameras. The commercial is hailed as a masterpiece, and wins an award, but Quint hurls the award into the Thames.