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Hunting Down the Nazis

Hunting Down the Nazis

January 15, 2007

For the first time, a film recounts the story of the long pursuit of Nazis in hiding from 1945 to the present day. Sixty years of investigations, set-backs trials and dramas, brought about principally by three extraordinary individuals—the Austrian Simon Wiesenthal, and the German-French couple, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld.

Les derniers romains

January 8, 2007

Året var 1957

Året var 1957

January 7, 2007

1957 - this is when the space age begins. The Soviets send up Sputnik 1 and 2. The whole world searches the sky for moving stars and the radio amateurs listen in their headphones for beeps from space. Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries are shown in cinemas. Stockholm gets its first female parking attendants and Tommy Steele comes to visit.

John, Paul, George and Ben

John, Paul, George and Ben

January 5, 2007

This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance, in Lane Smith's inimitable style.

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

January 3, 2007

The famed leader Oda Nobunaga had two right-hand men who contributed to unifying the nation. One was Akechi Mitsuhide and the other Kinoshita Tokichiro, both rivals of each other for higher promotions. Eventually Mitsuhide was recognized for his work and was given a castle. However, Nobunaga's ambition to conquer the nation did not allow Mitsuhide to live happily in his territory. That is when an idea flashed across Mitsuhide's mind… Akechi Mitsuhide, the man who was considered to be the most intelligent general of the warring states era. What was the truth about him, Oda Nobunaga's best general and murderer?

Cuando la verdad despierta

Cuando la verdad despierta

January 2, 2007

They Chose Algeria

They Chose Algeria

January 1, 2007

Many of them participated in the struggle for Algerian independence. There are "those who believed in heaven", priests, Christians committed against torture, friends of the "natives", there are "those who did not believe in it", communist activists, students, progressive intellectuals, others remained in this country because they could not imagine living anywhere other than in this land of all passions. They are European and chose to stay in Algeria after independence, most of them opted for Algerian nationality. The film is another vision of the history of Algeria from the end of the fifties to the present day, told by these Europeans filmed at home, or in the context of their activities, illustrated by unpublished archive documents.

Anita - Una vita per Garibaldi

Anita - Una vita per Garibaldi

January 1, 2007

Bridging the Golden Gate

Bridging the Golden Gate

January 1, 2007

This documentary is about the iconic Golden Gate bridge and the innovative design solutions that comprise it.

Civil War battlefields

Civil War battlefields

January 1, 2007

This series relates the stories of battles of the Civil War. By using historical documentation and reenactments, this series portrays the history of the men who fought in this war.

Defilada Zwycięzców

Defilada Zwycięzców

January 1, 2007

Search for the Mystery Bomber

Search for the Mystery Bomber

January 1, 2007

Ben Cropp returns to a mystery bomber found in 2005 and identifies it as a B17 Flying Fortress that carried an American general who was lost in the crash.

Zniewolony teatr. Kresy wschodnie

January 1, 2007

Pledge To Peace

Pledge To Peace

January 1, 2007

Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo lost his life in a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbor during the night of May 31 and June 1, 1942. This short animation film pays homage to Keiu Matsuo and his mother Matsue.

Bardzo krótki strajk. 14-15 grudnia 1981 roku

January 1, 2007

The Furthest Mosque

The Furthest Mosque

January 1, 2007

Following the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) recommendation to journey to three mosques - (in Makkah, Madinah and Jerusalem), this film sets out in the company of British bass player Danny ‘Hamza’ Thompson to discover the reasons why the last of these three holds such an important place in the hearts of Muslims everywhere.

2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

January 1, 2007

The Big 12 Champion Oklahoma Sooners take on the WAC Champion Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl at The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. An intense back and forth game that ended with a thrilling overtime touchdown.

Ashenge

Ashenge

January 1, 2007

On the eve of the Second World War about one hundred fifty Italians aircrafts bombarded the northern part of Ethiopia with poisonous gas. On March the 6th 1936 the town of Ashenge was shocked by an atrocious mass murder which changed the life of Kassa forever. During the Italian occupation, the Ethiopian patriots fought to restore people’s freedom but few Ethiopians collaborated with the enemy, creating seemingly insurmountable challenges to the freedom fight. To overcome these years of agony, Serke must deal face-to-face with the man responsible for heinous killing of both her parents.

Superspy: The Man Who Betrayed the West

Superspy: The Man Who Betrayed the West

January 1, 2007

The incredible true story of a high-ranking intelligence officer, Robert Hanssen, who betrays US secrets to foreign powers, and the young FBI agent tasked with capturing him.

Weapons of War: Artillery and Rockets

January 1, 2007

Follow the story of artillery from the awesome heavy guns of World War I to the latest high-tech rocket launchers.