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Road to Liberty: Battle of the Bulge

Road to Liberty: Battle of the Bulge

January 1, 2005

Documentary offering a soldier's-eye view of the frozen front lines in the Ardennes during the Second World War and showing how American troops thwarted Germany's massive surprise offensive.

HDT: The Holden Dealer Team

HDT: The Holden Dealer Team

January 1, 2005

In the late sixties, a remarkable story in Australian motorsport began. It was a time when the Holden car was ubiquitous in Australia but even though they were strongly represented on the race tracks - it was without factory recognition. To get around a world-wide ban by General Motors on motorsport, in 1969 Holden engaged the wily Harry Firth to manage a team called The Holden Dealer Team, supposedly supported by Holden retailers. What followed was Australian motorsport legend. From the team's first drivers in Colin Bond and Peter Brock in the Monaro GTS 350, through the Torana dominated seventies and the Commodore dominated early eighties. The documentary documents the mighty battles between the little Torana XU1 and big Ford GTHO Falcons, the domination of the Torana A9X, the stunning debut of the Commodore in the Repco round-Australia rally in 1979, and the emergence of Peter Brock as an Australian icon at Bathurst.

Na Terra do Sol

January 1, 2005

Inspired in "Os Sertões" by Euclides da Cunha, this film tells the saga of the last survivors of the Canudos war.

Tales of Old Rumney

Tales of Old Rumney

January 1, 2005

The Fascinating History of Rumney & Llanrumney. This video sets out to trace the story of Tredelerch (Rumney) and Llanrumney from around 60AD when the Romans arrived and set up camp, to the present day where it is a busy suburb of the capital city of Caerdydd (Cardiff).

Katyń. Zbrodnia i wielkie kłamstwo

January 1, 2005

Katyń. Prawda i kłamstwo o zbrodni

January 1, 2005

Svanen - seilskipet som ikke ville dø

Svanen - seilskipet som ikke ville dø

January 1, 2005

Chinese Four Given Names People Prostitute: Li Xiangjun

Chinese Four Given Names People Prostitute: Li Xiangjun

January 1, 2005

The ancient costume ethics film "Four Famous Prostitutes: Li Xiangjun", the peerless singer and legendary Li Xiangjun is from Qinhuai, beautiful and charming, and works equally well in poetry and music. After making love with Hou Chaozong, he stayed alone in the empty building and was forced by Ruan Dacheng to serve wine and have fun. Li Xiangjun angrily reprimanded the traitor and was sentenced to hard labor in the palace. Jinling City was destroyed, and Li Xiangjun shaved off her hair to become a nun, and was taken home by Hou Chaozong. After Hou became a nobleman in the Qing Dynasty, she committed suicide in anger. Hou erected a stone tablet for Xiangjun. Containing depression, my husband is ashamed of the small print in this life.

Der Wiener Prater im Film

Der Wiener Prater im Film

January 1, 2005

Taistelu Laatokan Karjalassa

Taistelu Laatokan Karjalassa

January 1, 2005

A documentary about Russo-Finnish war activities in summer 1944 in Aunus.

Mawkib Al-Ebaa

Mawkib Al-Ebaa

January 1, 2005

After the martyrdom of Imam Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib in the incident of Karbala on the 10th of Muharram in the year 61 AH, his sister Sayyida Zainab and his son Imam Zain al-Abidin with women and children from the family of the house who were not killed in the battle and marched With them in a sad procession to the palace of Ibn Ziyad in Kufa and from there to the palace of Yazid in the Levant on a harsh journey.

Jim Bridwell, The Yosemite Living Legend

Jim Bridwell, The Yosemite Living Legend

January 1, 2005

Jim Bridwell was one of the best climbers in the world in the 70s, 80s. The documentary chronicles Bridwell's career from those early days to his final ascents in 2001. The film traces Jim Bridwell's journey through numerous interviews with other legendary free climbing personalities such as Leo Houlding and Ron Kauk. See him climb some of Yosemite's historic routes with today's young climbers paying homage to this true legend of free climbing. In an unpublished document from 1981, he is seen in one of his famous Zodiac ascents in El Capitan with and Fred East.

The Gunpowder Plot

The Gunpowder Plot

January 1, 2005

A BBC Timewatch documentary examining history's first major attempted terrorist attack. His attempt to blow up Parliament has seen Guy Fawkes go down in infamy, but the attempted coup was about much more than just one man. Hatched by a group of 13 conspirators, the 1605 plot came after decades of simmering religious tension in England. Fed by an atmosphere of fear and alienation, a group of disaffected young Catholics decided to assassinate King James I and the entire political establishment. Now with the help of CGI to recreate early 17th-century London, see how much damage would have been caused by the explosion, while dramatic reconstructions uncover the men behind the plan and explore what drove them to radicalism.

Charlemagne

January 1, 2005

While the Roman Empire declines, the testimonies of those who spread the word of Christianity throughout western civilization are here relived. Historical events are also depicted, such as the war between the Franks of Charles Martel and the Muslims, as well as the deeds of Popes, Princes and even Charlemagne! Based on same title TV series.

Arirang Mass Games

Arirang Mass Games

January 1, 2005

Official propaganda about the mass games. Especially weird is the massive “screen” in the back, composed of 15,000 or more individuals each holding a coloured placard.

The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown

The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown

January 1, 2005

Presents historical background on the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

The Most Daring Mission of the Civil War

The Most Daring Mission of the Civil War

January 1, 2005

While Sherman, Grant and Lee are well-known, comparatively few have heard of Lieutenant William B. Cushing, arguably the greatest naval hero of the Civil War. From Naval Academy wash-out to flamboyant warrior, this special brings his remarkable tale to life. The show's focus is the dramatic attack on the ironclad CSS Albemarle, which had kept Union ships from advancing into Eastern North Carolina. On a cold, rainy night in late October, 1864, Cushing and a group of volunteers used a tiny steam launch and spar torpedo in a surprise attack. While the virtual suicide mission succeeded and the warship was destroyed, Cushing was the only one to successfully escape from the rebel-held river.

The Battle of Franklin

January 1, 2005

Late in the autumn of 1864, Confederate General John bell Hood led the battle-hardened veterans of the Army of Tennessee on a fateful campaign into central Tennessee in a desperate attempt to regain control of the state from Federal forces. U.S. General John M. Schofield, commanding two corps of entrenched Federal infantry, forced the rebel onslaught in the village of Franklin. The battle that commenced was a bloody death struggle unparalleled in its ferocity.

High Tech Lincoln

January 1, 2005

Take an unforgettable look at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which includes a special effects theater, lifelike figures of the Lincoln family, and much more. Features comments from author Gore Vidal and museum director Richard Norton Smith.

Colorado's Narrow Gauge Railroads

January 1, 2005

This film presents the sights, sounds, and history of Colorado's narrow gauge railroads, including trips on four famous lines: the Durango & Silverton, Cumbres & Toltec, Georgetown Loop, and Cripple Creek & Victor.