Category: History
Posted on July 4, 2015 |
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Snow on the Blades / Zakurozaka no adauchi (2014)
Action | Drama | History
Shimura Kingo fails his duty to protect the life of the Shogun's chief minister, and spends his life tracking down the assassins. However, all but one of the assassins die before Kingo can reach them. Still, Kingo presses on.
Starring: Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryôko Hirosue, Masahiro Takashima, Sei Matobu, Eisaku Yoshida, Yoshikuni Dôchin, Yôichirô Ohmi, Yuria Kizaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Kichiemon Nakamura
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu
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Tags: Eisaku Yoshida, Hiroshi Abe, Kichiemon Nakamura, Kiichi Nakai, Masahiro Takashima, Ryôko Hirosue, Sei Matobu, Setsurô Wakamatsu, Tatsuya Fuji, Yôichirô Ohmi, Yoshikuni Dôchin, Yuria Kizaki
Posted on June 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Storming Juno (2010) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-alinto
Storming Juno (2010)
History | War
In June 1944, the Western Allies invaded the Third Reich in Operation Overlord, and Canada was a participant with its area of operations in Normandy, France designated Juno Beach. This film depicts the true stories of several Canadian soldiers in the invasion in its various aspects like the paratroopers, tank crews and regular infantry. Braving misfortune and ferocious German resistance, these Canadians fought to bring the fight to the Nazis in Western Europe at last.
Starring: Benjamin Muir, Kevin Jake Walker, Craig Cyr
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
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Posted on June 25, 2015 | Comments Off on To Kill a Priest (1988) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-alfaHD
To Kill a Priest / Popieluszko (1988)
Drama | History | Thriller
Based loosely on the real-life story of the dissident Polish priest Jerzy Popieluszko. In the early 1980s, as the democracy and labor movement known as Solidarity was challenging Soviet authority in Poland, an outspoken priest, Father Alek, defies martial law and continues to rally followers around the cause of Solidarity. The Soviet-controlled Polish government enlists a police official, Stefan, to stop the priest. Stefan, a devoted party follower, finds that the only way he can silence Father Alek is to have him killed. Along the way, however, the priest has a profound influence on Stefan.
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Agnieszka Holland
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Tags: Agnieszka Holland, Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland, Pete Postlethwaite, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall
Posted on June 20, 2015 | Comments Off on Paradise in Service (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Paradise in Service / Jun zhong le yuan (2014)
Drama | History | Romance
Army rookie Andy to Kinmen and chosen into the elite of the amphibious forces, accept the harsh training Sergeant devil long Zhang, ready to become lean dragon frog soldier. Because the natural fear of water, Andy was distributed to known as the "military paradise" said special room work. Here the special tea, is a surrounded by barbed wire to paradise, secret and lies, loyalty and justice, together, they have been imprisoned in this beautiful island, ready to face the fate and time absurd ruthless.
Starring: Ethan Juan, Jianbin Chen, Regina Wan, Ivy Chen, Bo-Chieh Wang
Director: Doze Niu
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Tags: Bo-Chieh Wang, Doze Niu, Ethan Juan, Ivy Chen, Jianbin Chen, Regina Wan
Posted on June 20, 2015 | Comments Off on Bloody Sunday (2002) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-alfaHD
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Drama | History | War
A dramatization of the Irish civil-rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
Starring: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Christopher Villiers
Director: Paul Greengrass
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Tags: Christopher Villiers, Gerard McSorley, James Nesbitt, Nicholas Farrell, Paul Greengrass, Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted on June 6, 2015 | Comments Off on Michiel de Ruyter (2015) 720p BluRay DTS x264-CtrlHD
Michiel de Ruyter / Admiral (2015)
Action | Biography | History
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by the great Kingdom of England, France and Germany and the country itself is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter.
Starring: Charles Dance, Rutger Hauer, Barry Atsma, Daniel Brocklebank, Filip Peeters, Egbert Jan Weeber, Derek de Lint, Aurélie Meriel, Tygo Gernandt, Roeland Fernhout
Director: Roel Reiné
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Tags: Aurélie Meriel, Barry Atsma, Charles Dance, Daniel Brocklebank, Derek de Lint, Egbert Jan Weeber, Filip Peeters, Roel Reiné, Roeland Fernhout, Rutger Hauer, Tygo Gernandt
Posted on June 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Testament of Youth (2014) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Testament of Youth (2014)
Biography | Drama | History | War
A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I.
Starring: Kit Harington, Hayley Atwell, Alicia Vikander, Dominic West
Director: James Kent
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Tags: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Hayley Atwell, James Kent, Kit Harington
Posted on May 25, 2015 | Comments Off on Die andere Heimat Chronik einer Sehnsucht (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht / Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
Drama | History
Follow-up to the TV trilogy "Heimat" in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Starring: Jan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximilian Scheidt, Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Kriese, Philine Lembeck, Mélanie Fouché
Director: Edgar Reitz
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Tags: Antonia Bill, Edgar Reitz, Jan Dieter Schneider, Marita Breuer, Maximilian Scheidt, Mélanie Fouché, Philine Lembeck, Rüdiger Kriese
Posted on May 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Apollo 13 (1995) 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-EbP
Apollo 13 (1995)
Adventure | Drama | History
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight- until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time-and the odds- to bring them home.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan
Director: Ron Howard
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Posted on May 22, 2015 | Comments Off on The Soong Sisters (1997) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
The Soong Sisters / Song jia huang chao (1997)
Drama | History | Romance
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Winston Chao, Hsing-kuo Wu, Zhenhua Niu, Elaine Jin, Wen Jiang
Director: Mabel Cheung
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Tags: Elaine Jin, Hsing-kuo Wu, Mabel Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Wen Jiang, Winston Chao, Zhenhua Niu
Posted on May 19, 2015 | Comments Off on The Cut (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Cut (2014)
Drama | History
The film is based off of the Armenian Genocide. A young man, Nazareth Manoogian, gets deported from his native village of Mardin, Turkey. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters may be alive. He travels to various parts of the world in search for them.
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu Küçükçaglayan
Director: Fatih Akin
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Tags: Bartu Küçükçaglayan, Fatih Akin, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Makram Khoury, Simon Abkarian, Tahar Rahim
Posted on May 19, 2015 | Comments Off on Waterloo (1970) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-HAi
Waterloo (1970)
Action | Drama | History | War
The allies enter Paris and Napoleon (in Fontainbleau) is obliged to abdicate. After heartfelt farewells to his army he is led off to exile on Elba. But after only a few months he manages to elude his captors and return to power at the Tuileries. France once again has to prepare itself to confront the allied armies. And it is Waterloo which is finally chosen as the site of the final battle.
Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna, Dan O'Herlihy
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
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Tags: Christopher Plummer, Dan O'Herlihy, Jack Hawkins, Orson Welles, Rod Steiger, Sergey Bondarchuk, Virginia McKenna
Posted on May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on 1776 (1972) DiRECTORS CUT 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-alfaHD
1776 (1972)
Drama | Family | History | Musical
The internecine congressional squabbling that led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Starring: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, John Cullum, Roy Poole
Director: Peter H. Hunt
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Tags: Donald Madden, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Peter H. Hunt, Roy Poole, William Daniels
Posted on May 14, 2015 | Comments Off on The Crucible (1996) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-Coo7
The Crucible (1996)
Drama | History
The setting is 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. But instead of love, Abigail Williams wishes for the death of her former lover's wife. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax!
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones
Director: Nicholas Hytner
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Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeffrey Jones, Joan Allen, Nicholas Hytner, Paul Scofield, Rob Campbell, Winona Ryder
Posted on May 12, 2015 | Comments Off on The Invisible Woman (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Invisible Woman (2013)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
At the height of his career, renowned author and social critic Charles Dickens meets an 18-year-old actress, Ellen "Nelly" Ternan, who becomes his secret lover until his death in 1870.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Michelle Fairley, John Kavanagh
Director: Ralph Fiennes
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Posted on May 2, 2015 | Comments Off on We of the Never Never (1982) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-CRiSC
We of the Never Never (1982)
Drama | History
From one of Australia’s most treasured novels comes an exquisitely beautiful Australian classic based on the true story of Jeannie Gunn – a woman who battled the odds as a station master’s wife in outback Australia. For the love of her new husband (Arthur Dignam, The Devil's Playground), Jeannie (AFI Award Winner Angela Punch-McGregor) abandons a high society city life to trek into the vast and wild heart of Australia – where wives are seldom seen, and even less accepted. Enduring isolation, hardships and battling against the sexist and racial prejudice of the Australian outback environment, Jeannie strives to win the friendship and respect of those about her.
Starring: Angela Punch McGregor, Arthur Dignam, Martin Vaughan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Jarratt, Tony Barry, Tommy Lewis
Director: Igor Auzins
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Posted on April 29, 2015 | Comments Off on Selma (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Selma (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.
Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Director: Ava DuVernay
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Tags: Alessandro Nivola, Ava DuVernay, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Wilkinson
Posted on April 28, 2015 | Comments Off on The Right Stuff (1983) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Right Stuff (1983)
Adventure | Drama | History
The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Starring: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey
Director: Philip Kaufman
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Tags: Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Philip Kaufman, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn
Posted on April 27, 2015 | Comments Off on Vikings S03 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-BS
Vikings (TV Series 2013- )
Action | Drama | History | War
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods, legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Starring: Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Maude Hirst, Alyssa Sutherland, Jefferson Hall
Creator: Michael Hirst
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Tags: Alyssa Sutherland, Clive Standen, George Blagden, Gustaf Skarsgård, Jefferson Hall, Jessalyn Gilsig, Katheryn Winnick, Maude Hirst, Michael Hirst, Travis Fimmel
Posted on April 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Drama | History | War
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazi judges for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximilian Schell
Director: Stanley Kramer
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Tags: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Richard Widmark, Spencer Tracy, Stanley Kramer
