18 Hours

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Michael Apted

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true ev...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Adrian Shergold

Cast

Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Anatole Litvak

Cast

Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young

Kingdom of Hawaii, 1866. Fearful that leprosy would spread throughout the archipelago, the king banishes the sick to the island of Molokai. In 1873, the Belgian Catholic missionary Damien de Veuster arrives on the island to help improve the lives of its unfortunate inhabitants.

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Luis Lucia

Cast

Javier Escrivá, Roberto Camardiel, Gérard Tichy

The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Paul Cox

Cast

David Wenham, Jan Decleir, Kate Ceberano