Juro Jánošík

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of ...

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Wilford Leach

Cast

Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he ...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cast

Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Anthony Mann

Cast

Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Runtime

2h 5m

Director

Alexander Korda

Cast

Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray