My Father's Shadow

Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, but soon has to face Gisa's affection for another man, Willem.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Helmut Käutner

Cast

Hans Albers, Ilse Werner, Hans Söhnker

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunate...

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Andrew Birkin

Cast

Andrew Robertson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alice Coulthard

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sebastian Stan

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

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Richard Fleischer

Cast

Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz