Prison 77

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

Bruce Beresford

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina ...

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Federico Fellini

Cast

Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Runtime

3h 15m

Director

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Reza Bagher

Cast

Max Enderfors, Andreas af Enehielm, Niklas Ulfvarson