Television Under the Swastika

Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will b...

Runtime

2h 53m

Director

René Clément

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron

Boston's V66 music video station came and went in the mid-1980s but in the 18 months on the air, it was one of the only over-the-air music video channels ever created. But even popular success didn't mean it was going to last...

Runtime

1h 36m

Cast

Brian Dixey, Douglas Ardito, Ernie Boch, Jr.

Based on years of research into the mass rapes committed by the Red Army at the end of the Second World War. In the first part of the documentary Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, after 46 years of silence they ta...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Helke Sander

Cast

Hildegard Knef, Lev Kopelev, Inge Deutschkron

The history and enduring legacy of one of the world's biggest and most influential radio stations.

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Runtime

1h 34m

Cast

Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin