Wir schreiben das Jahr 1600, der Schauplatz ist Japan: Als Fürst Yoshii Toranaga um sein Leben kämpfen muss, nachdem sich seine Feinde im Regentschaftsrat gegen ihn verbündet haben, strandet in einem nahegelegenen Fischerdorf ein mysteriöses europäisches Schiff.
Rowan Atkinson und seine Crew (u.a. Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson u.v.a.) nehmen die englische Geschichte mit typisch Britischem Humor aufs Korn. Egal ob im Mittelalter, zur Zeit Queen Elizabeth I. und King George dem „Schwachsinnigen“ oder an der Front im ersten Weltkrieg, mit seinem Sarkasmus und Zynismus bringt er sein Publikum immer wieder zum lachen. (Text: Sandra Regnier)
When the men go to war, the women also battle. This tale takes place in the XIX century, during a terrible civil war. Italy’s revolutionary leader Garibaldi must choose between two loves: a sweet aristocratic lady or a brave woman who leaves her husband to accompany him into battle. This super-production recounts the saga of women who do not go to war but must bear pain, solitude and new passions while their husbands and fathers fight the battles.
Die Familien Hatfield und McCoy begannen eigentlich als Freunde: Anse Hatfield (Kevin Costner), später unter dem Spitznamen "Devil" bekannt geworden und Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton) waren Freunde und im US-Bürgerkrieg Kameraden. Nach dem Krieg kehrten sie in die Heimat zurück: Hatfield in den Bundesstaat West Virginia und McCoy "direkt gegenüber" jenseits des Grenzflusses Tug Fork nach Kentucky. Aufkommende Spannungen zwischen den Nachbarn wuchsen sich durch Missverständnisse und wachsende Abneigung schließlich zum bewaffneten Konflikt aus.
When the United States of America was founded, the ideals of freedom and equality did not apply to all people. These are the stories of the brave Americans who fought to right the nation’s wrongs and enshrine the values we hold most dear into the Constitution — with liberty and justice for all.
Doku-Drama über den aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen stammenden Ulysses S. Grant, der zu einer der bedeutensten Figuren in der jüngeren US-amerikanischen Geschichte werden sollte.
At the start of the Civil War, a prominent Virginia family makes the controversial decision to defend the South while freeing all of their slaves, pitting the family against one another and testing their strength, courage and love.
Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.
Based on the best-selling Scholastic books; Dear America features the rich and spirited stories of young women at various turning points in history.
Hochkarätigen Neuverfilmung des gleichnamigen Klassikers der Literaturgeschichte von Boris Pasternak. Im Gegensatz zu David Leans Filmklassiker aus dem Jahr 1965 mit Omar Sharif, setzte Regisseur Giacomo Campiotti in seiner Version verstärkt auf Realismus, wodurch ihm ein fesselndes Drama gelang.
Documentary series exploring the people, technology and battles behind the war between the states.
Witwe Deborah Kendrick und ihre Kinder Selma und Leon leben auf der Beulah-Land-Plantage, Bonard und Edna Davis auf der Oaks Plantage. Der brutale Sklavenaufseher Roscoe Corlay unterstützt die Kendricks bei ihrer Arbeit. Penelope Pennington ist Deborahs beste Freundin, Sarah und Laurette ihre Nichten. Leon heiratet Sarah, die die neue Herrin auf Beulah Land wird. Die Geschichte begleitet die Familien über Jahrzehnte durch Höhen und Tiefen.
Mini-series done in the style of a docudrama, which transports the Israel-Palestine conflict to the Swedish province of Småland.
As a group of young multi-national relief workers struggle to deliver medical aid on the front lines of civil war in South Sudan, natural and human catastrophes lead to escalating conflict and famine. Tension becomes unbearable as larger and larger civilian populations are displaced.
Take a journey back in time and immerse yourself in a 150-year-old battle that nearly split our nation in two. This three-part series explores famous and little known aspects of the Civil War, from the perspectives of the Union, the Confederacy and the millions of enslaved people struggling for freedom. Hosted by Ashley Judd, Trace Adkins, and Dennis Haysbert, all of whom had ancestors greatly affected by the war, this series delivers fresh insights and untold tales, brought to life through dramatic recreations and the Smithsonian Institution's vast collection of artifacts.
This documentary chronicles the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) in fifteen episodes. It includes interviews with Lebanese, Arab, Israeli, American and European commentators and politicians, military personnel, militia leaders and civilian victims. The content is based on historical and archived material. This 2-year project cost several hundred thousand dollars and entailed filming over 150 hours of interviews with the major players in the events that took place in Lebanon between 1976 – 1990. Moreover, the program presents in the 1st two episodes the historical background of the major events that influenced the course of the 15-year war.
In an alternate reality in which the Confederate States successfully seceded from the Union and the institution of slavery thrives, American inches towards a Third Civil War.
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a British television series first aired by BBC in 1965, based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. It stars John Ronane, Ann Bell, Julian Curry, Glynn Edwards and Joan Miller. The film was adapted for television by Giles Cooper and was directed by Rex Tucker. It consisted of four 45-minute episodes, the first of which aired on 2 October 1965. According to the BBC archives none of the episodes of the film still exist.