Paul Atreides, en dygtig og talentfuld ung mand født med en storslået skæbne, må rejse til den farligste planet i universet for at sikre sin families og sit folks fremtid. Da ondsindede kræfter kastes ind i en konflikt om adgangen til planetens mest værdifulde råvare – et stof med evnen til at låse op for menneskehedens fulde potentiale – vil kun de, som overvinder deres frygt, overleve.

Imperiet hersker over galaksen og Jedi-ordenen synes udslettet. Oprørerne har stjålet planerne til Imperiets nye, hemmelige våben, men bliver opsnappet af den ubarmhjertige Darth Vader og prinsesse Leia bliver tilfangetaget. Ved et tilfælde ender planerne hos den unge Luke Skywalker, som sammen med den gamle Ben Kenobi, smugleren Han Solo og hans makker Chewbacca, må befri prinsessen og ødelægge Dødsstjernen.

Planeten Dune er en storslået, men truende og dramatisk verden. Vi befinder os 10.000 år ude i fremtiden. Gigantiske, kilometerlange uhyrer spiser mennesker, som var de insekter. Sandstorme forvandler kød til støv på sekunder. Mord bliver begået for en dråbe vand. Men Dune har noget, som lokker turisterne til. Det er det vanedannende og livsforlængende krydderi "Melange", som er nøglen til evig ungdom, og som gør det muligt at rejse rundt i tiden.

I det historiske drama 'Napoleon' kan man opleve Oscar-vinderen Joaquin Phoenix i rollen som den magtsyge kejser, Napoleon Bonaparte. Igennem 6 krige skildrer filmen Napoleons ubarmhjertige rejse til rollen som kejser af Frankrig, samt hans komplicerede og nærmest sygelige forhold til hans hustru, Joséphine.

Riget i midten regeres af den mest flamboyante kejserfamilie, verden har set. I dybeste hemmelighed har kejserinden kastet sig ud i en affære med sin stedsøn. Og da kejseren vender uventet hjem, finder han sin hustu i en tilstand af psykotisk besættelse. Intrigerne blomstrer i det sagnomspundne kejserpalads, og imens er tusindvis af guldklædte krigere på vej mod byen.

I 1929 flytter det nygifte par George og Serena Pemberton til North Carolinas bjerge, hvor George er ved at opbygge et tømmerimperium. Den handlekraftige Serena viser sig hurtigt at være George ligeværdig, og ingen får lov til at stå i vejen for deres ambitioner. Men da Serena rammes af en tragedie, begynder det lidenskabelige ægteskab at bevæge sig mod et dramatisk opgør.

Alexander er i syv sind over konflikten mellem hans lærer Aristoteles' visdom, loyaliteten over for sin krigerfar og sine egne store planer om verdensherredømme. I en turbulent verden præget af politisk uro må den unge Alexander hæve sig over konflikterne for at lægge Europa og Asien under sig og blive en af de mest berømte herskere nogensinde!

In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

Efter borgerkrigens slutning går to brødre sammen og opbygger en ranch for at holde kvæg i Texas.

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.

Set in southern Mongolia over 1,000 years ago, the story relates the history of the small tribe called Tai, a colony ruled by the Great Han at that time. This film shows how the Tai people, oppressed by their Han overlords, unite to fight for their freedom.

It is the 30th millennium. Humanity is caught in the midst of a fratricidal war between those of the meta-human Space Marines who are loyal to the Emperor, and those who no longer are.

The once noble warriors of the XII and XVII legions are cutting a bloody path throughout the realm of Ultramar, committing boundless atrocities out of sheer spite and hatred for their cousins belonging to the XIII legion.

In this episode we gain a glimpse of the aftermath of the battle on planet Sathus, and the living nightmare taking place on a starship manned by traitorous legionaries, as they bide their time on the approach to planet Calth.

During the 12th Century a boy is born to a tribal chief. He is named Temujin, which means "blacksmith." Nine years later, his father is murdered by the Tartars After a long struggle, just when Temujin reclaims tribal chief status, the Merkit tribe kidnaps his wife. In order to fight against the Merkits, Temujin has to use his mother as a pawn in exchange for troops from ally tribes. Temujin manages to rescue his wife only to realise that she is pregnant with the enemy's child. Enduring tremendous anguish, Temujin throws himself into battle against the Tartars and slaughters the leader of the intruders. He eventually takes his wife back and accepts her child. Later on, he begins a campaign to unify all Mongolian tribes. By the age of 40, he is bestowed the title "Genghis Khan", which means "oceanic ruler".

Costa is travelling from Africa to London, and wishes very much to his nephew Amadeu, and see by himself how well he has been invested large sums of money he is been sending him. Amadeu 'borrows' for 24 hours a wife, a villa, a car, and a servant - for he has been lies to his uncle all the time. All goes well. But, Costa decides to prolong his stay for two weeks...

Agent Kate Lee Jackson of the GPP (Space Police) frees the mute girl Muna from a prison on the Bentika Empire, a huge floating satellite. She also frees Bavi Stock, a young boxer jailed after accidentally killing an opponent and is in danger of being killed by the brutal prison regime.

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets. The majority of the humour and wit is found in the interplay between image and sound: what we see during the formative days of the Empire, and what famous servants had to say about it. Edited by Oscar®-nominated experimental filmmaker Arthur Lipsett (Very Nice, Very Nice).

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council documentary, filmed towards the end of his life. The title comes from the indigenous Arawak word ‘timehri’ - the mark of the hand of man - which Williams equates to art itself. Timehri was also then the name of the international airport at Georgetown, Guyana's capital, where Williams stops off to restore an earlier mural. The film offers a rare insight into life beyond Georgetown, what Williams calls “the real Guyana.” Before moving to England in 1952 he had been sent to work on a sugar plantation in the jungle; this is his first chance to revisit the region and the Warao Indians - formative influences on his work - in four decades. Challenging the ill-treatment of indigenous Guyanese, Williams explored the potential of art to change attitudes. By venturing beyond his British studio, this film puts his work into vibrant context.

A documentary showing the pride France took in its position as an Empire, during the period after the Munich accords when it felt threatened by bullying from Italy and the possibility of war still with Germany.