I filmen 'Praktikanten' lever Ben Whitaker et stille liv som pensioneret enkemand. Den 70-årige newyorker er hverken ensom eller trist, men alligevel mangler der noget i tilværelsen efter et langt arbejdsliv og et mangeårigt ægteskab. Bens gåpåmod er stadig intakt, og da et succesfuldt modefirma har brug for en seniorpraktikant, søger han stillingen. Få dage senere har han første arbejdsdag på et hypermoderne kontor, hvor gennemsnitsalderen er omkring de 30, og hvor filterkaffe er et interessant kuriosum fra fortiden. Ben lader sig ikke slå ud, og på kort tid vinder han respekt fra sine nærmeste kolleger. Det viser sig til gengæld at være en langt større opgave at imponere kvinden, der er selskabets direktør og skaber.
Der var engang... ... en modig dygtig mus med kæmprestore ører, som drømte om at blive en ridder. Despero bliver smidt ud hjemmefra på grund af sine højtflyvende drømme. Han begiver sig ud i verden sammen med sin rare rotteven Obskur, og til sidst får de to venner den ærefulde opgave at redde en prinsesse i nød. Denne magiske fabel, som udspiller sig langt borte i kongeriget Dor i en fjerne fortid hvor ære og ridderlighed var de største dyder, handler om at gøre sit allerbedste.
Den første verdenskrig er snart slut og der kæmpes stadigvæk blodigt mellem tyskerne og de allierede på vestfronten på land og især i luften, hvor tyske og allierede piloter udkæmper farlige og voldsomme luft dueler mod hinanden. Men da den unge løjtnant Bruno Stachel melder sig til det tyske luftvåben, er han mere optaget i at vinde Tysklands højeste tapperhedsmedajle og blive landets nationalhelt.
One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a sergeant in the American Army who is commissioned as a captain in the Mexican army and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations of Japanese pirates and corrupt officials.
After an old soldier named Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) wrote the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the knight and his squire have become very popular. When he learns that the Turkish comes along the Mediterranean coast with a powerful army, Don Quixote will undertake, again opposed by his niece and his housekeeper, a new adventure that begins in La Mancha and ends on the coast.
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
A boy is raised by a village chieftain after his mother loses him in the woods. As time passes and he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is under the spell of a witch and decides to save her
Senor Quexana has read so many books on chivalry that he believes that he is the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. So Don Quixote sets off on his horse, accompanied by his squire Sancho Panza on a mule, to perform valiant deeds. They mistakenly save the Lady Altisidora who is so amused that she invites them to visit the Duke to provide some merriment at court. Among other deeds, Don Quixote frees some prisoners, who then turn upon him, and Don Quixote attacks a windmill that he imagines is a monstrous wizard.
Portrait of a Knight is a musical romance about the way in which historic ideals inform contemporary urban life. Rachel is a young archivist living and working in Wellington, New Zealand. Feeling alone and disconnected from life, she projects her romantic fantasies onto the paintings she loves, until one day her song brings Reginald - a Knight of the Realm - to life. His carefree innocence and zest for life begin to open Rachel up to the beauty around her, but the fates have a way of making trouble when miracles occur...
A young boss proves his right to rule his gang.
Lui Yik-pang is reduced to his wits' end to rein the Golden Butterfly. Chong Tak-ming emerges as the suspect. The friendship and ties between former classmates Lui and Chong date back years ago. When the impoverished Chong turned to banditry, Lui abided by the law and arrested Chong. Chong repented and bore no grudges. Chong's daughter Ching-han and Lui's son Siu-man are lovers. Ching-han reinvents herself as a chivalrous bandit and robs the rich to help the poor after the imprisonment of her father and the death of her mother. Endowed with her father's gifts, Ching-han remains out of the law's reach, until she is tailed by the father enlisted in the police service. A bitter row ensues; the father's underling Sung Sing-biu snatches the stolen goods and activates the security system. Ching-han is prepared to turn herself in when Sung surrenders himself as a gesture of gratitude to his benefactor. Attending the wedding banquet, Lui brings his son and daughter-in-law a golden butterfly.