historical films

Cinematic account of the life of T.E. Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia.

Portrayal of the life and times of China's last emperor, Pu Yi-- crowned at age 3, and destined to live as a prisoner in his own country in one way or another for his entire life.

Examines the twentieth century through the perspectives of social scientists whose statistical work measuring the lives of American citizens created successes, controversies, and failures. Includes interviews with Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Betty Friedan, Milton Freeman, and George Gallup Jr. among others.

Estranged spouses King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine battle over which of their sons should ascend the English throne, while King Philip of France plots to make their arguments moot.

The story of a young woman who, despite bad luck and poor decisions, never loses sight of her dreams. Set in Wallingford, Connecticut beginning in the 1960s.

After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.

Pu Yi, the emperor of China who comes from a long history that is irreversibly altered by two world wars and fierce political upheaval, is forced to leave the protective walls of the Forbidden City and build a new life in a strange world he has always longed to explore, but has never really known.

A young boy filled with hatred for Jews suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the consequences of his beliefs when he travels through time and meets Anne Frank.

Examines the assassination of the Romanovs in 1918, exploring how the czar and his family were killed and discussing World War I, the Russian Revolution, and social and economic conditions in Russia at the time.

Describes how the Czech opera-choral conducter Raphael Scha?chtter taught Verdi's "Requiem" to 150 fellow prisoners in Theresienstadt and chronicles conductor Murry Sidlin's journey to bring "Requiem" back to Terezi?n six decades later.