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England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfre...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Oscar WildeThe story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his t...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Sunrise at CampobelloVenturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rej...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Hoodlum PriestAfter his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a succes...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Convicts 4The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The George Raft StoryRichard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world-...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent HitlerLoosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965, this one stars Carol Lynley in the title role that beg...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent HarlowThe 18th-century French marquis recalls his sadomasochistic experiments and goes to jail for lewd behavior.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent De Sade