The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.
Casts Broderick Crawford, James Wainwright, Michael Parks, José Ferrer, Celeste Holm, Rip Torn, Dan Dailey, Ronee Blakley, Howard Da Silva, John Marley
MOVIE COMMENTS
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A Season of Giants
Lust for Life
Einstein and the Bomb
Klimt
Dempsey
We Are Moluccans
Sleeping with a Tiger
Kartini: Princess of Java
Beautiful Boy
Aleksandr Parkhomenko
O Chico Fininho
Barbara
Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life
The Eddie Cantor Story
One Hundred Steps
Mahanati
Gandhi, My Father
Tim Maia
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme
Captain
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A Season of Giants
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1990
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious persecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.Lust for Life
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1956
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.Einstein and the Bomb
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2024
What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.Klimt
IMDB 5.1 | Mar , 2006
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th century.Dempsey
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1983
Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sensation in the 1920s as the world heavyweight champion. Based upon the book by Jack Dempsey and Barbara Piatelli Dempsey.We Are Moluccans
IMDB 8.5 | Jun , 2014
After witnessing a child's death during a violent clash, a former soccer player launches a youth team to help local kids avoid further bloodshed.Sleeping with a Tiger
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2024
A poetic portrait of the Austrian painter Maria Lassnig.Kartini: Princess of Java
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2017
A woman of nobility battles patriarchal norms in order to improve educational access for women in early 1900s Indonesian society.Beautiful Boy
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2018
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.Aleksandr Parkhomenko
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 1942
About the life and heroic death of the old Bolshevik-Lugansk resident, participant in the civil war, Aleksandr Yakovlevich Parkhomenko. In 1918, capturing Ukraine, the German occupiers sought to use the Haidamaks, the White Guards and the Greens in their struggle. By order of Voroshilov, Aleksandr Parkhomenko from Lugansk arrives in Tsaritsyn. At the same time, the Germans launched an active offensive. The "red" battalions are poorly armed, however, Parkhomenko manages to raise them to the attack and put the enemy to flight.O Chico Fininho
IMDB 8 | Apr , 1982
Porto (Portugal), beginning of the 80s. A film crew seeks to understand if there's really the figure of Chico Fininho, immortalized in the popular song of the same name. A bunch of people are interviewed taking us to Boavista - where we find him in a club. After a brief hesitation, the interview happens and we're taken to everyday situations, that can happen to any "freak" of the city...Barbara
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2017
An actress will play Barbara, the French singer. The shoot will soon start. The actress works on her character, her voice, the songs, scores, the gestures, knitting, scenes she has to learn, things are going okay, there's progress, development, she is even overwhelmed. The film director also works, through his encounters, through archives, music, he let's himself be submerged, overwhelmed like the actress, by the actress.Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1987
Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Peter, her youngest son, volunteered to join the German army in WWI and was killed two weeks later. This painful tragedy changed Kollwitz's life and art forever.The Eddie Cantor Story
IMDB 5 | Dec , 1953
Film biography of entertainer Eddie Cantor, with Keefe Brasselle starring as the popular stage, radio and movie comic.One Hundred Steps
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 2000
Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tano Badalamenti, Peppino decides to expose the Mafia by using a pirate radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour.Mahanati
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2018
Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.Gandhi, My Father
IMDB 5.2 | Aug , 2007
Unable to live in his father's gigantic shadow, Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, Harilal, gets distraught and resorts to alcoholism.Tim Maia
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2014
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme
IMDB 9.5 | Jan , 2015
The singer Dalva de Oliveira and the composer Herivelto Martins lived intensely on the stage and in life. The 13 years of marriage and the disagreements, which gained emphasis with the separation, contributed to an important artistic and cultural production.Captain
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 2018
V P Sathyan, a professional Indian footballer, goes through various ups and downs in his career as he strives hard to fulfil his ambitions.