Derek Jacobi

Nothing Is Truer than Truth
7.3

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A-list party boy on the continental circuit, who spent a year and a half in Venice and traveling in Europe, learning about commedia dell'arte and collecting the experiences that would become the Shakespeare plays. Shot in Venice, Verona, Mantua, Padua, and Brenta, ...
I, Claudius
8.8

I, Claudius

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Endgame
6.2

Endgame

The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable ...
Guantanamero
4.9

Guantanamero

After a violent storm, Ali awakens on a deserted beach, sick and disoriented. They'll be looking for him and he must keep moving. Ivan, a local Cuban, takes Ali to the apartment of his sister Manuela, a dancer in Havana. At first, she is apprehensive to take in this tormented stranger, but she relents as she feels drawn to this ...
The History of Love
6.3

The History of Love

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6

Tales of the Unexpected

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
Basil
5.8

Basil

1998

Basil

A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England struggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.
The Statue of Liberty
7.3

The Statue of Liberty

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America’s premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and ...
Inside the Third Reich
7.2

Inside the Third Reich

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based upon Speer's own monograph of the same title.
Τόλκιν
6.8

Τόλκιν

Ως νεαρός φοιτητής, ο Τζ. Ρ. Ρ. Τόλκιν βρίσκει την αγάπη, τη φιλία και την καλλιτεχνική έμπνευση ανάμεσα σε μια ομάδα απόκληρων συναδέλφων. Η αδελφότητα τους αυτή σύντομα θα δυναμώσει καθώς ο Τόλκιν βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπος με τον σφοδρό έρωτα του με την Ήντιθ Μπρατ και το ξέσπασμα του Α' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Αυτές οι πρώιμες εμπειρίες ζωής θα εμπνεύσουν αργότερα τον ...