Movies and TvShows featuring "ballad" theme.

Rocket Robin Hood is a Canadian animated television series, placing the characters and conflicts of the classic Robin Hood legend in a futuristic, outer space setting, produced by Krantz Films, Inc. from 1966 to 1969. For Canadians who grew up between 1966 and 1984, the tale of Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest may be more familiar as the Space Age version, Rocket Robin Hood of Sherwood Asteroid. This descendant of the medieval outlaw, along with his modern-day Merry Men including Little John, Friar Tuck, and Will Scarlet, carries on his ancestor's fight against heavy taxes, tyranny, and all things evil. "Three. Two. One. Blast off! Band of brothers, marching together. Heads held high in all kinds of weather. With fiery blasts, our roaring rockets rise, beyond the Earth, beyond the skies! At the side of Robin, take your stand, with the gallant leader of our band. Send a joyous shout throughout the land! For Rocket Robin Hood!"

Keoma, a half-breed gunslinger, returns to his post-Civil War town seeking revenge against his half-brother and his gang of outlaws. As Keoma faces the violent and symbolically charged battle, he must also confront racial tension and the aftermath of the war.

Cat Ballou is a spirited, comedic Western that tells the story of a young woman named Cat Ballou who seeks revenge after her father is murdered by a corrupt sheriff. Along the way, she enlists the help of a drunken gunslinger and a group of outlaw misfits to bring justice to the Wild West. Filled with laughter, action, and a touch of romance, Cat Ballou is a unique blend of comedy and Western.

Ballade Vir 'n Enkeling (Ballad for a Loner) is an Afrikaans language drama set in 1985 that centres around the search by a young journalist for her colleague and fellow journalist Jacques Rynhard following his sudden, mysterious disappearance. As the story begins Jacques has just been awarded the Basson Prize for his novel Die Enkeling, but he disappears before the announcement is made. Otto Beukes, the editor of the magazine Die Huisvriend, decides to follow up on the story and puts top journalist Carina Human on the story. In a quest to find out where Jacques has gone and why he's disappeared Human begins the search for him by locating to the people closest to him.

A documentary and concert film showcasing Billie Eilish's journey in the music industry and her special connection with Los Angeles. The film features a blend of live performances, behind-the-scenes footage, and animated sequences.

The Singer follows the story of a fading French singer as she navigates the changing music industry and finds inspiration and love along the way. Set in France, the film explores themes of romance, nostalgia, and the challenges of being a working single mother. With the backdrop of an extinct volcano and a rich musical score, the singer's journey takes her through dance halls, karaoke bars, and ultimately to a climactic performance.

Sweetie tells the story of a dysfunctional family with a strained sister-sister relationship. After the unexpected visit of Sweetie, the eccentric and mentally unstable sister, the family's dynamics and secrets are brought to light. The film explores themes of family, identity, and the consequences of unresolved conflicts.

El Muertes and El Jato travel to Morocco to get some chocolate but run into trouble when they are assaulted by locals. Magda, El Jato's girlfriend, waits for them in Algeciras where they decide to steal a car to get back.

Davy Crockett and his friend engage in a thrilling river-adventure to find a hidden treasure of gold. Along the way, they encounter Native Americans, engage in battles, and face various challenges. Will they be able to overcome the obstacles and successfully find the gold?

Festival is a documentary film that takes viewers back to the 1960s, immersing them in the experience of a music festival. It explores the performances, interviews, and philosophy behind the festival, showcasing the folk music, blues, and bluegrass that defined the era.

John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5 year old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt. Kathleen meets and falls in love with a mysterious stranger from America, Kenneth Wayne. When John hears of this he is furious, and we learn that it was Kenneth's father, Jeremy, who had killed Moonyean years before. John carries his grudge against Jeremy to the new generation, and threatens to ruin his niece's happiness, but he softens in the end.

Long before he played the corpulent Goldfinger, German actor Gert Froebe was a scarecrow-skinny comedian. In Berliner Ballade, Froebe makes his screen debut as Otto, a feckless Everyman who tries to adjust to the postwar travails of his defeated nation. Stymied by black-market profiteers and government bureaucrats, Otto begins fantasizing about a happier life at the end of that ever-elusive rainbow. Director R. A. Stemmle doesn't have to strive for pathos: he merely places his gangly star amidst the ruins of a bombed-out Berlin, and the point is made for him. Filmed in 1948, Berliner Ballade was later released in the U.S. as The Berliner.

That's Entertainment! III is a documentary film that takes audiences on a nostalgic journey through the golden age of Hollywood. Featuring film clips, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage, the film celebrates the music, dance, and entertainment that made this era so iconic.

Coldplay: Live 2012 is a captivating concert film that showcases the exhilarating performance of the British rock band Coldplay. With energetic live music, mesmerizing visuals, and heartfelt ballads, this film brings the essence of Coldplay's music to life.

In Songcatcher, a musicologist from a university in North Carolina travels to the Appalachian Mountains to collect and preserve traditional folk songs. Along the way, she discovers a community full of talented musicians and becomes entangled in a love triangle. The film explores themes of tradition, betrayal, and the power of music.

In this all-black short musical comedy, a woman has a husband so lazy she can stick a pin in him without him waking up... but announcing lunch gets him up pretty fast. She's also saddled with a bevy of his lazy relatives. Four more come by and sing as a quartet. After the wife learns they had been traveling men, she advises them to keep traveling and kicks them out...

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from Australia. He becomes infatuated with a local singer, Kathy and pursues her. Kathy is married and initially is not interested in him, but later begins to love Rebel. Kathy receives a letter advising her that her husband was killed in battle. The local police and the U.S. Military are searching for Rebel as an AWOL soldier. Rebel arranges to escape Austalia by a cargo ship, but eventually allows himself to be arrested in order to keep the local police from arresting Kathy for harboring him

The kings of twang perform live at the Birmingham NEC in 1986, stepping out of Cliff Richard's shadow to showcase their own back catalogue of hits, including 'Apache' and 'Cavatina'.

Casimê Celîl was born into a Yezidi Kurdish family in 1908, in a village called Kızılkule, located in Digor, Kars. The village and family life, which he longed to remember throughout his life, ends with the massacre they endured in 1918. During his long road to Erivan, Armenia, he lost all his family members. Left all alone, Casim was placed into an orphanage and was forced to change his name. To remember who he was and where he came from, every morning he repeated the mantra “Navê min Casim e, Ez kurê Celîlim, Ez ji gundê Qizilquleyê Dîgorê me, Ez Kurdim, Kurdê Êzîdî me”, which translates to: “My name is Casim, I am the son of Celîl, I come from the village of Kızılkule in Digor, I am a Kurd, and I am Yezidi”. He clings to every piece of his culture he can find, reads, and saves whatever Kurdish literature or art he comes across. As the year’s pass, Casim finds himself with an impressive collection of Kurdish culture and history.

The life and times of one of Hollywood's brightest stars.