Movies and TvShows featuring "foundry" theme.
In a post-industrial dystopia, ex-con Jensen Ames is coerced by a prison warden to assume the persona of a legendary racer in a deadly car race against inmates. As he navigates the race filled with deadly traps and rival racers, Ames seeks revenge against the man who framed him for his wife's murder. With the ultimate reward of freedom at stake, Ames must survive the brutal race and protect his daughter at all costs.
In 'I Live in Fear,' a foundry owner in post-war Japan becomes obsessed with his fear of nuclear war and seeks legal arbitration to be admitted to a mental asylum. His family becomes entangled in his paranoia, leading to a dramatic family dispute. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this film explores themes of guilt, regret, and the impact of the H-bomb on Japanese society.
When a mild-mannered bank clerk and his eccentric friend plan a risky heist to steal gold bullion, chaos ensues as they navigate through a series of hilarious and unexpected situations.
In a dystopian America, a businesswoman and a self-made man fight against government control and advocate for individual rights and freedom.
A young man falls in love with a married woman in 1830s Germany. Years later, they reunite in Mexico but face challenges from their past.
Born American is an action-packed movie set in 1986. Three American backpackers find themselves in trouble when they unknowingly cross the Soviet border. They are captured and subjected to various forms of torture and imprisonment as the Soviets try to extract information. The trio must rely on their resourcefulness and bravery to survive and escape from their captors.
Regular Lovers (2005) is a movie set in 1968 Paris during the May 1968 protests. It follows the story of a group of disillusioned students and their struggles with political protests, love, and personal desires. The protagonist, a young poet, navigates through the turbulent times, questioning his beliefs and trying to find his place in a changing world.
A chambermaid from a foundry worker background decides to hold a contest to go on an extravagant voyage. She is chosen as the winner and becomes obsessed with the Titanic, pouring champagne on herself and lying about her relationship with a man she met in Southampton. On the ship, she shares a bed with a French friend and meets a photographer who takes a picture of her. She becomes involved in a love triangle and experiences the sinking of the Titanic firsthand.
Surcos tells the story of a family struggling with poverty and immigration in post-war Spain. As they try to make a living in Madrid, they encounter various challenges and obstacles. The film portrays the harsh realities of life during this time period, highlighting the struggles and hardships faced by the characters.
The wealthy owner of an iron foundry dies, and his greedy heirs are outraged when they find out that he left his entire estate not to them but to the foreman of his foundry.
Inside the Milky Way is a fascinating documentary that delves into the secrets and wonders of our own galaxy. From the birth of stars to the existence of supermassive black holes, this film takes viewers on a captivating journey through the vastness of space.
Popeye, an employee at Useless Machine Works, is on his lunch break when Olive stops by and Swee'Pea crawls into the factory. He narrowly misses several horrible fates while Popeye tries to save him and gets into much worse trouble.
In his feature debut, Dneska přišel nový kluk (A New Boy Started Today) from 1981, the director Vladimír Drha set the tone for a number of Czech films, which critically depicted the state of society from the perspective of young protagonists. Although, Drha primarily found scope for his work in television, he returned to the world of a “working youth” in his second film Mezek (The Mulish Victor, 1985) – albeit following him from the point of view of an educator. NFA.CZ
Having served 12 years in prison for assaulting a corrections officer, Terry Griff is let out of prison early and embarks on a downward spiral.
Quackser Fortune, a Dublin native, spends his days collecting horse manure to sell as fertilizer. When a beautiful American woman captures his attention, Quackser's life takes an unexpected turn.
WARRIOR EMPIRE: THE MUGHALS is a sweeping, in-depth portrait of India's most colorful, violent, and majestic era. From 1526 to 1858, this dynasty of nomadic warriors indulged their appetite for territorial expansion, spreading their rule throughout the Indian subcontinent. Though they conquered their kingdom with crushing brutality, the Mughals were also brilliant technological innovators and masters of art and architecture. This program offers lush, detailed images of Mughal accomplishments such as the glorious Taj Mahal, palaces, forts, water systems, elaborate gardens, and richly crafted artwork. Step-by-step scientific recreations of advanced Mughal metallurgy and weaponry show the meticulous production of chain mail armor for a battalion of elephants, lethally flexible composite bows, rocketry, and swordsmith techniques passed down through the generations, and still alive today.
A group of men weld one area of a large ring in a fire. They lift the ring, which is hanging horizontally on chains, out of the fire. Four men hammer the hot area on the ring into shape while the remaining men hold the ring. They put the ring into the fire again, take it out, and take it over to a machine which continuously hammers down on that area of the ring. The men then take it away from the machine and hammer it themselves into shape. The ring is presumably a piece of a generator.
A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boarding house and falls in love with a gold-digger. His best friend also finds himself smitten by the seductive young woman. But when the one of the workers fritters away a collection that had been taken up for the wife of a deceased co-worker on a foolish bet, he and the vamp take off until the good-hearted landlady intervenes and convinces them to stay and take their lumps.
The heir to a family business travels to Paris to try to stop his youth-obsessed mother from squandering the family fortune with her new husband, who's married her for her money. After he returns from service in World War I, he finds his mother, now broke and abandoned by her gigolo husband....
In this drama that was a UCLA student thesis expanded to feature length, two African-Americans come from Tennessee to Los Angeles. The man will not marry the woman as he has just been released from prison and cannot commit himself. He ends up working in a factory, while she gets a job as a maid. The two split up after he gets involved in a strike. She goes to school but ends up laid off from a good paying job. Later the two meet again. Both are surprised by the great changes in their lives since they have been apart.