War and Peace (1956) is an epic film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name. The story follows the lives of several aristocratic families in Russia during the 1805 French invasion of Russia and the subsequent Napoleonic Wars. The movie explores themes of love, honor, and war as the characters navigate through dramatic events and personal struggles.
Set in 19th-century Paris during the Napoleonic era, the movie tells the story of Eugene Francois Vidocq, an escaped convict who becomes a criminal mastermind. Based on a true story, Vidocq forms a criminal gang and engages in various illegal activities. Along the way, he encounters a female pickpocket and they form a partnership. As they navigate the criminal underworld and evade the police, Vidocq seeks revenge for the murder of his girlfriend and attempts to build a new identity. The movie explores themes of betrayal, violence, and the struggle for redemption.
War and Peace is a sweeping epic that follows the lives of several aristocratic families in Russia during the early 19th century, against the backdrop of the French invasion led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The story explores themes of war, love, friendship, and the impact of historical events on individual lives.
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky is a gripping historical drama that takes place in Imperial Russia during the year 1805. The story revolves around Andrei Bolkonsky, a Russian soldier, and explores the effects of war on his life and those around him. It is a compelling period drama based on the epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, capturing the intricacies of 19th-century Russian literature and the tumultuous Battle of Austerlitz.
Quality Street is a story about a 30-year-old spinster named Phoebe who poses as her 20-year-old niece Livvy to court a man, after receiving an invitation to a dance. Chaos ensues when her secret is at risk of being revealed.
The Battle of Austerlitz is a historical drama film that depicts one of Napoleon's greatest victories in 1805 against the combined forces of Austria and Russia.
A vampire film with "altitude". Winner of 9 awards in 2013 from the Beverly Hills Outlook! The year is 1805, the city of Nuestra Señora de La Paz lives in fear of an invasion from the indigenous population, and - within its walls - a rebellion is brewing against the Spanish crown. If this were not enough, a beautiful vampire is terrorizing the population, leaving a bloodbath in her wake. A young Irish spy, on a mission for the rebels, is found near the body of a victim. She is captured, accused of the murders, publicly flogged and sentenced to die by garrote.
This tragic love story relates ten decisive years in the life of the great Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin, played by a young Ulrich Mühe.
Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include talking sequences, along with the by now usual Vitaphone musical score and sound effects. A copy of this film survives at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., but the sound disks are lost.
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