The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

A true icon of British history, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) laid the foundations of modern nursing. A beautiful tribute to a pioneer whose...

This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of...

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side...

The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment...

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical...

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from...

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story. Using archival footage and previously...

"Landfill Harmonic" follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. When...

This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.

The film tells the story of three best friends named Ako, Aki and Awang, who are well-known in their village for their mischievous and humourous...

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted...

Two people are waiting together for each other. Their flat waits with them and for them. Together they are living side by side. Someone is coming,...

In a digital world, can analogue find true love? It is the wise old gramaphone who has the answers for a lovesick loner.

During one of their night stays, three college teens play a silly prank where they randomly call people and tell them that they know who that person...

Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer...

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo...