A book on the brief history of the world

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poster Seeing the World
Seeing the World
20mn - Comedy
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, Lonā€¦
poster The Consequences of Feminism
The Consequences of Feminism
7mn - Comedy
It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?
poster Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
(2.7/5)
122mn - Documentary, History
A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and the final triumph.
poster The Genius of Roald Dahl
The Genius of Roald Dahl
47mn - Documentary
Comedian and children's author David Walliams embarks on a fascinating journey into the mind of literary legend Roald Dahl, exploring how personal tragedies and dark experiences shaped the magical worlds ā€¦
poster Amazon: Longest River in the World
Amazon: Longest River in the World
66mn - Documentary
Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos, about the Amazon, its flora, fauna, its inhabitants and among other wonderful images from the beginning of the 20th century with alternating close-up shots of caiā€¦
poster The Dwarf and the Giant
The Dwarf and the Giant
1mn - Fantasy, Comedy
A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.
poster The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise
6mn - Animation
A retelling of the classic Aesop Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.
poster Civilization
Civilization
(3.0/5)
86mn - Drama
Count Ferdinand, a submarine commander and secret pacifist refuses to torpedo a defenseless passenger ship during wartime. His submarine is sunk in the following fracas. In the spirit world, Christ commenā€¦
poster A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
30mn - Drama, History
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
poster Algol: Tragedy of Power
Algol: Tragedy of Power
99mn - Sci-Fi, Drama
An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that creates enough energy to power the entire world.
poster Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
(2.8/5)
96mn - History, Drama
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; hiā€¦
poster Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
(2.6/5)
60mn - Adventure, Drama, History
An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the theā€¦
poster A Tale of Two Worlds
A Tale of Two Worlds
(2.9/5)
70mn - Drama
A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese.
poster Ancient Fistory
Ancient Fistory
(3.1/5)
7mn - Comedy, Animation, Family
It's the middle ages (sort of); Popeye is working in Bluto's Beanery. Bluto is going to the ball where Princess Olive will choose her mate. Popeye's fairy godpappy appears and it's a reverse Cinderella stā€¦
poster By Right of Birth
By Right of Birth
4mn - Drama
Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
poster The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
29mn - Documentary, History
A 1969 documentary on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon made by NASA, telling the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight events of the miā€¦
poster The Song of the Shirt
The Song of the Shirt
11mn - Drama
Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.
poster MƔs allƔ del silencio
MƔs allƔ del silencio
0mn -
Secret military operations in Antarctica's frozen wasteland uncover mind-blowing evidence of an ancient underground kingdom inhabited by powerful extraterrestrial beings who have been monitoring humanity'ā€¦
poster Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary, History, War
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of comā€¦
poster The Wonderful Album
The Wonderful Album
(2.7/5)
4mn - Fantasy
This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive ā€˜appearingā€™ effects as pieces of paper from a giant book turn inā€¦
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