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The Elephant God Movies

Posted by at Dec. 14, 2024

The Elephant God (1979)
Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, who goes on a holiday with his cousin, Topshe, and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to investigate.

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TV Rossiya - Liberators: The Soldiers of the Red Army (2010) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 29, 2017

From foot soldiers to fighter pilots, step into the shoes of those who fought for one of the largest armies in history. This series highlights ordinary foot soldiers, intelligence officers, mine pickers, gunners, tank men, marines, alpine and airborne raiders and fighter and attack aviation pilots whose role in the Allied victory over the Nazis played a crucial part in the war effort. Using the latest computer graphics and technology, viewers witness the combat equipment design, tactics and strategy of conducting a battle. Rare newsreel shots and the reconstruction of the events allow viewers to feel they are being transported back to the battlegroud, allowing them to see war through a soldier's eyes.

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The Constant Gardener (2005) Movies

Posted by TinyBear at June 24, 2012

In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.

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BBC - God's Composer (2011) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 21, 2013

Simon Russell Beale continues his Sacred Music journey in this special celebration marking the 400th anniversary of the death of the great Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria. In exploring the extraordinary world of this intensely spiritual man - musician, priest and mystic - Simon's travels take him to some of Spain's most stunning locations, from the ancient fortified city of Avila, with its medieval walls and glorious cathedral, to the magnificent El Escorial palace, where Philip II would listen to Victoria's music though a small door leading off his bedroom directly to the high altar of the Basilica.

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Cities of the Underworld: Season 2 Disc 2/2 Movies

Posted by sao_cu_khoa_ong at June 18, 2009

Cities of the Underworld: Season 2 Disc 2/2
English | XviD MPEG 4 Codec ~807 kbps | 640 x 516 | MP3 VBR ~122 kbps | 25 fps | 7 x 48 min | 3 GB

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This is CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD. In metropolises around the world today, skyscrapers loom overhead, traffic blares and vendors hawk their wares. But below hide city upon city, each with its fascinating and unknown history. With infectious enthusiasm and runaway curiosity, and aided by instructive computer animations and maps, host Don Wildman explores these layers — often hundreds of feet down — to transport you underground and back in time. Check your batteries, it's dark down there!
In Season 2, CITIES took you to the darkest recesses of New York, Dublin, Berlin, Moscow, Washington, DC and many more places. You explored the relics of the ancient Maya, the Vikings and the Knights Templar.

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Rome, Open City (1945) Movies

Posted by wcruiser at April 28, 2015

Rome, Open City (1945)
1080p BluRay Rip | MKV | 1488x1080 | x264 @ 8476 Kbps | Italian AC3 (2 ch) @ 640 Kbps | 1h 42mn | 6.55 GB
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama | War

The location: Nazi occupied Rome. As Rome is classified an open city, most Romans can wander the streets without fear of the city being bombed or them being killed in the process. But life for Romans is still difficult with the Nazi occupation as there is a curfew, basic foods are rationed, and the Nazis are still searching for those working for the resistance and will go to any length to quash those in the resistance and anyone providing them with assistance. War worn widowed mother Pina is about to get married to her next door neighbor Francesco. Despite their situation – Pina being pregnant, and Francesco being an atheist – Pina and Francesco will be wed by Catholic priest Don Pietro Pelligrini. The day before the wedding, Francesco’s friend, Giorgio Manfredi, who Pina has never met, comes looking for Francesco as he, working for the resistance, needs a place to hide out. For his latest mission, Giorgio also requests the assistance of Don Pietro, who is more than willing as he sees such work as being in the name of God. Don Pietro’s position also provides him with access to where others are not able. Giorgio’s girlfriend, Marina, a cabaret performer, doesn’t even know where Giorgio is in hiding. Both Pina and Marina take measures to improve their lives under this difficult situati on, those actions in combination which have tragic consequences.

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S4C - Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes (2005) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at May 18, 2023

The history of the Papacy parallels the history of Western civilization itself, from the founding of the Church nearly 2,000 years ago by Peter through the end of the second Millennium and the reign of Pope John Paul II. In that time, the Church has become one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, outliving great empires and shaping the political and moral destinies of nations and continents.

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BBC - God's Composer (2011) [Repost] Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Aug. 8, 2016

Simon Russell Beale continues his Sacred Music journey in this special celebration marking the 400th anniversary of the death of the great Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria.

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Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein / Hard to Be a God (1989) Movies

Posted by fekmax at Jan. 16, 2017

Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the city of Arkanar.

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The Rebellion of Red Maria (2011) Movies

Posted by MirrorsMaker at April 19, 2013

I antarsia tis kokkinis Marias (2011)
DVDRip | AVI | 704 x 384 | XviD @ 1715 Kbps | 95 min | 1,23 Gb
Audio: Greek MP3 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama

In a city - with heavy metal music haunting the heroes and the voice of Maria Callas being heard, an aged man, ex-terrorist, who dresses like a woman, the "red Maria", lives without any law and is hiding in the social shadows as a prostitute and performer, dancing in the streets, old and out-dated dances, for the passersby who give him money. In the street he meets a young boy, who lives there as a street urchin, at deaths door after a neo-fascists attack. The boy, alcohol addicted, hears the voice of Maria Callas, speaks with the dead diva, with the mother he misses. In overdose he dreams of the perfect world……

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