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BBC - Helen Glover: The Mother of All Comebacks (2021) Movies

Posted by notbanned at July 21, 2021

Documentary following the rower's return to the sport after retirement in 2016, and her selection for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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BBC - Precision: The Measure of All Things (2013) [Repost] Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Sept. 19, 2017

Series in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement. From the first cave paintings of Cro-Magnon man to today's atomic clocks, he shows how our human desire for ever greater precision has changed the course of history and society.

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PBS - Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 8, 2016

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this film tells the story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. It interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us to the brink of lasting cures.

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Channel 5 - HMP Styal: The Mother of All Prisons (2022) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Aug. 18, 2022

Behind the scenes at one of the most unique and controversial prisons in the UK, home to some of Britain's worst female criminals, including some of the most detested child killers.

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Al-Jazeera World - The Battle of Misrata (2016) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 26, 2017

Six years after the death of Gaddafi, the people of Misrata look back at their resistance to his regime which ultimately led to the downfall of a dictator.

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The Life of Emile Zola (1937) Movies

Posted by ChumPaa at Jan. 26, 2016

Fictionalized account of the life of famed French author Emile Zola. As portrayed in the film, he was a penniless writer sharing an apartment in Paris with painter Paul Cezanne when he finally wrote a best-seller, Nana. He has always had difficulty holding onto a job as he is quite outspoken, being warned on several occasions by the public prosecutor that he risks charges if he does not temper his writings. The bulk of the film deals with his involvement in the case of Captain Alfred Dreyfus who was falsely convicted of giving secret military information to the Germans and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devils Island. Antisemitism played an important role in the real-life case but is hardly mentioned in the film. Even after the military found definitive evidence that Dreyfus was innocent, the army decided to cover it up rather than face the scandal of having arbitrarily convicted the wrong man. Zola's famous letter, J'Accuse (I Accuse), led to his own trial for libel where he was found guilty and forced to flee to England. Dreyfus was eventually exonerated and restored to his military rank.

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The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) + The Phantom Of The Opera (1929) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Nov. 9, 2013

The Phantom Of The Opera - The Ultimate Edition
1925 Original Version And 1929 Restored Version
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 01:47:03 + 01:34:37 | 13,35 Gb
Scores AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps (for details see below) with English intertitles
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Classics | FP/FS

Beneath the splendid riches of the Paris Opera House lie ancient catacombs with a dark and forbidden secret. Once used as torture chambers, these passages now house the Opera Ghost (Lon Chaney), vowing vengeance on the human race and obsessed with young opera ingenue Christine (Mary Philbin). Featuring terrifying make-up and gothic setpieces which remain thrilling today, this spine-tingling, macabre masterpiece can now be viewed in all its grand guignol glory.

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National Geographic - The Shape of Life: Complete Journey (2001) Movies

Posted by notbanned at April 25, 2015

The Shape Of Life tells the gripping and magnificent tale of the beginnings of all animal life. Using innovative camera techniques to capture rarely seen creatures and breathtaking computer animation to reveal stunning detail, this digital high definition series tells the stories of the revolutionary findings and scientific breakthroughs in biology, genetics and paleontology that are rewriting the book of life. The series celebrates the splendors and struggles of evolution, unveiling eight biological designs that are the underpinnings of nearly all animal life.

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The Civil War S01E06 - Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864 (1990) Movies

Posted by ParRus at May 2, 2015

The Civil War S01E06 - Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

DVDRip | English | MKV | 720 x 480 | AVC ~1200 Kbps | 23.976 fps
AC-3 | 448 kbps | 48.0 KHz | 6 channels | 1h 09mn | 1006 MB

Genre: Documentary, War, History

Episode six begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both sides have lost in three years of war. With Grant and Lee finally deadlocked at Petersburg, we visit the ghastly hospitals north and south and follow General Sherman's Atlanta campaign through the mountains of north Georgia. As the horrendous casualty lists increase, Lincoln's chances for re-election begin to dim, and with them the possibility of Union victory.

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National Geographic - The Shape of Life: Complete Journey (2001) [Repost] Movies

Posted by Tutorial at March 9, 2017

The Shape Of Life tells the gripping and magnificent tale of the beginnings of all animal life. Using innovative camera techniques to capture rarely seen creatures and breathtaking computer animation to reveal stunning detail, this digital high definition series tells the stories of the revolutionary findings and scientific breakthroughs in biology, genetics and paleontology that are rewriting the book of life. The series celebrates the splendors and struggles of evolution, unveiling eight biological designs that are the underpinnings of nearly all animal life. A Co-Production of Sea Studios Foundation and National Geographic Television.

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