Extraordinary Tales

Discovery Channel - Great Escapes and Prison Breaks (2000) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at Jan. 2, 2015

Whether escaping from a prison or evading an enemy, individuals have shown extraordinary courage and inventiveness during their bids for freedom. "Great Escapes and Prison Breaks" details a number of prison breaks and escapes against the odds, including the mass breakout of Allied airmen from Stalag Luft III, immortalized in the movie The Great Escape.

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"Masters of Russian Animation" Vol.3 of 4 (1979-1985) - DVDRip separate avi's Movies

Posted by crossver at Dec. 27, 2008

Some of you might have already met this marvelous collection on DVD but for the first time in the web it is uploaded as separate avi's so that each cartoon is just 25 to 120 MB in size - pretty handy to download. An extraordinary collection of Russian most important animated short films by Russia's world renowned directors and artists. Winners of many top prizes in various countries. Old doesn't mean not worth watching. Some animations are still describing problems nowadays. Sometimes you don't even need words to understand meaning of it. If you have any love of animation at all – the artistry, the depth, the impact – the “Masters of Russian Animation” volumes are a must own.

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Masters Of Russian Animation (1962-1991) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at July 11, 2021

An extraordinary collection of award-winning animated short films by Russia's world-renowned directors and artists. Digitally restored from 35mm materials newly printed by the National Film Archive of Russia, these are the highly personal animated short films from the Soyuzmultfilm Studio.
Winners of the top prizes at Annecy, Cannes, Colombo, Delhi, Espinho, Grijon, Hiroshima, Kiev, Krakow, Lille, London, Mamaia, Melbourne, Moscow, New York, Oberhausen, Odense, Ottawa, Stuttgart, Sydney, Tampere, Tours, Venice, and Zagreb. Presented in anthology format for the first time.

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BBC - The Beauty of Books (2011) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Nov. 9, 2014

The British Library in London is home to 14 million books, on shelves that stretch over 600km. Extraordinary vessels of ideas and knowledge, they testify to the love affair we have with books. This series explores the enduring appeal and importance of books from a 4th-century bible to present-day paperbacks.

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[18+] Walerian Borowczyk - Contes immoraux (1974) Movies

Posted by pgf000 at Dec. 23, 2009

Four Erotic Tales That Take Us Back Through The Centuries. You Don't Have To Go To A Museum To See An X-Rated Picasso.

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BBC - The Beauty of Books (2011) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 8, 2020

The British Library in London is home to 14 million books, on shelves that stretch over 600km. Extraordinary vessels of ideas and knowledge, they testify to the love affair we have with books. This series explores the enduring appeal and importance of books from a 4th-century bible to present-day paperbacks.

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BBC - The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2004) (Repost) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at June 18, 2015

This award-winning series, Private Life of a Masterpiece, reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world. The works of art featured here are both instantly familiar and profoundly mysterious.

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BBC - Seven Ages of Britain (2010) (Repost) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at Jan. 8, 2013

David Dimbleby charts a landmark history of Britain’s greatest art and artefacts over 2000 years in Seven Ages of Britain.
Produced in partnership with The Open University, Seven Ages of Britain looks at our extraordinary past through the Arts - both as treasures that have often played a decisive part in events and as marvels of their age.

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ITV - Great Mysteries and Myths of the 20th Century: Set 1 (1996) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Sept. 20, 2022

For everyone who believes that fact is stranger than fiction there can be nothing in the world more fascinating than the search for the truth behind the most extraordinary mysteries and myths of the Twentieth Century.

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In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (2010) Movies

Posted by nakil at Sept. 22, 2010

In the spring of 1940, Britain was losing ground to the German army fast and at an all-time low both morally and militarily. Churchill needed a solution that would not only give him the military edge but, crucially, raise the spirits of a despondent population. Commando tells the true story of Churchill’s “band of brothers”: an unorthodox mix of misfits and buccaneers who operated outside the normal rules of warfare. Drawing on the testimony of 100 veterans and using original archive, Commando offers a rare and intimate insight into the lives and actions of the secretive group that was the forerunner of the Special Forces: the Paratroopers, the Special Air Services and the Special Boat Service.

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