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Biography

1987 ★ 6.7

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike

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John Adams

2008 ★ 7.7

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting

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The Naked Director

2019 ★ 7.3

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the chara

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The Directors

1999 ★ 6.1

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors. The television series "The Directors" is a documentary biography series that f

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Hideyoshi

1996 ★ 9.7

A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extr

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37 Grad

1994 ★ 9.0

37° reports on typical life situations in our society from an unusual perspective: the camera accompanies a group or individual people, usually in a particularl

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Merton: A Film Biography

1984 ★ 8.5

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappis

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Ancient Mysteries

1994 ★ 7.5

Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between 7 January 1994 and 3 May 1998 with reruns airing

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Coal Miner's Daughter

1980 ★ 7.2

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame. Music Drama History

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Peter the Great

1986 ★ 7.9

Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Mass

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Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985 ★ 5.3

The rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, children and mistress, this biography (based on the recollect

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George Washington

1984 ★ 7.7

This 1984 miniseries chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. Based on the biography by James Th

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Kennedy

1983 ★ 6.3

Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originall

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Edward the Seventh

1975 ★ 6.6

Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama miniseries produced by ATV. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, the series features depictions

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Pulp

1972 ★ 5.8

A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta. Mystery Crime Drama Co

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Isadora

1968 ★ 6.2

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as w

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The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968 ★ 6.0

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star. Drama Crime Mystery

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Al Capone

1959 ★ 6.6

In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capo

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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

1953 ★ 6.4

A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more tha

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The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 ★ 6.3

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. D

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Wherever She Goes

1951 ★ 8.2

Film biography of Eileen Joyce, the celebrated Australian pianist, concentrating on her childhood in the Tasmanian bush and the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Opening a

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Utro

1966 ★ 5.3

She loves to ride in the bus and read smart book ... He likes to sit by the water and drink soda ... She loves to write down their thoughts on the fly and be gl

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Cucurrucucú Paloma

1965 ★ 6.0

Biography of a fictional ranchera singer whose career trajectory seems to parallel that of the actress performing the role. Comedy Drama Music

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Urban Legends

2007 ★ 7.2

Urban Legends is a 30 minute 2007 television documentary-style series hosted by Michael Allcock. David Hewlett became the new host in 2011. In each episode, thr

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