The Arrow
★ 7 · 1997 · 180m · Drama · TV Movie
The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
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2005 · ★ 4.3
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Agora
2009 · ★ 7
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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994 · ★ 6.2
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The Eyes of Children
1962
Christmastime at the Roman Catholic-run Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.
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Clues to Adventure
1949 · ★ 7.3
This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and prohibition of the infliction of cruel and unusual punishments - in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights.
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The Butcher
1981 · ★ 7.7
A politically naive Viennese butcher manages to survive the Nazi occupation of Austria and the second world war.
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Albéniz
1947 · ★ 8
Isaac Albéniz was a child prodigy, and the victim of a tyrannical father. He flees from his house, to America. He returns to his country years later, where he achieves international fame and the attention of many women.
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The Rising Hawk
2019 · ★ 5.8
During the 13th century, a small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains against Mongolian invaders.
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The Marines Fly High
1940 · ★ 5.3
Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.
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The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · ★ 6.7
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
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