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1. The Gathering (2002)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Amnesiac Cassie Grant has a premonition that someone or something wants the family that's helping her recover dead. She investigates the secrets of the town they live in and uncovers darkness, both human and supernatural.
Director: Brian Gilbert | Stars: Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Kerry Fox
Votes: 8,786
2. The Church (1989)
R | 102 min | Horror
An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti
Votes: 8,962
3. Black Orpheus (1959)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
Votes: 12,304
4. Gradiva (1970)
100 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After unearthing an ancient bas-relief sculpture of the gradiva or 'woman who walks' a young archaeologist begins to dream of the figure eluding him, while also pursuing a mysterious woman who eludes him in his waking life.
Director: Giorgio Albertazzi | Stars: Laura Antonelli, Peter Chatel, Giorgio Albertazzi, Joseph Wheeler
Votes: 52
5. Sentinels of Silence (1971)
G | 18 min | Documentary, Short
An 18-minute helicopter-based aerial visit across the archaeological ruins in Mexico.
Director: Robert Amram | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Orson Welles
Votes: 183
6. Nefertiti Resurrected (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
Dr. Joann Fletchers, an Egyptologist finds three abandoned mummies in a tomb in the Valley Of Kings. She thinks the third mummy is the forgotten legend, once the most powerful woman on ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Wortman | Stars: Tamara Tunie, Joann Fletcher, Jason Yates
Votes: 130
7. A Day on Treasure Island (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
A Traveltalks visit to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the "World's Fair of the West," on man-made Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 103
8. Surprising Vietnam (2008)
45 min | Documentary
From the rice paddies and small canals of the southern Mekong Delta to the tribal villages of the northern and central highlands to the bustle of its modern cities, Vietnam is a surprise and a delight.
Director: Fred Heiman | Stars: Peggy Heiman, Lu'u Van Hong, Tran Van Trinh
9. Lucrezia Borgia (1940)
76 min | Drama, History, Romance
A look at famous Lucrezia Borgia ,in the last part of her life,when she was duchess of Ferrara.
Director: Hans Hinrich | Stars: Isa Pola, Friedrich Benfer, Carlo Ninchi, Nerio Bernardi
Votes: 34
10. History Told on Walls (1997)
43 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the conservation of the royal bas-reliefs of Abomey, Benin.
Director: Pedro Pablo Celedón
11. Exploring Ancient Turkey (1998)
30 min | Short
Turkey is a country of contrasts, which once witnessed the ebb and flow of great cultures and civilizations.
Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman
12.
The Naked Archaeologist (2005–2008)
Episode:
Jerusalem & The Black Prince
(2005)
23 min | Documentary, History
It's been an enduring mystery for two thousand years; what stopped the brutal Assyrian army from sacking Jerusalem in 701 BCE? Scholars around the world have puzzled over this mystery for ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Behnisch | Stars: Simcha Jacobovici, Henry Aubin, Gabriel Barkay, Carl Ehrlich
Votes: 17
13.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Egypt's Darkest Hour
(2019)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, History, War
A look into what took down the Egyptian Empire.
Director: Davina Bristow | Stars: Fabio Abraham, Salima Ikram, Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 42
14.
Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode:
Le Temple grec, berceau du monde moderne
(1985)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Star: Michel Bouquet
15.
Geographics (2019– )
Episode:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: The Ancient World's Missing Wonder
(2021)
23 min | Documentary
In the ancient world gardens became popular as place of refuge and prestige. So much so that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World commonly ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
16.
Planet Egypt (2011– )
Episode:
Temples of Power
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
Egypt without is unimaginable without its gods. Over the course of centuries, the priests steadily gained in power. Until the year 1350 BC, when King Akhenaten comes to the throne. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Gerlach, Stephan Koester | Stars: Barry Kemp, Donald Redford, Hourig Sourouzian, Kent Weeks
Votes: 19
17.
L'île aux enfants (1974–1976)
Episode:
Exposition des chefs d'oeuvre: 1ère partie
(1975)
7 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Jean Manceau | Stars: Yves Brunier, Patrick Bricard, Éliane Gauthier
18.
Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts (1996– )
Episode:
The Sphinx
(1996)
42 min | Documentary, Mystery
A look at the magnificent Sphinx Monument at Giza.
Director: Lisa Bourgoujian | Stars: Frank Langella, Bob Brier, Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner
19.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Inde: Pondichéry
(2011)
Documentary
A journey with many different aspects: the French influence in Pondicherry: the bakery in which young Indians learn to produce baguettes, croissants and French pastry, the French Lyceum ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Lichtenstein | Star: Jérôme Pitorin
20.
Immortal Egypt (2016)
Episode:
Zenith
(2016)
59 min | Documentary, History
The third episode of the series deals with the golden age of Ancient Egypt, the growing power of Karnak's priests, and the controversial Amarna period.
Director: Sophie Elwin-Harris | Stars: Joann Fletcher, Glenn Godenho, Hourig Sourouzian, Cat Warsi
Votes: 43
21.
Immortal Egypt (2016)
Episode:
Invasion
(2016)
59 min | Documentary, History
The fourth and final episode of the series explores how internal strife weakened Egypt, making way for foreign invaders.
Stars: Joann Fletcher, Tim Kendal, Campbell Price, Nermine Sami
Votes: 37
22.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Colombie: le nouvel eldorado
(2018)
92 min | Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Cartagena de Indias: in a flowers market Sophie meets Valérie Thuillier Espinosa who manages the restaurant "Le Montmartre": they cross the market and see public... See full summary »
Director: Franck Poirier | Star: Sophie Jovillard