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- A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
- Showcases the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for over a generation.
- A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
- Live versions of the songs, filmed in an old Pompeii amphitheater. Songs included are Echoes (split into 2 parts), Careful with that axe, Eugene, A saucerful of secrets, One of those days, Set the controls for the heart of the sun, Mademoiselle nobbs (Seamus, but with Rick's dog on vocals). "Careful" and "Set the controls" are shot at night with minimal lighting, setting a beautiful mood. And the live Saucerful just has to be seen, with Waters jumping around in the sunlight banging the huge gong. The 80-minute version features studio footage from the recordings of Dark side of the Moon, with alternate versions of Us and them, On the run and Brain Damage, as well as interviews with the band.
- The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.
- In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.
- A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
- Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.
- Mount Vesuvius erupts when a family visits Pompeii. The daughter uses her skill and her father his ability, in order to escape the disaster.
- Reformed drug addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) is vacationing in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate. Soon his whole life spins out of control.
- An industrialist and a pianist who fall in love in postwar Italy are pronounced dead when they miss their flight home, but the former's wife does not give him up.
- Former lead guitarist and singer of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour returns decades later after previously performing there with Pink Floyd. David Gilmour returned for two concerts in the ancient stone Roman amphitheatre where gladiators fought in the first century A.D. as part of his 'Rattle That Lock' tour.
- Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
- Forensic experts scan Pompeii's victims to investigate why they didn't escape the eruption.
- The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.
- A young housekeeper's daughter pretends to be wealthy in order to impress her best friend's fiancé.
- The marital problems of an American couple come to a head while visiting southern Italy with their impressionable young son.
- The Spanish merchant "Mare Nostrum", captained by Ulises Ferragut, docked in September 1939 at the port of Naples to repair a breakdown. Walking through the ruins of Pompeii, Ferragut meets Freyra, an enigmatic and beautiful woman of whom she instantly falls madly in love, unaware that the girl is in fact a dangerous spy of the Third Reich.
- A group of sea urchin divers deal with the dangers of their job.
- Mathias Clausen is a self-made businessman who is forced to do a great deal of soul-searching when his wife unexpectedly dies.
- A story of a film-making crew traveling in Italy.
- This biography tells the life story of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, a North African region during the last years of the Roman Empire. The film details Augustine's struggle to maintain religious decorum in a civilization on the verge of plunging into the Dark Ages.
- The series Metropolis takes us to the very heart of urban life in antiquity and in the 15th century. It examines a crucial step in the history of civilization and culture: Mankind has advanced to a settled lifestyle, allowing him to organize large social alliances which extend far beyond family and clan. The consequences are critical changes in all facets of life.
- Giovanni works as tourist guide in Naples, Capri and the near isles, where clear waters and fresh air inspire his singing. Claire, an idle traveler, hires him and eventually gets fancied with him and his extraordinary voice. Leaving an Italian girl who truly loves him, they leave together for an urban socialite life and maybe an opera contract.
- A young communist discovers the power of faith.
- This German format is not a series properly speaking, as it has no permanent cast or script continuity, but presents each time a 45 minutes documentary, usually in part presented as a docudrama (not faction, as close to scientific knowledge as possible, but visually attractive), elaborating a specific historical theme, widely varied, often exotic in the sense of a far time (as far back as prehistoric times) and/or place (around the globe), although some episodes fit together well, chronologically or thematically, but always fit to be watched separately. Usually authentic locations are used, as well as scenes from and/or interviews about the scientific research it is based upon.
- This spring, four students are embarking on an international adventure to find themselves, framed by a filmmaker at odds with his own past.
- Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.
- Technicolor tour of Mt. Vesuvius and surrounding area.
- This documentary attempts to reconstruct the 24 August 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius hour by hour. By using the latest evidence from volcanology.
- Focused on first generation students and the necessity of "global citizenship" as the students travel from Pueblo, Colorado to Pompeii.
- Red Shoes is the incredible story of Daniela Lourdes Falanga, born as a boy named Raffaele in a criminal family affiliated with the Mafia. Raffaele never felt at ease in his body but his family and the world he was living in, could not accept who he wanted to be. It's a moving an passionate documentary on a beloved Italian LGBT+ activist.
- The most unique archaeological site in the world draws ten-thousand people per day, holding a variety of meanings for those who visit and work there, yet it is a city that remains fragile and misunderstood.
- The movie shows a smattering of images from the story of Wilhelm Jensen's Gradiva. The subject is sublimated desire.
- For ancient Pompeii, time stopped on August 24, 79 AD, after the devastating eruption of nearby Vesuvius. Through spectacular reconstructions, made even more realistic by the use of 3D, the film makes us relive the moments of the eruption: the frightening explosion, the panic among the people, the pyroclastic flow that buried everything. The plaster casts of the victims of Vesuvius are impressive: stories that come to life before our eyes, among faces and gestures incredibly preserved over the centuries, such as the embrace of two young lovers or the desperate attempt of a mother to protect her son. An extraordinary journey through the streets of Pompeii, as it appeared two thousand years ago, before the catastrophe: a lively city, at the height of its splendor, which had assimilated the customs and lifestyle of the Roman Empire. A city, and a tragedy, crystallized over the centuries.
- A still image of Pompeii, an eternal set for a present frozen in the tourist poses of people on vacation. Pappi Corsicato reinvents the temporal abstraction of the excavations with a gaze that is fascinated by their eternity.
- At Rome the tourists visit the Vatican and find a great deal that is interesting and impressive. A panoramic view of the St. Angelo Castle and the River Tiber is presented and the Swiss Guards are seen on duty. A procession of monks pass by on their way to the Capuchin Monastery. The Brunco Market next commands the attention of the party and a visit is paid to the old Colosseum and the Roman Forum. At Pompeii the tourists visit the Street of Fortune, the Temple of Apollo, the Civic Forum, the Arch of Caligula and the home of Pompeii's wealthiest citizen, Vetti, with its beautiful courtyard, gardens and fountains. There are many other interesting sights which meet the eye, one of the most striking being the Theater of Pompeii.
- This historical detective story leads us on an intriguing and visually spectacular journey to expose the true story of the soldier, robber, slave and gladiator who led the most memorable slave uprising of the Roman Republic. Beneath the legend, there lies the story of a man who was at turns both a great leader and a cruel one. A charismatic, mythical underdog and rebel - idolised by Marx.