martyrdom
  • Hanna's War picture
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    Hanna's War (1988)

    Biographical drama of Hungarian martyr Hannah Senesh, who was executed by the Nazis in 1944.

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    Martyrs (2008)

    A young woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of depravity.

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    Paradise Now (2005)

    Two Palestinian men (Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman) are chosen to commit a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv,...

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    Pay It Forward (2000)

    In response to a challenge by his teacher (Kevin Spacey), an 11-year-old (Haley Joel Osment)...

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    The Passion of Joan of Arc

    A French peasant girl (Renee Falconetti) opposing occupying British forces is tried for heresy and...

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    Nancy Maultsby

    Nancy Maultsby appeared in the TV shows Antony and Cleopatra From the Lyric Opera of Chicago and New...

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    Kurt Masur

    Kurt Masur appeared in TV shows such as New York Philharmonic Opening Night and New York...

  • Maria Ewing picture
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    Maria Ewing

    Maria Ewing appeared in TV shows such as Carmen, Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Dido and Aeneas.

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    Elizabeth Norberg Schulz

    Elizabeth Norberg Schulz appeared in the movie E la nave Va and the TV show New York Philharmonic:...

  • Claudi Monteverdi picture
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    Claudi Monteverdi

    Claudi Monteverdi worked in Music Production on the TV show New York Philharmonic: Debussy's The...

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    Mary Ann McCormick

    Mary Ann McCormick performed for the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley and the TV show New York...

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    Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)

    Filmmaker William Gazecki chronicles the fiery 1993 standoff between federal agents and David...

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    The Passover Plot

    Was Jesus Christ the son of God -- or a clever political activist who staged his crucifixion and...

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    Sebastiane (1978)

    The last few days in the life of the Catholic martyr, St. Sebastian, depicting his relationship with...

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    Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979)

    During biblical times, a man is mistakenly proclaimed a Messiah and finds himself leader of a new...

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    Islam: What the West Needs to Know (2006)

    An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.

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    Good Men, Good Women

    Liang Ching, a young actress, is plagued by a stranger who constantly calls her on the phone, but...

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    Romero (1989)

    Archbishop Oscar Romero (Raul Julia) becomes a crusader for reform in El Salvador and dies a martyr...

  • Jose Rizal picture
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    Jose Rizal

    Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on...

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    Giovanna d'Arco al Rogo (1954)

    Dramatic live performance of Paul Honegger's oratorio.

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    Arna's Children (2004)

    Juliano Mer Khamis and Danniel Danniel follow the plight of Palestinian children who perform in a...

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    The Outsider

    The ugly conflict between Irish and British forces in Northern Ireland provides the backdrop for...

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    Ou est passe Tom?

    This is a French political/action film. Tom (Rufus) is a Swiss man with a very regular life. He...

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    Comrades (1989)

    Six British farm laborers are imprisoned in Australia in 1834 for forming an unauthorized union in...

  • Der Tod des Empedokles picture
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    Der Tod des Empedokles

    Noted modernist German filmmakers Daniele Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub are behind this evocative...

  • Il Brigante picture
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    Il Brigante (1961)

    A boy has an infatuation with the village tough-guy, who is unjustly accused of murder and escapes...

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    Ay, Carmela! (1991)

    Spanish Civil War fascists arrest a vaudeville couple (Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares) and their...

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    Winter Wind

    A group of Croatian anarchists, living in 1930s Hungary, find their movement being torn apart by...

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    Jeanne la Pucelle

    A teenage country girl leads the French in driving the English from the territory of France during...

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    Il Fuggiasco

    An outlawed priest posing as a peasant is betrayed south of the border.