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The Unfinished Journey (1999) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Unfinished Journey
director: Steven Spielberg actor: Bill Clinton / Ossie Davis
other title: 未完成的旅途
A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six chapters—immigration, war, culture, civil rights, and innovation. Commissioned by President Bill Clinton and premiered at the Lincoln Memorial on New Year’s Eve 1999, the film features an original orchestral score by John Williams titled American Journey.
Deacons for Defense (2005) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Deacons for Defense
other title: Légitime défense / 正义反击
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."
Gone Are the Days! (1963) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Gone Are the Days!
director: Nicholas Webster actor: Ossie Davis / Ruby Dee
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that she is really his cousin in order to secure the family inheritance. To aid in the comic complications that follow are his family members Missy and Gitlow, and the plantation owners endearing (but ineffectual) son Charlie.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
other title: Unchained Memories / 脫去枷鎖的回憶:奴隸實錄
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
Freedom Road (1979) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Freedom Road
other title: Les Routes de la Liberté
Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.
The Soul Collector (1999) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Soul Collector
other title: L'Ange de l'Amour / Der himmlische Plan
Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty days. Mordecai is his supervisor. Rebecca's husband died and Zachariah the soul collector, or, the angel of the death helped him to make the transition between heaven and earth. There are some complications with Rebecca's farm and Zachariah helps her out.
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
director: Charles Burnett actor: Carl Lumbly / Justin Dray
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual execution of 55 rebels and the retribution lynching of more than 200 innocent slaves. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property examines how the story of Turner’s revolt has been interpreted throughout history and how it continues to raise new questions about the nature of terrorism and other forms of violent resistance to oppression. The film adopts an innovative structure by interspersing documentary footage and interviews with dramatizations of these different versions of Turner’s story. A unique collaboration between MacArthur Genius Award feature director Charles Burnett, acclaimed historian of slavery Kenneth S. Greenberg and Academy Award-nominated documentary producer Frank Christopher, Nat Turner is a compelling look at one of history’s most mysterious figures.
Hot Stuff (1979) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Hot Stuff
director: Dom DeLuise actor: Dom DeLuise / Suzanne Pleshette
other title: Heisse Ware / Materia caliente
When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.
Let's Do It Again (1975) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Let's Do It Again
other title: Drehn wir noch’n Ding / Le coup à refaire
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match.
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986) [Movie] IMDb
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
director: Jon Stone actor: Caroll Spinney / 吉姆·亨森
Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The video was re-released with different segments under the new title of Sleepytime Songs & Stories in 1996, and on DVD in 2005. The framing story involves Big Bird speaking to the audience, offering advice on the best ways to fall asleep. A Honker and her baby stop by, and Telly arrives for a sleepover with heaps of cuddly toys that he couldn't sleep without. Buster the Horse demonstrates how to fall asleep standing up and Susan comments from her apartment window.
The Defenders (辩护律师) (1961) [TV] Douban
The Defenders part of TV Series: The Defenders
director: 保罗·博加特 / 斯图尔特·罗森博格 actor: E.G.马绍尔 / 罗伯特·里德
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
The Hill (1965) [Movie] Min reol
The Hill
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Harry Andrews
other title: La Colline des hommes perdus / Ein Haufen toller Hunde
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
Grumpy Old Men (1993) [Movie] Eggplant.place
Grumpy Old Men
director: Donald Petrie actor: Jack Lemmon / Walter Matthau
other title: Due irresistibili brontoloni / Gnavne gamle mænd
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.