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DVD Film - Tom Cruise gives a riveting performance as Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's masterpiece.
DVD Film - This biographical film about the Czech national composer Bedřich Smetana focuses on important periods of his life and especially on his extensive musical output.
DVD Film - The cast: Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts. Follow the inspiring transformation of Michael Collins from respected statesman to political martyr. A century ago, this courageous leader of the Irish Republican Army fought a fierce battle in the name of civil rights and Ireland's independence from Britain, combining espionage with urban guerrilla warfare. Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman and Academy Award winner Julia Roberts star in Neil Jordan's historical epic.
DVD Film - Enjoy the DVD with Steve Jobs (2015). DVD Steve Jobs contains Czech dubbing. The film takes place during the heated moments before Jobs' pivotal presentations that changed history, and not just computer history. We first meet Jobs in the mid-1980s, when he launched the Macintosh. From the first minutes, he reassures the audience that the legends about his anti-sociality and insufferability were not true.
DVD Film - The cast: Al Pacino. Is this the face of the killer? In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian stunned the world when he openly ended the debate on the value of life with his "mercy machine" and performed the first assisted suicide. Doctor Death, starring Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Al Pacino, is the story of a man and his obsession to challenge the rules by which we live and die - and his stubborn, honest determination to break the law because of it. Other roles will be played by Oscar® winner Susan Sarandon, Danny Huston, Emmy® winner Brenda Vaccaro and Emmy® winner John Goodman.
DVD Film - Young Colette writes her first semi-autobiographical novel about a heroine named Claudine. It is a phenomenal success, but it is written under the name of her older husband. Colette will have to fight for her authorship, and at the same time overcome the binding contemporary ideas about women's fashion, sexuality and independence.
DVD Film - The year is 1895. The young doctor Jan Janský wants to devote himself to surgery. Intrigue, nepotism and existential necessity force him to accept a place in a psychiatric clinic.
DVD Film - The main characters of the story are Bohumil Hanč, an enthusiastic skier, and his good friend Václav Vrbata, who died in the Krkonoše Mountains in 1913 during an international race.
DVD Film - A lonely boy grows into a man with only a second-hand trumpet and the loving advice of a great bluesman. He becomes an accomplished musician whose talent takes him from wanderings to swanky nightclubs.
DVD Film - The cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts. Inspired by a true story. From the director of "Agent Without a Past". Valerie (Naomi Watts) works as a senior CIA officer in the Counter-Proliferation Division. In the course of his investigation into Iraq's weapons strategy, he discovers that, despite the US government's assurances, Iraq does not have a nuclear weapons programme. Meanwhile, Valerie's husband Joe (Sean Penn) is sent to Africa to verify the truth of the rumours about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq. However, he does not uncover any suspicious trading and writes an article about the outcome of his mission for The New York Times.
DVD Film - The film touches on an important period of national life in the 19th century - the building, fire and rebuilding of the National Theatre.
DVD Film - The year is 1895. The young doctor Jan Janský wants to devote himself to surgery. Intrigue, nepotism and existential necessity force him to accept a place in a psychiatric clinic.
DVD Film - Emil Holub returned to Prague in 1878 after a seven-year stay in South Africa.
DVD Film - The cast: Jake Gyllenhaal. Based on a true story. High school student Homer Hickam lives in eastern Virginia, where coal mining is his only livelihood. But when he spots a Soviet sputnik in the sky, he discovers that his destiny is to go only to the stars. With the help of his teacher and three friends, he decides to build his own rocket. His lack of knowledge and misunderstanding of his father stand in his way. Still, he is not giving up on his dream and is trying to fulfill his vision.
DVD Film - Disaster Artist revolves around the making of the cult flop The Room, directed by Tommy Wiseau.
DVD Film - Mácha's novel The Gypsies is rejected by the censors, causing outrage among students and actors.
DVD Film - Historical film about battles with barbarians. Year 1010, Kievan Rus. Kievan Rus consists of many smaller principalities ruled by the sons of Grand Duke Vladimir of Kiev. But marauding bands are plundering Russian lands and enslaving thousands of people. In the northeast of the empire lies the most distant principality - Rostov. Young Prince Jaroslav is put in charge of this when he is only 11 years old. As Jaroslav grows, he gradually consolidates his power. He decides to build a fortress on the Volga to stop the raiders. He tries to unite the surrounding tribes, but is captured by the pagan tribe of "Bears".
DVD Film - The cast: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox. A young poet, John Keats, meets his neighbour, Fanny Brawne, and although they are different in character, they fall passionately in love. But the deep feeling that would affect not only their lives but also Keats's work would be cruelly affected by the poet's terminal illness.
DVD Film - Just one step away from victory? Myths versus truth. The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most famous defeats of the U.S. Army in its battles with the Indians. It is intrinsically linked to the name of General George Arnstrong Custer, and although it is such a well-known figure and event, there are still many question marks and myths surrounding it. What really happened in the battle and how did Custer die? The answers to these and other questions will be found in this unique documentary, which also brings together long-ignored testimonies of Native Americans.
DVD Film - The true story of a friendship that changed mathematics forever.
DVD Film - The most infamous pistol shooter. 30 seconds between life and death. Wyatt Earp was probably the most famous lawman in the Wild West. However, his reputation was tarnished by the legendary shootout at O. K. Corral left three dead and two seriously wounded. Wyatt Earp is on trial. But was he really guilty? This document seeks to find the key to the truth of a long-forgotten process.
DVD Film - The most famous gunslinger. Lover, joker, father... and murderer? William Bonney, known as Billy the Kid, was loved by all and became a legend of the West. Before his death at the age of twenty-one, he had already killed seven men. These murders have made him the most wanted man in the country. Yet the governor of New Mexico secretly promised him a pardon. Why? This documentary reveals the startling truth about the infamous gunman through a detailed examination of court records, letters and press reports.
DVD Film - The cast: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins. Waris Dirie, who grew up in Somalia until she was 13, became one of the world's most famous top models after fleeing to London. The former model tells her breathtaking life story, describing her incredible journey from a nomadic life in the Somali desert to the world's most famous catwalks. It was a dream and a nightmare at the same time, just like her colourful but often cruel life, which she decided to talk about openly.
Biographies
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