Movie List for "biography 2"

Three Seats for the 26th (1988) Biography Drama Musical Movie

A pseudo-documentary on the life of Yves Montand, who plays himself, in this tribute to his long career. During a musical tour, Montand returns to Marseille and revisits the many highlights of his life, meeting figures from his pa… Year 1988.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Musical
Director: Jacques Demy
Writer: Jacques Demy
Actors: Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Patrick Fierry

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) Biography Drama History Movie

A Joan of Arc’s trial reconstruction concerning her imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English. Filmed in a spare, low-key fashion. Year 1962.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Robert Bresson
Writer: Robert Bresson, Pierre Champion
Actors: Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat

The Flight of the Eagle (1982) Adventure Biography Drama Movie

In 1897 Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée with 2 colleagues prepares to fly over the North Pole in his balloon “Eagle”. Year 1982.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Jan Troell
Writer: Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff, Jan Troell
Actors: Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz

Lafayette (1962) Biography Drama History Movie

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America’s aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington’s command. Year 1962.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jean Dréville
Writer: Jean Bernard-Luc, Jean Dréville, François Ponthier
Actors: Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins, Michel Le Royer

Gandhi (1982) Biography Drama Movie

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. Year 1982.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Writer: John Briley
Actors: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi

Anand Math (1952) Biography Drama History Movie

Watch the full movie, Anand Math online, only on Eros Now. Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on Anandamath, the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882. T… Year 1952.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Hemen Gupta
Writer: Bankimchandra Chatterjee, Hemen Gupta, Krishna Prabhakara
Actors: Prithviraj Kapoor, Geeta Bali, Ranjana

Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962) Biography Drama Music Movie

Tanu was born dumb, and it was through a miracle at a Hindu temple that he got his voice back. His vocal talents did not go unnoticed by Sage Haridas, who decided to make him his disciple, and asked him and his childhood sweethear… Year 1962.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: S.N. Tripathi
Writer: N/A
Actors: Bharat Bhushan, Anita Guha, Mukri

Nizam (1972) Biography Movie

N/A Year 1972.

Generes: Biography
Director: Haidar
Writer: Saleem Kashar, Nabi Bakhsh Shoukh
Actors: Aaliya, Zeenat Begum, Ali Ejaz

Amar Bhoopali (1952) Biography Music Romance Movie

Veteran director V. Shantaram spins this biopic about poet and musician Honaji Bala – best know for popularizing the lavani dance form and for writing the classic raga Ghanashyam sundara shirdhara, who reached the zenith of his cr… Year 1952.

Generes: Biography, Music, Romance
Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Writer: Vishram Bedekar
Actors: Panditrao Nagarkar, Lalita Pawar, Sandhya

Dada Thakur (1962) Biography Drama Movie

The film is based closely on the life of the real-life Dada Thakur, and was made in his lifetime. Dada Thakur (Chhabi Biswas) starts his career with a hand-operated press, with his wife as his assistant. Later he is joined by Nali… Year 1962.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Sudhir Mukherjee
Writer: N/A
Actors: Chhabi Biswas, Biswajeet Chatterjee, Tarun Kumar Chatterjee

Lion (2016) Biography Drama Movie

A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Writer: Saroo Brierley, Luke Davies
Actors: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Adventure Biography Drama Movie

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Year 1962.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: David Lean
Writer: Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
Actors: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn

Hamilton (2020) Biography Drama History Movie

The real life of one of America’s foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Thomas Kail
Writer: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ron Chernow
Actors: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr.

12 Years a Slave (2013) Biography Drama History Movie

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: John Ridley, Solomon Northup
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender