Movie List for "biography 2"

Avvaiyyar (1953) Drama History Movie

This movie is a biography of the great saint and poetess Avvaiyar of the Sangam period from 100 B.C to 250 A.D. Year 1953.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Kothamangalam Subbu
Writer: Kothamangalam Subbu
Actors: M.S. Sundari Bai, Gemini Ganesan, G. Pattu Iyer

Mahakabi Krittibas (1981) Drama Movie

Mahakabi Kirtibas is inspirational biography based on the life of the great poet of Bengal, Kirtibas. It portrays the story of his life, his wife and his own extreme sacrifice, his days of penance and his enlightenment and right t… Year 1981.

Generes: Drama
Director: Ashok Chakraborty
Writer: N/A
Actors: Lily Chakravarty, Asim Kumar, Tarun Kumar

Anna ot 6 do 18 (1994)

Director Nikita Mikhalkov documents the history of Russia from 1980 to 1991 by annually asking his daughter Anna such questions as “What do you love the most?”, “What scares you the most?”,… Year 1994.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Miroshnichenko
Actors: Nikita Mikhalkov, Anna Mikhalkova, Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999)

N/A Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Hugo Käch, Ruth Käch
Writer: Giuseppe Adami (libretto), Renato Simoni (libretto)
Actors: Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara

Father Sergius (1918)

Prince Kasatsky is a just and proud youth, shock and disappointment with the world bring him to church, he becomes father Sergius. It is a story of his piety and temptation. Year 1918.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Yakov Protazanov, Alexandre Volkoff
Writer: Leo Tolstoy (novel), Alexandre Volkoff
Actors: Ivan Mozzhukhin, Olga Kondorova, V. Dzheneyeva, Vladimir Gajdarov

Serye volki (1993)

N/A Year 1993.

Generes: Action, Biography, History
Director: Igor Gostev
Writer: Igor Gostev, Sergei Khrushchev, Aleksandr Lapshin, Valentin Olekhnovich, Vladimir Valutskiy
Actors: Rolan Bykov, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Lev Durov, Bogdan Stupka

Joe Hill (1971)

About the life and death of the legendary Swedish/American agitator Joe Hill. Year 1971.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Bo Widerberg
Writer: Bo Widerberg, Richard Weber (additional dialogue), Steve Hopkins (additional dialogue)
Actors: Thommy Berggren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin Malave, Evert Anderson

Evel Knievel (1971)

Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big … Year 1971.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer: Alan Caillou (story), Alan Caillou (screenplay), John Milius (screenplay)
Actors: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron

The Devils (1971)

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. Year 1971.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ken Russell
Writer: Ken Russell (screenplay), John Whiting (based on the play by), Aldous Huxley (novel)
Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian

Chisum (1970)

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Year 1970.

Generes: Biography, Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer: Andrew J. Fenady
Actors: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson

The Bloody Judge (1970)

Christopher Lee plays the Lord Chief Justice of 17th century England who condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs. Year 1970.

Generes: Biography, Horror
Director: Jesús Franco
Writer: Enrico Colombo (adaptation), Jesús Franco (adaptation), Michael Haller, Harry Alan Towers (story), Anthony Scott Veitch
Actors: Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Hans Hass Jr.

Wrong Side of the Road (1981)

A dramatised documentary showing 48 hours in the lives of members of the Aboriginal bands, No Fixed Address and Us Mob, including the racism, hostility and harassment they receive. Year 1981.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Ned Lander
Writer: Graeme Isaac, Ned Lander
Actors: Ronnie Ansell, Peter Butler, Franco Carli, Sam Cohen

Dawn! (1979)

Biopic of Australian 3 Time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Dawn Fraser. Year 1979.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Ken Hannam
Writer: Joy Cavill
Actors: Bronwyn Mackay-Payne, Ron Haddrick, Bunney Brooke, Tom Richards

Birth of the Beatles (1979)

An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties. Year 1979.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Richard Marquand
Writer: John Kurland (teleplay), Jacob Eskendar (teleplay), John Kurland (story)
Actors: Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, John Altman, Ray Ashcroft

Stevie (1978)

This biographical film has Glenda Jackson portraying a British poet with emotional problems. Year 1978.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Robert Enders
Writer: Hugh Whitemore (screenplay), Hugh Whitemore (based on his play), Stevie Smith (and the works of)
Actors: Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen, Trevor Howard