Movie List for "biography"

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008) Action Biography Crime Movie

A look at Germany’s terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and ’70s. Year 2008.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime
Director: Uli Edel
Writer: Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel, Stefan Aust
Actors: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek

El sol del membrillo (1992) Documentary Biography Movie

The artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile. Year 1992.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Víctor Erice
Writer: Víctor Erice, Antonio López
Actors: Antonio López, María Moreno, Enrique Gran

Yip Man 3 (2015) Action Biography Drama Movie

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over a local school, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama
Director: Wilson Yip
Writer: Tai-lee Chan, Lai-Yin Leung, Edmond Wong
Actors: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Jin Zhang

The Bang Bang Club (2010) Biography Drama History Movie

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa. Year 2010.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steven Silver
Writer: Steven Silver, Greg Marinovich, João Silva
Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch

Out of Africa (1985) Biography Drama Romance Movie

In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Year 1985.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writer: Karen Blixen, Judith Thurman, Errol Trzebinski
Actors: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) Biography Drama History Movie

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: William Nicholson, Nelson Mandela
Actors: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto

Nordwand (2008) Adventure Biography Drama Movie

A secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two alpinists as she knows them well. She later gets to report on/photograph her friends’ and other alpinists’ climb of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face. Year 2008.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writer: Chris Silber, Philipp Stölzl, Rupert Henning
Actors: Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek

The Tenor (2014) Biography Drama Music Movie

The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience’s hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the European opera scene. Sawada, a Japanese music producer, is searching for a new tenor for Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Sang Man Kim
Writer: Sang Man Kim
Actors: Yoo Ji-Tae, Yûsuke Iseya, Ye-ryeon Cha

Gholamreza Takhti (2019) Biography Drama Sport Movie

The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Bahram Tavakoli
Writer: Saeid Malekan, Bahram Tavakoli
Actors: Alireza Goudarzi, Mahoor Alvand, Behnoosh Tabatabaei

Miyamoto Musashi (1954) Action Adventure Biography Movie

Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai. Year 1954.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer: Hideji Hôjô, Hiroshi Inagaki, Tokuhei Wakao
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni

Le tombeau d’Alexandre (1993) Documentary Biography History Movie

This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin, throughout his life a sincere believer in communism, whose films were repeatedly banned in the Soviet Union. Modern Russian film students express their excitement Year 1993.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Chris Marker
Writer: Chris Marker
Actors: Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova

Ahlam el-madina (1984) Biography Drama Movie

A widow called Hayat is forced to move with her two children (Deeb) and (Omar) to reside with her father in Damascus, Deeb is forced to work during his studies so that the mother does not have to need anything from her father. Year 1984.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Mohamed Malas
Writer: Mohamed Malas, Samir Zikra
Actors: Yasmine Khlat, Rafik Sbiee, Bassel Abiad

Mar adentro (2004) Biography Drama Movie

The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28 year campaign in favour of euthanasia and his own right to die. Year 2004.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Writer: Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Actors: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas

Ludwig (1973) Biography Drama History Movie

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886. Year 1973.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Luchino Visconti
Writer: Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi D’Amico
Actors: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard