Movie List for "biography"

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise. Year 2001.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Jan Harlan
Writer: N/A
Actors: Stanley Kubrick, Barbara Kroner, Steven Marcus, Alexander Singer

Quills (2000)

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor. Year 2000.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: Doug Wright (play), Doug Wright (screenplay)
Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier. Year 1999.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Errol Morris
Writer: N/A
Actors: Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan Van Pelt, David Irving, Caroline Leuchter

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado. Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Musical
Director: Mike Leigh
Writer: Mike Leigh
Actors: Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger Heathcott

The Craic (1999)

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting … Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Comedy
Director: Ted Emery
Writer: Jimeoin
Actors: Jimeoin, Alan McKee, Colin Hay, Bob Franklin

Molokai (1999)

The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers. Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Paul Cox
Writer: John Briley, Hilde Eynikel (book)
Actors: David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Jan Decleir, Chris Haywood

The General (1998)

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team. Year 1998.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Writer: John Boorman, Paul Williams (novel)
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy

The Bruce (1996)

Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim… Year 1996.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Bob Carruthers, David McWhinnie
Writer: N/A
Actors: Gary Andrew, Brian Blessed, Richard Brimblecombe, Conor Chamberlain

Nasser 56 (1996)

The life of Gamal abd El-nasser the Egyptian leader Year 1996.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Mohamed Fadel
Writer: Mahfouz Abdel Rahman
Actors: Ahmed Zaki, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Hassan Hosny, Ahmed Maher

Wild Bill (1995)

The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane. Year 1995.

Generes: Action, Biography, Western
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: Peter Dexter (book), Thomas Babe (play), Walter Hill (screenplay)
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane

Braveheart (1995)

When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Year 1995.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Randall Wallace
Actors: James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Sandy Nelson, James Cosmo

Frank & Jesse (1995)

At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by … Year 1995.

Generes: Biography, Western
Director: Robert Boris
Writer: Robert Boris
Actors: Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Tony Cragg in Celebration of Sculpture (1993)

One of the most versatile sculptors working today is Tony Cragg. Shaping forms in plastic, glass, stone, wood, steel, fiberglass, and found objects he has been making magic come alive in … Year 1993.

Generes: Biography
Director: Christopher Felver
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (1993)

N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdos, directed by George Paul Csicsery. Year 1993.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: George Paul Csicsery
Writer: N/A
Actors: Paul Erdös, Ronald Graham, Joel Spencer, J.W.S. Cassels

Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See (1992)

The first biographical film on the famed Mexican artist, DIEGO RIVERA: I PAINT WHAT I SEE traces his life from childhood through his Cubist period… Year 1992.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Mary Lance
Writer: Eric Breitbart
Actors: Joe Barrett, Philip Bosco, Steven Culp, Rosanna DeSoto