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- 'Raja Ram Mohan' is the biopic of one of the greatest visionaries of India. Born in a Hindu Brahmin family Ram Mohan was always against idol worship and evil practices prevalent in Hindu religion. He believed in one god. He was reprimanded by his father and later mother for it but he never let go off his beliefs. He always had an estranged relationship with his mother due to these differences. He He's greatly moved when he sees young women being forced to die with their dead husbands. He starts his protest against this evil practice of 'sati'. He succeeds in passing the sati bill. But some orthodox staunch Hindus protest against the bill. He starts a new religious community the Brahmo Samaj. He goes to England to fight in favour of the sati bill. He promised the Delhi emperor to fight for his case. In return he would pay his expenses in the foreign land. Ram Mohan manages to get the reform bill passed and solves the emperor's problems even after being betrayed by the emperor. The hard work takes a toll o his health and he falls ill. But he is not ready to give up before getting the sati bill passed. After a hard struggle he succeeds in banning sati practice before he breathes his last.
- When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers in this lesser-known English-language version of R.K. Narayan's classic.
- Savithri's husband dies and she pursues the God of Death, Yama, to implore in him to release her husband's soul.
- When Mahfouz dies, his partner Diab takes his share, leaving Mahfouz's family in poverty. Mahfouz's daughter Zahra became pregnant, but due to the plight of their family, her fiancé Gawdat refuses her.
- Sarvagna is a boy who grew up under the guardianship of his teacher. He is very spiritual, which sometimes gives people the first impression that he is mad, but over time people start to appreciate him. His guru becomes impressed with his vachanas, which will become a masterpiece in the future.
- A documentary chronicling a concert tour of Japan by the rock group The Ventures.
- In Hong Kong, at a masked ball party, a greedy rich man pretends he has lost a diamonds ring, blaming a young girl for the theft, and demanding that she pays him for the cost. Later, the Chan sisters Chan Meiling and Chan Meiyu dress in black leotards to look like black cats in the darkness of the night, leave their luxuriously villa, called The Rose Garden, and start robbing from the rich people that they know are fraudsters or otherwise evil. Even if they give the profits to the poor, their actions are causing alarm in the high society. The police suspects come to nothing, as one sister pretends to be the other, on occasions, and they act alone. An insurance detective, Cheung Manfu (PATRICK TSE YIN) comes to investigate the case, follows the two ladies, and tries to arrest them several times, but fails, namely because their villa has secret underground passages. For each new daring robbery, the sisters leave behind a black rose, signing their action.
- Comedy/drama the life of an honest man who is pushed by his family to make policy
- The life story of the king Harishchandra who is also known as ' Satya Harishchandra '
- This political propaganda film tells of the life and exploits of then-Philippine Presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand E. Marcos (Luis Gonzales). One of the highlights of the 2-1/2-hour film is the celebrated Nalundasan case, in which the young Marcos was accused of murder.
- A historical drama that shows the struggle of the Egyptian people against the British occupation and the numerous sacrifices people made in order to achieve freedom, equality and human dignity in a fight for the country they love dearly.
- Bandit (Udaykumar) kidnaps City Cop (K S Ashwath)'s pregnant wife, who delivers a baby boy under Bandit's custody; however, Bandit's own wife conceives a baby girl and hands it over to City Cop. Before she dies, she urges Cop to bring her daughter away from her father. Bandit instills in the little boy that he is Bandit's son and his own mother is his maternal auntie. Cop's son is brought up to be a Bandit, much against his will. Bandit's daughter, though she has a chaste upbringing, is always in awe of robbers and thieves, admiring them for their dare-devilry. Due for his first robbery, Son meets his biological father at a fair and has unexplained attraction towards him. He must rob jewels from Cop's daughter Jayanthi, but he hesitates to do it. Jayanthi herself offers all the jewels and plays coy, before her father. As the movie proceeds, Son, increasingly known as Bettada Kalla, is pitted against the father and only one can survive. Will the son know the truth and unite his parents? This forms the crux of the movie.
- Three stories about Shurik - a young student. He fights against criminals, falls in love, confuses apartments, passes exams - he lives after all.
- During World War II, PFC Molnár decides his military service is over, and with a serious amount of money hidden in hand grenades, he heads to an abandoned mansion where he encounters not only the sour butler but a bunch of others who are also trying to wimp out on their duties.
- A poor man living in Kerela follows his heart and instincts to save a child from the gutter, brings her up with love, only to find later in life that inevetibly she becomes spoilt and arrogant. However, lessons of universal life are finally learned together.
- Based on the 17th century Malay romance of the same name, Bidasari is the story of a humble merchant's daughter whose beauty is so enchanting that it enrages the narcissistic Queen Lelasari.
- Surfing In California in the early '60's.
- The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812.
- In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
- When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers.
- The Kauravas defeat the Pandavas in a game of dice and send them into an exile of twelve years.
- Single retired civil servant decides to return to his hometown to meet his first and only love. But the woman he finds is just a spectre of his memory.
- In 1918, after the end of the Balkan Wars and the First World War, hundreds of Macedonians immigrated to Bulgaria. Among them there were pro-Bulgarian Macedonians who wanted to exploit the emigrants for their own political purposes. A number of decent freedom fighters were eliminated. The victim of one of the assassins in Sofia was Gjorche Petrov. His assassin is a young boy who doesn't even know that he is shooting dead the man who is one of the last real fighters for the freedom of Macedonia. By discovering that he has been unknowingly involved in the pro-Bulgarian organization and has been used for an execution of this vile act, it means the death sentence for the young boy.
- Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.
- A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.
- Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.
- A love story between Rahim, Rupban and Tajel. Rupban gets married to a 12 days old Rahim when she is 12 years. Once he grows up, he is unable to consider Rupban as his wife and falls in love with Tajel
- The story of a king Harishchandra who is known as " Satya Harishchandra "
- Shaheed (1965) presents the inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.
- An ornamental minister visits his constituency to inaugurate an obstetrical clinic; however, a clumsy accident will expose not only his voters' needs but also a well-planned conspiracy. Can he right the wrongs before the next elections?
- They come onstage snapping their fingers, smoking cigarettes, joking about being happy drunks. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.
- In November 1918, a number of Austrian-Hungarian officers - each representing one of the great Empire's nations - are trapped by snow in a convalescent facility in the Alps and miss the end of World War I. When the course of events finally dawns on them, each reacts very differently to this watershed event of history.
- The legendary press conference in San Fransisco at KQED studios on Dec. 3rd 1965.