The 13th Warrior (1999)
An Arab scholar is recruited to help a group of Norsemen protect a village under seige.
A Castle In Italy (2013)
A family are forced to sell their Italian home.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Restored version of the Lean classic sees an idealistic poet/physician and the fiancée of a political activist meet and fall in love against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.
Hidalgo (2004)
A half-breed American cowboy races his mustang across the Arabian desert, circa 1890.
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
A biopic of TE Lawrence focused on role in the Arab/Turkish conflict during the First World War.
Maria By Callas (2017)
The most famous soprano in the world, a true diva, recounts her life 40 years after her death.
The Parole Officer (2001)
A nerdy parole officer witnesses a murder and, with three ex-crooks, attempts to expose the killer
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