The 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy — an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past — and Red Bill, an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag.
Mai 1945. Nach seiner Niederlage im Zweiten Weltkrieg liegt Deutschland in Trümmern. Ein bis dahin einmaliger Prozess in der Geschichte der Menschheit wird durch den US-Richter und Chef-Ankläger der Alliierten, Robert Jackson, vorbereitet. In einer fairen Verhandlung sollen die 22 angeklagten Kriegsverbrecher persönlich für Angriffskriege und organisierte Massenvernichtung zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden. Der Schauplatz des elfmonatigen Prozesses: die altdeutsche Stadt Nürnberg, zu dieser Zeit fast vollständig zerstört. Der Ort, an dem Hitler die Nürnberger Gesetze unterzeichnete, die das Schicksal der europäischen Juden besiegelte.
Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius.
Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.
Two nefarious schemes taking place 10 years apart entangle a dauntless triad member, who must break out of prison to rescue a loved one.
Großbritannien im 16. Jahrhundert: Die junge Maria Stuart wurde in Frankreich zur Katholikin erzogen und kehrt als Königin nach Schottland zurück. Die junge Königin bekommt es nicht nur mit ihrer mächtigen Widersacherin Königin Elisabeth I von England zu tun, sondern gerät auch in Konflikt mit dem protestantischen Adel, angeführt vom ihrem illegitimen Halbbruder. Die katholische Minderheit setzt dagegen alle Hoffnung auf die neue Herrscherin. Maria Stuart wird zur machtbewussten Regentin, die sich brutaler Anschläge und gemeiner Intrigen erwehren muss, ihrerseits aber ebenfalls vor keinem Mittel zurückschreckt, um ihre mächtigen Gegner in die Schranken zu weisen. Schließlich muss die umstrittene Monarchin zugunsten ihres Sohnes James abdanken, der später König von England und Schottland wird.
1911, A graduate of the Institute of Noble Maidens, Sasha Meshcherskaya returns to a small provincial town. The well-being of her family is based on her relationship with her loving uncle, the owner of the arms factory Nikolai Shumilov. Sashenka's parents: Prince Ivan Sergeevich Meshchersky and Maria Ilyinichna dream of their daughter's early marriage, and she herself dreams of a brilliant career as an architect. Wanting to please her parents, Sasha makes new acquaintances and instantly plunges into a whirlpool of intrigue, where political interests are at stake above personal passions. Cold-blooded murders and blackmail, intricacies of conspiracies, daring provocateurs eluding detection - all this captivates the enthusiastic schoolgirl, who experiences mortal melancholy from the paucity of life prospects. Without noticing it, Sasha becomes an ideal target for terrorist hypnosis.
A 3 part drama series about the notorious powerful Borgia family who took power in Italy in the 15th/16th centuries.
Stockholm's Bloodbath of 1520 is one of the most dramatic moments in the entire history of the Nordic countries. But what really happened? How could a hundred people be executed in the middle of Stockholm? In this two part documentary, historians Bo Eriksson and Anna Maria Forsberg will reveal the reasons behind the massacre.