9.4
Action, Dokumentarfilm, Drama: Sie waren gewöhnliche Männer, die in die außergewöhnlichsten Auseinandersetzungen in der Menschheitsgeschichte verwickelt waren. Diese bahnbrechende zehnteilige Miniserie nach dem Bestseller von Stephen E. Ambrose erzählt von den bemerkenswerten Leistungen einer Elitetruppe von US-Fallschirmspringern, deren Heldentaten im Zweiten Weltkrieg unglaublich, aber wahr sind.
9.1
Dokumentarfilm, Geschichte, Krieg: The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. The script is by Geoffrey Ward, and the series is narrated by Peter Coyote. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA rating.
8.8
Action, Drama, Geschichte: Sie ist eine leuchtende Flamme inmitten eines Sturmes. Wer wird ihr bei ihrem Kampf um Joseon helfen? Der Freund? Der Rohling? Oder der Fremde?
8.7
Dokumentarfilm, Geschichte, Krieg: Mit den farblich aufbereiteten Aufnahmen erleben Zuschauer diesen monumentalen Konflikt nun intensiver als jemals zuvor.
8.6
Dokumentarfilm, Geschichte, Krieg: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States, also known as The Untold History of the United States,is a 2012 documentary series directed, produced, and narrated by Oliver Stone. Oliver Stone and American University historian Peter J. Kuznick, began working on the project in 2008. Stone, Kuznick and British screenwriter Matt Graham co-wrote the script. The documentary miniseries for Showtime had a working title Oliver Stone's Secret History of America. It covers "the reasons behind the Cold War with the Soviet Union, U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, and changes in America's global role since the fall of Communism." Stone is the director and narrator of all ten episodes. The series is a re-examination of some of the under-reported and darkest parts of American modern history using little known documents and newly uncovered archival material.
8.5
Action, Dokumentarfilm, Drama: From creators Ed Burns and David Simon (The Wire), this seven-part miniseries focuses on the first 40 days of the war in Iraq, as told by an elite group of U.S. Marines.
8.3
Action, Abenteuer, Drama: Im Dezember 1941 überfällt Japan den Stützpunkt der US-Pazifikflotte auf Pearl Harbor. Als Reaktion treten die USA aktiv in den Zweiten Weltkrieg ein. "The Pacific" basiert auf den Memoiren der Kriegsveteranen Eugene Sledge, Robert Leckie und John Basilone, die an den Kämpfen gegen das japanische Kaiserreich beteiligt waren. Der Weg der Marines führt von den Dschungeln bei Guadalcanal über die schwarzen Strände von Iwo Jima bis zu den Schlachtfeldern von Okinawa ...
8.3
Dokumentarfilm, Geschichte, Krieg: Capra, Ford, Huston, Stevens und Wyler: Diese Filmemacher wollten durch ihre bewegten Bilder im Krieg die Moral heben.
8.2
Action, Realität, Thriller: Ob riskante Polizeieinsätze oder ihr turbulentes Privatleben – der Alltag dieser Notfallkräfte ist kein leichter.
8.2
Drama, Geschichte, Liebesfilm: Set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia, "War and Peace" is a story of passion, romance, scandal and deceit surrounding the rising and falling fortunes of five aristocratic families – the Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Drubetskoys, Kuragins and Rostovs – in the waning days of imperial Russia.
8.1
Dokumentarfilm, Geschichte, Krieg: Sie sind die Nazi-Elite und bald die Mächtigsten im Land – aber ihre teuflische Ideologie ist zum Scheitern verurteilt.
8.1
Dokumentarfilm, Drama, Wirtschaft und Politik: The Revolutionary War spy thriller builds towards one of the most notorious moments in American history - the treasonous defection of Benedict Arnold. Behind enemy lines on Long Island, Abe Woodhull spies for the Patriots while, embedded within the Continental Army, Benedict Arnold becomes an informant for the British.
8.1
Drama, Geschichte, Liebesfilm: North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North and South, remains the seventh-highest rated miniseries in TV history. North and South: Book II (1986) was met with similar success, while 1994's Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III was poorly received by both critics and audiences.
8.0
Dokumentarfilm, Drama, Geschichte: Zur Eroberung einer Stadt von strategischer Bedeutung verwirklichte er seine Vision auf den Trümmern eines Imperiums.
7.9
Drama, Geschichte, Krieg: HISTORY® premieres “Roots” on Memorial Day 2016, airing over four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. beginning Monday, May 30, it was announced today by Paul Buccieri, President of A&E and HISTORY. The four-night, eight-hour event series developed by HISTORY, from A+E Studios, is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship. The stellar cast includes Academy Award® winners Forest Whitaker (“Fiddler”) and Anna Paquin (“Nancy Holt”); Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Laurence Fishburne (“Alex Haley”); Golden Globe Award® winning and Emmy Award® nominated actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Tom Lea”); Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose (“Kizzy”); Grammy Award® winner Tip “T.I.” Harris (“Cyrus”); Chad L. Coleman (“Mingo”); Emayatzy Corinealdi (“Belle”); Matthew Goode (“Dr. William Waller”); Derek Luke (“Silla Ba Dibba”); Mekhi Phifer (“Jerusalem”); James Purefoy (“John Waller”); Erica Tazel (“Matilda”) and introduces Regé-Jean Page (“Chicken George”) and Malachi Kirby (“Kunta Kinte”). “‘Roots’ will allow new audiences to experience this epic family saga with a new vision that is both inspiring and tremendously entertaining,” said Buccieri. “We are proud that HISTORY will be able to bring new life to this powerful story that remains as important today as it did when the original ‘Roots’ first premiered.” “Nearly 40 years ago I had the privilege to be a part of an epic television event that started an important conversation in America,” said LeVar Burton, Co-Executive Producer. “I am incredibly proud to be a part of this new retelling and start the dialogue again, at a time when it is needed more than ever.” “Roots” is an A+E Studios production in association with Marc Toberoff and The Wolper Organization, the company that produced the original “Roots.” Will Packer, Marc Toberoff, Mark Wolper, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal and Barry Jossen serve as executive producers. LeVar Burton and Korin D. Huggins are co-executive producers. Questlove is executive music producer. “Roots” is directed by Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Bruce Beresford. Arturo Interian and Michael Stiller serve as Executives in Charge of Production for HISTORY. A+E Networks handles international distribution for “Roots.”
7.9
Drama, Geschichte, Liebesfilm: In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
7.8
Action, Drama, Thriller: The series follows Molly on her first deployment as a serving army medic against the backdrop of the British Army's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
7.8
Drama, Geschichte, Krieg: Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley.
