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This biography of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef Al Thaqafi looks back on his cruelty, his clemency and his loyalty, and paints the portrait of a controversial regent.
In 1948 Jiangzhou, a humble foot care master is drawn into an assassination plot and forced to navigate a chaotic world of criminals, officials, and revolutionaries. As he becomes involved in rescuing victims and exposing corruption, he and a group of unlikely allies play a role in recovering lost funds and witnessing the city’s liberation.
From 1917 to the end of the 1980s, Soviet border guards are stationed on the territory of the USSR from the Far East to the western borders.
In 1940s Amsterdam, Jewish Council co-chairman David Cohen and his daughter Virrie have their bond tested as they pursue increasingly opposing ways of safeguarding their community under Nazi rule.
Top of the Hill is a short-lived political drama series aired by CBS as part of its 1989 fall lineup.
When World War II breaks out in 1939, several people from different countries and social backgrounds must decide which cause they want to defend.
In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and conquerors, but through the eyes of the ordinary men who fought on their behalf.
The show documents each of the Presidents in the union, starting with George Washington, following a chronological order up until George W. Bush. Each President's segment begins with the narrator giving a brief dossier about each one, from their political affiliation, family, and notable traits. The show then highlights the history behind each presidency, linking each one to the following.
Soldier Klaus von Wolfstadt becomes a knight to enemy commander Taki Reizen, leading to a strong romantic bond tested by conflicts.
It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kyiv. A special squad is tasked with investigating major cases by acting both at the frontline and in the city itself, where rising criminals are joining German subversives in infiltrating the city, while a number of Soviet government representatives are happily profiting from other people’s misery.
A Prussian princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.
Wang Yunshan is the leader of the Eighth Route Army Regiment. Although uneducated and hot tempered, he possess an extraordinary military mind. He dared to fight hard and taking an unorthodox strategy, he was able to win against the Japanese army.
Between 1938 and 1948, from the height of Italy s Fascist regime to the end of the tumultuous post-war period, Chief Detective De Luca investigates and solves crimes in the City of Bologna and along the Adriatic coast. With little or no regard for those in power, whoever they happen to be, his solitary, uncompromising character often lands him in trouble, but his respect is reserved for the truth and justice alone. In the four TV movies of the series Unauthorized Investigation , Carte Blanche , The Damned Season and Via Della Oche each taken from a novel by best-selling mystery Carlo Lucarelli Chief Detective De Luca always ultimately gets to the bottom of his cases, though what he finds leaves a bitter aftertaste.
During the war against Japan, a Communist agent infiltrates Japanese spies to protect national treasures hidden in Mount Emei, facing dangerous missions and personal sacrifices, as love and tragedy unfold amid the fight to safeguard China’s heritage.
