The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
Adaptación cinematográfica del best seller de James Clavell. Ambientada a mitad del siglo XIX en plena colonización británica de la China, Tai Pan es un noble inglés especialista en el comercio del opio que intentará introducir sus mercancías utilizando el puerto franco de Hong Kong.
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he goes to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka.
En la imaginaria localidad inglesa de Wetherby, un hombre asiste sin ser invitado a una reunión en casa de la maestra Jean Travers. Al día siguiente, regresa y se suicida con amargura y paciencia delante de ella…
When the King of Navarre and three of his cronies swear to spend all their days in study and not to look at any girls, they've forgotten that the daughter of the King of France is coming on a diplomatic visit. And the lady herself and her attendants play merry havoc with their intentions.
