The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)

Quando Páris, o príncipe de Troia, se apaixona por Helena, rainha de Esparta, o rei inicia uma guerra de anos entre os dois reinos. Para vencer, Esparta conta com Aquiles, um guerreiro lendário que comanda um exército próprio.

Conquistando 90 por cento do mundo até os 25 anos de idade, Alexandre, o Grande liderou seu exército por 35.000 km em ataques e conquistas em apenas oito anos. Da minúscula Macedônia, Alexandre liderou seu exército contra o poderoso Império Persa, rumou para o Egito e finalmente chegou à Índia.

Nesta aventura, Lara Croft viaja pelo mundo à procura do «Berço da Vida», um local antigo e perigoso, há muito esquecido, que lhe permitirá livrar o mundo do mal.

Em 480 a.C., Leônidas, o rei de Esparta, comanda seu pequeno batalhão de 300 soldados contra um exército de mais de 1 milhão na Batalha das Termópilas.

Dez anos depois de derrotar o Kraken, Perseu vive em paz com seu filho Helios. Mas os Deuses perdem o controle sobre os Titãs, que estão presos. Perseu é chamado novamente, agora para resgatar seu pai, Zeus, vencer os Titãs e salvar a humanidade.

Em seu único papel no cinema, a diva María Callas vive a feiticeira Medéia, que mata o próprio irmão para fugir com o amado, Jasão, que roubara o velo de ouro. Anos mais tarde, Jasão a abandona, para se casar com a jovem e bela filha do Rei Creonte. Indignada, Medéia planeja uma terrível vingança contra Jasão.

Xerxes, o rei persa, colocou seu enorme império de escravos para esmagar um pequeno grupo de estados independentes gregos. O rei contava com a desunião da Grécia para vencer a guerra, mas o famoso guerreiro Leonidas, o rei de Esparta, e o grande orador Themistocles de Atenas viram que a união era a única força capaz de derrotar o exército persa.

In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynices. However, he refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and they kill each other. The ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eleocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polyneices should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by the jackals and vultures. However, Antigone, who was betrothed to Creon's surviving son Haemon, defies Creon's orders and buries her brother. When Creon is reported of the attitude of Antigone, he sentences her to be placed in a tomb alive. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword...

Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange adventures of warrior king Odysseus, inventor of the idea of the Trojan horse, the poem can claim to be the greatest story ever told. Now British poet Simon Armitage goes on his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes. Yet Simon ponders the question of whether he even likes the guy.

The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.

Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.

Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

Believe it or not, Mick Jagger was not the first bisexual. In fact, 'going both ways' dates back to ancient Greece, when heterosexuality was not the norm. This fascinating documentary, featuring John Cameron Mitchell and French pop star Yelle, explores and uncovers the history and modern-day perceptions of this often misunderstood culture. Interviews with prominent artists, designers, and writers are interspersed with archival footage from around the world.

Filho de Zeus, o semi-deus Hércules sofre há 400 anos, por ter perdido toda a sua família. Após realizar os doze trabalhos, ele conhece seis homens sanguinários e impiedosos, e une-se ao grupo em busca de novas tarefas e de qualquer trabalho que puder encontrar, com a condição de ser remunerado. Quando a noiva de um jovem é raptada pelo rei do mal, ele procura Hércules para obter ajuda. O herói caído tem vivido no exílio, banido por matar sua família, mas a coragem do jovem inspira Hércules. Juntos, eles lutam para salvar a noiva e recuperar a honra de Hércules.

When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers close to the real Doris Day through the eyes of her friends and family members and with the help of film footage, newsreels and photographs. What surfaces is a complex picture of an equally complicated woman who faced problems far more formidable than her cinematic image revealed.

An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then-known world and created a Greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India.

Agnes may not seem like someone with much to laugh about. For one thing, she has albinism - a lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes - and her appearance has provoked prejudice from family, friends and strangers since she was born. But despite all odds, Agnes refuses to lead a life of sorrow. This fascinating and inspiring documentary also shares the stories of seven other people's individual experiences of living their lives with albinism in Kenya, a predominantly black society. While each person's story is unique, they all have one thing in common: they know what it is like to stand out uncomfortably from the crowd.

Meio homem, meio deus, o semideus Hércules anda atormentado pela terra. Depois de doze árduos trabalhos realizados e a perda de sua família, ele conhece seis assassinos impiedosos e une-se ao grupo em busca de trabalho, até que o rei da Trácia convida-o para treinar o seu exército.

The coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Greece to his assumption of Regent of the Land, after proving his worth to his father, the demanding King Phillip.