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  • 1986
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    Miracle at Moreaux

    Miracle at Moreaux

    6.00 1986 HD

    Drama - On a December night in 1943, three Jewish children escape from Nazi-occupied France and are given refuge by Sister Gabrielle at a Catholic...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Loretta Swit

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  • 2002
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    The Dinosaur Hunters

    The Dinosaur Hunters

    5.00 2002 HD

    One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry Ian Cusick

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  • 2024
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    The Hunt for the Oldest DNA

    The Hunt for the Oldest DNA

    8.00 2024 HD

    Three million years ago, camels roamed through Greenland’s endless forests and our ancestors lived in the trees. It all came to an end with...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2003
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    Prisoner of Paradise

    Prisoner of Paradise

    6.30 2003 HD

    The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ian Holm

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  • 2024
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    Fly With Me

    Fly With Me

    7.50 2024 HD

    Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2024
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    Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around

    Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around

    1 2024 HD

    Discover the story behind singer Brenda Lee’s iconic songs and explore how her early fame and life of poverty shaped her artistry across pop,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Brenda Lee

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  • 2008
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    Walt Whitman

    Walt Whitman

    5.00 2008 HD

    This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: J.K. Simmons

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  • 2024
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    American Coup: Wilmington 1898

    American Coup: Wilmington 1898

    1 2024 HD

    The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1977
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    Sesame Street at Night?

    Sesame Street at Night?

    1 1977 HD

    Shalit is to host an adult 'look' at Sesame Street in a Festival '77 special for PBS. The 30-minute special, Sesame Street at Night? takes its theme...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Gene Shalit

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  • 1984
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    You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

    1 1984 HD

    A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jason Robards

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  • 2012
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    The Day Carl Sandburg Died

    The Day Carl Sandburg Died

    7.00 2012 HD

    Explore the controversial life and legacy of the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sandburg through archival footage and interviews with Pete...

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    Cast: Matthew Allis

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  • 1982
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    Silent Rebellion

    Silent Rebellion

    7.00 1982 HD

    A Greek immigrant (Savalas) and his son return to Greece, where they reunite with mother and brother and re-discover their heritage and each other....

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Telly Savalas

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  • 1974
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    Feasting with Panthers

    Feasting with Panthers

    1 1974 HD

    Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: JoBeth Williams

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  • 1975
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    Beyond the Horizon

    Beyond the Horizon

    1 1975 HD

    On a Connecticut farm, James Mayo's two sons both love Ruth Atkins. Robert, the younger son, is sickly and dreams of escaping to a romantic life...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Backus

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  • 1999
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    Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey

    Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey

    1 1999 HD

    This award-winning PBS documentary sweeps viewers into a seafaring adventure with a community of Polynesians, as they build traditional sailing...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Napualani Cassidy

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  • 1984
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    The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

    The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

    7.00 1984 HD

    A look into the mind of one of the Hillside Strangler murderers, Kenneth Bianchi.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kenneth Bianchi

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  • 2021
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    The Kennedy Center at 50

    The Kennedy Center at 50

    10.00 2021 HD

    Echoing "An American Pageant for the Arts," the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special celebration and re-launch of live, in-person...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Audra McDonald

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  • 2024
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    Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

    Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

    1 2024 HD

    The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony invites viewers to come along for a journey into the heart and soul of American...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Joan Baez

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  • 2018
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    A Squirrel's Guide to Success

    A Squirrel's Guide to Success

    9.00 2018 HD

    A look at the extraordinary abilities of squirrels, from the brainy fox squirrel to the acrobatic gray squirrel to the problem-solving ground...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ana Gasteyer

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  • 1983
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    The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

    1 1983 HD

    Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mark Linn-Baker

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