great political films (26 titles)

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Salvador

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• Salvador on DVD (1985)
  Starring: James Woods,  James Belushi,  John Savage
  Director: Oliver Stone
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  Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, SALVADOR is a passionate protest against the savagery unleashed by fascist thugs in El Salvador during the early 1980s with the complicity of the U.S. government. It stars James Woods as combat photojournalist Richard Boyle, an erratic, cynical character ..read more »
  
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JFK

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• JFK (1991)
  Starring: Kevin Costner,  Sissy Spacek,  Tommy Lee Jones
  Director: Oliver Stone
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  Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison ..read more »
  
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Michael Collins

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• Michael Collins on DVD (1996)
  Starring: Aidan Quinn,  Stephen Rea,  Alan Rickman
  Director: Neil Jordan
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  Starting with Ireland's bloody Easter Rebellion of 1916 and ending with his untimely death, this brilliantly photographed epic from director Neil Jordan tells the charged story of Michael "Mickey" Collins. An IRA founder whose innovative guerrilla tactics succeeded in bringing freedom from British ..read more »
  
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A Very British Coup

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• A Very British Coup on DVD (1988)
  Starring: Ray McAnally,  Alan MacNaughton,  Keith Allen
  Director: Mick Jackson
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  The complete television drama series 'A Very British Coup.' A steel worker is elected as Prime Minister. Based on the novel by Chris Mullen MP.
  
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1984

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• 1984 on DVD (1985)
  Starring: John Hurt,  Richard Burton,  Cyril Cusack
  Director: Michael Radford
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  A fine and stunning screen adaptation of Orwell's prophetic 1948 novel about a world in which the government completely controls the masses by controlling their thoughts, altering history and even changing the meaning of words to suit its needs. This was Richard Burton's final film.
  
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Land And Freedom

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• Land And Freedom on DVD (1995)
  Starring: Ian Hart,  Rosana Pastor,  Icíar Bollaín
  Director: Ken Loach
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  Ken Loach's acclaimed 1936-set film about the Spanish Civil War stars Ian Hart as a disillusioned Liverpudlian who decides to follow his principles and join the fight aginst fascism in Spain.
  
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The Last King Of Scotland

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• The Last King Of Scotland on DVD (2006)
  Starring: Forest Whitaker,  Simon McBurney,  Gillian Anderson
  Director: Kevin Macdonald
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  It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »
  
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The Motorcycle Diaries

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• The Motorcycle Diaries on DVD (2004)
  Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal,  Rodrigo De La Serna,  Mia Maestro
  Director: Walter Salles Jr.
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  An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures.
  
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley

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• The Wind That Shakes The Barley on DVD (2006)
  Starring: Cillian Murphy,  Padraic Delaney,  Liam Cunningham
  Director: Ken Loach
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  A gripping drama from Ken Loach, The Wind That Shakes The Barley is the story of the Irish Civil War in the 1920's - a fight for freedom which saw the Irish Republican Army up against the occupying British forces. Workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face ..read more »
  
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The Quiet American

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• The Quiet American on DVD (2002)
  Starring: Michael Caine,  Brendan Fraser,  Do Thi Hai Yen
  Director: Phillip Noyce
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  Set in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, THE QUIET AMERICAN is based on the mystery story by Graham Greene, and directed by Phillip Noyce. A middle-aged British reporter for the London Times, Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), has been working in Vietnam, covering politics and ..read more »
  
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