Keyword British Colonial
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1985
Out of Africa
Out of Africa7.18 1985 HD
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The...
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2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India7.30 2001 HD
In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
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1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade6.00 1968 HD
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...
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1942
The Black Swan
The Black Swan6.40 1942 HD
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of...
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1986
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan5.00 1986 HD
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the...
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1983
Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust6.10 1983 HD
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her...
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1978
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers6.70 1978 HD
The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers,...
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2019
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi5.70 2019 HD
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India...
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1991
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson6.30 1991 HD
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He...
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1935
Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River5.70 1935 HD
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a...
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1963
Death Drums Along the River
Death Drums Along the River5.20 1963 HD
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
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1952
His Excellency
His Excellency6.00 1952 HD
A trade union official becomes governor of a British island colony
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1957
The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk3.00 1957 HD
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their...
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1939
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets4.80 1939 HD
The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa...
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1993
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies5.70 1993 HD
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose...
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1952
The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife6.20 1952 HD
The wife of a rubber plantation owner must put her marriage problems on hold when her family is forced to defend themselves during a native uprising.
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2002
Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land
Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land1 2002 HD
A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. The bitter...
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1946
Cyprus Is an Island
Cyprus Is an Island6.00 1946 HD
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
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1977
East of Elephant Rock
East of Elephant Rock3.50 1977 HD
In 1948, a new British governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists.
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1936
Gardens of the Orient
Gardens of the Orient1 1936 HD
This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...
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2012
Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles
Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles6.00 2012 HD
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior...
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2019
The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady
The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady1 2019 HD
A woman who went from rags to riches after marrying a Hong Kong politician must chart a new course as a clandestine sleuth after her husband...
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2020
News Treasury
News Treasury10.00 2020 HD
"News Treasury" explores historical news events and rarely seen footage, allowing viewers to dig into the news archives. From Bruce Lee's funeral and...
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1988
Noble House
Noble House6.90 1988 HD
Despite its impressive history and reputation, the international trading company Struan's is in trouble. Overextended by the previous management, new...
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1976
Sandokan
Sandokan6.90 1976 HD
In this mini-series in six parts from 1976 the Indian actor Kabir Bedi plays the lead role. Carol Andre plays Lady Marianna Guillonk and as Sandokans...
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1996
Il Ritorno di Sandokan
Il Ritorno di Sandokan6.50 1996 HD
The Return of Sandokan is a 1996 television series produced by Germany and Italy. It is the third chapter in the "Sandokan" saga starred by Kabir...