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The Barber of Siberia
1998 · Comedy
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998 · History
Jinnah
1998 · Drama
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1998 · Drama
Savior
1998 · History
Les Misérables
1998 · Drama
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
1998 · Drama
The Newton Boys
1998 · Action
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · Action
Kundun
1997 · Biography
Amistad
1997 · Drama
Artemisia
1997 · History
Rizal in Dapitan
1997 · Drama
Mrs Brown
1997 · Romance
The Manson Family
1997 · Drama
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997 · History
Border
1997 · Action
The Opium War
1997 · History
Annamayya
1997 · History
The Soong Sisters
1997 · Romance
Four Days in September
1997 · Drama
Character
1997 · Drama
Paradise Road
1997 · Drama
Black Rose II
1997 · Comedy
Rosewood
1997 · Action
Iruvar
1997 · History
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · History
The Crucible
1996 · History
Ridicule
1996 · Drama
Mother Night
1996 · Drama
Get on the Bus
1996 · Drama
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1996 · Romance
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
1996 · Adventure
Restoration
1996 · Biography
Leily is with Me
1996 · War
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Drama
The Horseman on the Roof
1995 · Romance
Stonewall
1995 · History
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995 · Drama
Apollo 13
1995 · Adventure
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