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Tsar Ivan the Terrible
1991 · History
Ironclads
1991 · History
Madame Bovary
1991 · Romance
Brother Future
1991 · Drama
The Long Walk Home
1990 · Drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990 · Drama
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1990 · History
Come See the Paradise
1990 · Drama
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990 · History
Fall From Grace
1990 · History
Glory
1990 · Biography
The Woman in Black
1989 · Horror
Boris Godounov
1989 · Drama
Glory
1989 · History
Henry V
1989 · Action
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · Biography
A City of Sadness
1989 · Drama
Romero
1989 · Drama
Romero
1989 · Drama
Shogun’s Shadow
1989 · History
Revenge
1989 · Drama
Camille Claudel
1988 · Romance
Men Behind the Sun
1988 · History
Gorillas in the Mist
1988 · History
Eight Men Out
1988 · Drama
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 · Drama
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988 · War
The Possessed
1988 · Drama
The Last Emperor
1987 · Biography
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Action
Walker
1987 · Drama
Cry Freedom
1987 · Biography
The Lighthorsemen
1987 · War
Matewan
1987 · Drama
The Untouchables
1987 · Drama
Good Morning, Babylon
1987 · Drama
A Month in the Country
1987 · Drama
Gardens of Stone
1987 · Drama
The Surrogate Womb
1987 · Drama
Hibiscus Town
1987 · Drama
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