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Tai-Pan
1986 · Adventure
The Mission
1986 · Adventure
Death of a Soldier
1986 · History
Salvador
1986 · Drama
Primary Russia
1986 · Drama
The Man in the Black Cape
1986 · History
Caravaggio
1986 · History
Lady Jane
1986 · Biography
Miracle at Moreaux
1986 · History
Revolution
1985 · Adventure
Mard
1985 · History
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Horror
The Official Story
1985 · History
King David
1985 · Action
Colonel Redl
1985 · Drama
Hitler’s SS: Portrait in Evil
1985 · War
A Passage to India
1985 · Adventure
The Killing Fields
1985 · Drama
The Wannsee Conference
1984 · History
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
1984 · History
The Blood of Others
1984 · History
Yellow Earth
1984 · History
The Bounty
1984 · Action
When the Raven Flies
1984 · Drama
Among Grey Stones
1983 · Drama
The Right Stuff
1983 · Adventure
Dempsey
1983 · Drama
The Burning of the Imperial Palace
1983 · Drama
Barefoot Gen
1983 · Animation
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
1983 · Drama
Gandhi
1983 · Biography
Kaviratna Kalidasa
1983 · Drama
The Scarlet and the Black
1983 · History
Danton
1983 · Drama
Danton
1983 · Drama
The Draughtsman’s Contract
1982 · Mystery
Variola Vera
1982 · Horror
Missing
1982 · Biography
Quest for Fire
1982 · Adventure
Das Boot
1982 · Action
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