Topic: Slavery

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Yoshiaki Hanayaki · Kyôko Kagawa · Eitarô Shindô

Synopsis Sansho the Bailiff (1954) delves into a grim period of Japanese history, drawing from a 12th-century folk tale to illustrate the cruelty and inhumanity of a bygone era. The narrative begins with a provincial governor who advocates for the rights...

Direction Stanley Kubrick

Cast Kirk Douglas · Tony Curtis · Laurence Olivier · Peter Ustinov

Synopsis Spartacus (1960) follows the gripping tale of a defiant slave, Spartacus, portrayed by Kirk Douglas, who ignites a fierce uprising against the corrupt Roman Empire. Inspired by Howard Fast's novel of the same name, the film delves into the historical...

Direction Quentin Tarantino

Cast Jamie Foxx · Christoph Waltz · Leonardo DiCaprio · Kerry Washington

Synopsis Django Unchained (2012) follows the journey of a former slave, Django, who is freed by a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz, to assist in tracking down a group of criminals. Set in the American South just two years before...

Direction William Wyler

Cast Charlton Heston · Jack Hawkins · Stephen Boyd · Haya Harareet

Synopsis Ben-Hur (1959) unfolds in the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's rule, in the Roman province of Judea, where Jews are returning to their birth city for the census. A radiant star illuminates the night sky over Bethlehem, signaling the birth...

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Russell Crowe · Joaquin Phoenix · Connie Nielsen · Oliver Reed

Synopsis Gladiator (2000) centers around Maximus, a valiant and devoted military leader serving under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. His unwavering loyalty earns him the Emperor's trust, who intends to name Maximus as his successor. However, Commodus, the Emperor's jealous son, intervenes by...

Direction John Milius · William J. MacDonald · Bruno Heller · Michael Apted

Cast Kevin McKidd · Ray Stevenson · Polly Walker · James Purefoy

Synopsis Rome (TV Series) (2005) is a historical drama that unfolds in 52 B.C., when the city of Rome stands as the world's most affluent metropolis, home to a million people and the heart of a vast empire. Established on principles...

Direction Steven S. DeKnight · Michael Hurst · Rick Jacobson · Jesse Warn

Cast Liam McIntyre · Manu Bennett · Dustin Clare · Daniel Feuerriegel

Synopsis Spartacus: War of the Damned (TV Series) (2013) is a gripping TV miniseries that picks up after the defeat of Gaius Claudius Glaber. Months have passed, and the rebel army, under the leadership of Spartacus and his generals Crixus, Gannicus,...

Direction Steven S. DeKnight · Rick Jacobson · Michael Hurst · Jesse Warn

Cast Andy Whitfield · Lucy Lawless · John Hannah · Manu Bennett

Synopsis Spartacus: Blood and Sand (TV Series) (2010) is a gripping historical drama that spans 13 episodes, chronicling the life of Spartacus, a Thracian warrior betrayed by the Romans and thrust into the harsh world of slavery. Captured and forced into...

Direction Steven S. DeKnight · Rick Jacobson

Cast John Hannah · Dustin Clare · Lucy Lawless · Peter Mensah

Synopsis Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Miniseries) (2011) is a captivating Starz television mini-series that serves as a prequel to the acclaimed series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." This six-episode mini-series delves into the life of Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the inaugural...

Direction Steve McQueen

Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Lupita Nyong'o · Paul Dano

Synopsis 12 Years a Slave (2013) is a gripping narrative inspired by actual events, chronicling the harrowing journey of a free African American man who is abducted and forced into the harsh realities of slavery in mid-19th century Louisiana. The film...

Direction Lars von Trier

Cast Bryce Dallas Howard · Isaach de Bankole · Danny Glover · Willem Dafoe

Synopsis Manderlay (2005) unfolds an eerie and unsettling narrative centered around the Manderlay plantation. Nestled in the isolated plains of the deep south of the USA, the story begins in 1933 when Grace and her father, along with his gang of...

Direction Marvin J. Chomsky · John Erman · David Greene · Gilbert Moses

Cast Todd Bridges · Robert Reed · John Amos · Madge Sinclair

Synopsis Roots (TV Miniseries) (1977) chronicles the harrowing journey of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a young man forcibly taken from his African homeland in the 18th century and subjected to the brutal conditions of slavery in America. This epic tale spans...

Direction Miguel Ángel Rosales

Direction Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Cast Nelson Villagra · Silvano Rey · Luis Alberto García · José Antonio Rodríguez

Direction Steven S. DeKnight · Rick Jacobson

Cast Liam McIntyre · Manu Bennett · Dustin Clare · Daniel Feuerriegel

Synopsis Spartacus: Vengeance (TV Series) (2012) is a gripping continuation of the epic tale that began with "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." This 10-episode season, which aired in 2012, picks up where the previous season left off, with Spartacus (now portrayed by...

Direction Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast Marlon Brando · Evaristo Márquez · Renato Salvatori · Norman Hill

Synopsis Burn! (1969) follows the story of Sir William Walker, a British mercenary who is hired by a British sugar company to overthrow the government of a Caribbean island nation. The company wants to maintain its monopoly on the sugar trade...

Direction Bruce Beresford · Thomas Carter · Phillip Noyce · Mario Van Peebles

Cast Malachi Kirby · Laurence Fishburne · Forest Whitaker · Emayatzy Corinealdi

Synopsis Roots (TV Miniseries) (2016) is a gripping retelling of Alex Haley's seminal work, spanning four compelling episodes. This historical drama delves into the life of an enslaved African man who is forcibly brought to America and the enduring legacy of...

Direction Rodd Rathjen

Cast Sarm Heng · Thanawut Kasro · Mony Ros · Saichia Wongwirot

Synopsis Buoyancy (2019) follows the harrowing journey of a 14-year-old Cambodian youth who departs from his home in pursuit of a brighter future. However, his dreams are shattered when he is deceived and sold to a Thai intermediary, leading to his...

Direction Cecil B. DeMille

Cast Gary Cooper · Paulette Goddard · Howard Da Silva · Boris Karloff

Synopsis Unconquered (1947) is set in 1763, where two men traveling on the same vessel from London to Virginia compete for the rights to a woman who faces a grim choice: execution in England or 14 years of indentured servitude in...

Direction Phillip Noyce

Cast Everlyn Sampi · Tianna Sansbury · Laura Monaghan · Kenneth Branagh

Synopsis Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) tells the compelling true story of three Indigenous Australian girls who were forcibly removed from their families in 1931 under a government policy aimed at assimilating Aboriginal children into white society. The girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie,...