Jason Robards

These films provide rare footage and historical recounts of some of the most prized American institutions. The series has earned universal critical acclaim as well as over 100 awards.

This is a touching story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island of Bora Bora. Amid this man-made tension comes a powerful hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.

Recently widowed John Tanner, not wanting to spend Christmas alone, decides to seek companionship through a "social introductions" agency. He meets Iris who, though shy and reserved, agrees to join him. Soon a warm relationship develops, but there is a secret side to Iris that, when revealed, will change both their lifes forever.

An inspiring family comedy adventure about a boy's determination to put the fun back into baseball after inheriting the Minnesota Twins.

Film adaptation of Mark Twain's story about the young boy and his travels with an escaped slave down the Mississippi River.

Green Town, Illinois. is visited by a mysterious Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifying things begin to happen when two small boys become too curious about the circus.

Presents a dramatization of the dissident activities of Soviet physicist Andreĭ Sakharov. Reveals the extent of Russian repression and the great personal danger to which Sakarov and his activist comrades were exposed.

Features the life and career of American artist Thomas Hart Benton. He depicted a self reliant America emerging from the Depression and was a fierce defender of the aestheics of realism. This film used long-lost footage, interviews, and the art of Benton to tell the bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.

Ken Burns' Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.

Frank is a ruthless murderous psychopath who suffers no conscience pangs after annihilating an entire family and a half-breed is falsely accused of the terrible slaughter. A member of the family, The Man, remembers how his brother was savagely tortured.