International Films Database

Director : Paul Schrader

Release Date : 20 September 1985 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama

Cast : Ken Ogata as Yukio Mishima, Masayuki Shionoya as Morita, Hiroshi Mikami as Cadet 1, Junya Fukuda as Cadet No. 2, Shigeto Tachihara as Cadet No. 3, Junkichi Orimoto as General Mashita, Naoko Otani, Gô Rijû as Mishima, Age 18-19, Masato Aizawa, Yuki Nagahara as Mishima, Age 5, Kyuzo Kobayashi as Literary Friend, Yuki Kitazume as Dancing friend, Haruko Kato as Grandmother, Yasosuke Bando as Mizoguchi, Hisako Manda as Mariko

Plot : A fictionalized think inside four segments of the vitality of Japan’s made merry twentieth-century person who wrote it Yukio Mishima… more |

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Director : Andrei Tarkovsky

Release Date : 1973 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama, History, War

Cast : (Credited cast) , Anatoli Solonitsyn as Andrei Rublyov, Ivan Lapikov as Kirill, Nikolai Grinko as Danil Chorny, Nikolai Sergeyev as Theophanes the Greek, Irma Raush as Idiot girl (Durochka), Nikolay Burlyaev as Boriska, Yuri Nazarov as The Grand Prince / The Lesser Prince, Yuri Nikulin as Monk Patrikey, Rolan Bykov as The jester, Nikolai Grabbe as Stepan, Mikhail Kononov as Foma, Stepan Krylov as Head Bell-founder, Irina Miroshnichenko as Mary Magdalene, Bolot Bejshenaliyev as Tatar Khan rest of cast listed alphabetically: , K. Aleksandrov, S. Bardin, E. Borisovsky, I. Bykov, Igor Donskoy as Christ, Nikolai Glazkov as Efim, Vladimir Guskov (as Vova Guskov), Nikolai Kutuzov (as N. Kutuzov), I. Loskoy, B. Matysik, Anatoli Obukhov, Tamara Ogorodnikova as Mother of Jesus, Dmitri Orlovsky as Old Stonemason, G. Pokorsky, P. Radolitskaya, Muratbek Ryskulov (as M. Ryskulov), G. Sachevsko, Nelly Snegina as Marfa (as N. Snegina), Aleksandr Titov, Vladimir Titov (as Volodya Titov), Slava Tsarev, A. Umuraliyev, Vasili Vasilyev (as Vasya Vasilyev), Vladimir Volkov, Zinaida Vorkul, N. Vykov

Plot : Andreiv Rublev charts the continuation of the enormous figure painter prepared a turbulent time of 15th Century Russian history… more |

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Director : Gary Fleder

Release Date : 10 October 2008 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama, Sport

Cast : Rob Brown as Ernie Davis, Dennis Quaid as Ben Schwartzwalder, Darrin Dewitt Henson as Jim Brown, Omar Benson Miller as Jack Buckley, Nelsan Ellis as Will Davis, Jr., Charles S. Dutton as Willie ‘Pops’ Davis, Justin Martin as Young Ernie Davis, Justin Jones as Young Will, Nicole Beharie as Sarah Ward, Aunjanue Ellis as Marie Davis, Elizabeth Shivers as Elizabeth Davis, Clancy Brown as Roy Simmons Sr., Danny McCarthy as Bill Bell, Regina Hoyles as Sister, Chelcie Ross as Lew Andreas

Plot : A drama dependent on the subsistence of college football hero Ernie Davis, the primarily African-American to be successful the Heisman Trophy.

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Director : D.W. Griffith

Release Date : 8 March 1914 (USA)

Genre : Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Cast : (Credited cast) , Blanche Sweet as Judith, Henry B. Walthall as Holofernes, Mae Marsh as Naomi, Robert Harron as Nathan, Lillian Gish as The young mother, Dorothy Gish as The crippled beggar, Kate Bruce as Judith’s maid, J. Jiquel Lanoe as Eunuch Attendant, Harry Carey as Assyrian Traitor, W. Chrystie Miller as Bethulian, Gertrude Robinson, Charles Hill Mailes as Bethulian Soldier, Edward Dillon rest of cast listed alphabetically: , Gertrude Bambrick as Lead Assyrian Dancer, Lionel Barrymore as Extra, Clara T. Bracy as Bethulian, Kathleen Butler as Bethulian, William J. Butler as Bethulian, Christy Cabanne, William A. Carroll as Assyrian Soldier (as William Carroll), Frank Evans as Bethulian Soldier, Mary Gish, Harry Hyde as Bethulian Soldier / Assyrian Soldier, Thomas Jefferson, Jennie Lee as Bethulian, Adolph Lestina as Bethulian, Elmo Lincoln, Antonio Moreno as Extra, Marshall Neilan, Frank Opperman as Bethulian, Alfred Paget as Bethulian / Assyrian Soldier, W.C. Robinson as Bethulian Soldier, Kate Toncray as One of Judith’s Servants

Plot : A striking activity of overpriced artistry, “Judith of Bethulia” will not merely head since an accomplishment inside this country… more |

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Director : Robert Wise

Release Date : 3 July 1956 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama, Sport

Cast : (Complete credited cast) , Paul Newman as Rocky, Pier Angeli as Norma, Everett Sloane as Irving Cohen, Eileen Heckart as Ma Barbella, Sal Mineo as Romolo, Harold J. Stone as Nick Barbella, Joseph Buloff as Benny, Sammy White as Whitey Bimstein, Arch Johnson as Heldon, Robert P. Lieb as District Attorney Hogan (as Robert Lieb), Theodore Newton as Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan

Plot : Rocky Graziano is establishing a profession inside crime, once he’s at extensive last trapped along with arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined… more |

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Director : Ronny Yu

Release Date : 22 September 2006 (USA)

Genre : Action, Biography, History, Sport

Cast : Jet Li as Huo Yuanjia , Shido Nakamura as Anno Tanaka, Betty Sun as Moon (as Li Sun), Yong Dong as Nong Jinsun, Hee Ching Paw as Yuanjia’s Mother, Yun Qu as Grandma, Nathan Jones as Hercules O’Brien, Brandon Rhea as Belgian Fighter, Anthony De Longis as Spanish Swordman, Jean Claude Leuyer as English Boxer, Mike Leeder as Fight Referee, Jon T. Benn as American Businessman, John Paisley as English Businessman, Collin Chou as Yuanjia’s Father, Masato Harada as Mita

Plot : This movie tells the yarn of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder in addition to psychological adviser of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

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Director : Sam Wood

Release Date : 5 March 1943 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport

Cast : Gary Cooper as Henry Louis ‘Lou’ Gehrig, Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell, Babe Ruth as Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan as Sam Blake, Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman, Elsa Janssen as Christina ‘Mom’ Gehrig, Ludwig Stössel as Henry ‘Pop’ Gehrig (as Ludwig Stossel), Virginia Gilmore as Myra Tinsley, Bill Dickey as Bill Dickey, Ernie Adams as Miller Huggins, Pierre Watkin as Frank Twitchell, Harry Harvey as Joe McCarthy, Bob Meusel as Bob Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel), Mark Koenig as Mark Koenig, Bill Stern as Bill Stern

Plot : The yarn of the subsistence also occupation of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig.

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Director : George Tillman Jr.

Release Date : 16 January 2009 (USA)

Genre : Biography, Drama, Music

Cast : Jamal Woolard as Christopher ‘Biggie’ Wallace, Mohamed Dione as Record Executive at Party, Derek Luke as Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs, Dennis L.A. White as Damion ‘D-Roc’ Butler, Marc John Jefferies as Lil Cease, Menyone DeVeaux as Hot Girl, Ginger Kroll as Debbie, Ricky Smith as Wally, Christopher Jordan Wallace as Biggie (age 8-13), Amanda Christopher as Keisha, Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace, Jasper Briggs as Damion (age 8-13), Cyrus Farmer as Selwyn, David Costabile as Mr. Webber, Julia Pace Mitchell as Jan

Plot : The existence along with decease chronicle of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who returned at once out of Brooklyn to receive the planet of rap music by storm.

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Director : Joe Wright

Release Date : 24 April 2009 (USA)

Genre : Drama, Biography, Music

Cast : (Credited cast) , Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez, Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root as Curt, Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon, Rachael Harris as Leslie, Angela Featherstone as Commuter #1, Nelsan Ellis as David, Justin Martin as Nathaniel – Age 13-16, Lisa Gay Hamilton as Jennifer, Michael Bunin as Adam Crane, David Jean Thomas as Jim Trotter, Meggan Anderson as Paper Airplane Student, Matt Besser as Commuter #4, Alejandro Patino as Construction foreman, Robyn Jean Springer as Disney Hall patron, Hallie Lambert as Ballerina, Maggie Wagner as Mrs. Villaraigosa, Justin Rodgers Hall as Sgt. Harris, Susane Lee as Marisa, Paul Greenberg as Commuter #2, Ilia Volok as Mr. Barnoff, Marissa Ghavami as Ballerina, Troy Blendell as New young editor, Lemon as Jeremy, Lejla Hadzimuratovic as Disney Hall Patron, Ingrid Coree as Nurse, Jules Sanchez as Skid Row Porta Potty Dweller, Wayne Lopez as Officer Hank, Jeff Sutherland as Cowboy on Plane with Wife, Ralph Cole Jr. as Enraged Homeless Man, Paul Edney as Driver, Artel Great as Leon (as Artel Kayàru), Rob Nagle as Neil, Franklin Ruehl as Homeless man, Annie McKnight as Linda, Kai Nuuhiwa as Brawling Frat Guy, George Meyers as Cop, Kirsten Lea as Awards Presenter, Sharon Savene as LAPD Officer, Janaya Sultze as Ballerina, Esa-Pekka Salonen as Conductor, Aurelius DiBarsanti as Paramedic, Joshua Cabrera as Teenage Musician, Kitty Kreidler as Skid Row Homeless woman, S. Zev Esquenazi as Sgt. Hendrickson, Paul Cruz as EMT, Marcos De Silvas as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Edward Kiniry-Ostro as Craig, Karmyn Tyler as Juilliard Party Guest, Patrick Tatten as Paul, Wally Lozano as Sign Spinner, Charlie Weirauch as Atheist, Michael Maddigan as Brawling Frat Guy, Troy Williams as Cop – Hospital Scene, Holly Sherman as Juilliard student, Richard Hansen as L.A.P.D, Jayce Bradley as Brawling Frat Guy, Joe Hernandez-Kolski as EMT #1, Halbert Bernal as EMT, Ricky Marciano as Cop, Pete Brown as Composer, Therese Kortesmaki as Twin violinist, Pete Ilarius as Disney Hall Patron, Heather La Bella as ER Doctor, Lauren E. Gates as Ballerina, Francesca Kortesmaki as Twin violinist, Valentyna Svyatchenko as Julliard Student, Palma Lawrence Reed as ER Nurse

Plot : A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a destitute Julliard trained musician, spilt second exploring since an added script since the paper. |

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Director : Mar Lo

Release Date : 9 January 1976 (Hong Kong)

Genre : Biography, Drama

Cast : (Credited cast) , Betty Ting Pei as Betty Ting Pei, Danny Lee as Bruce Lee (as Li Hsui-Hsien), Sha Wang (as Wang Sha), Chin-Ku Lu (as Lu Chun), James Nam as Bartender (as Nan Kung-Hsun), Man Huang (as Huang Man), Wen Chung Ku (as Ku Wen-Tsung), Peng-fei Li, Sau Kei Lee (as Li Shou-Chi), Huang Hsin, Di Chin, Peng Peng, Han Ling (as Ling Han), San Chiang (as Chiang San)

Plot : A film on the living of the accepted Bruce Lee, mainly his relationship in addition to his mistress (played by Betty Ting Pei… more |

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