Haile Selassie I
Also Known As: Ras Tafari Makonnen, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Tafari Makonnen, Emperor Haile Selassie
Biography: Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Harar, Ethiopia
Birthday: July 22, 1892
Deathday: August 26, 1975
Adult: No
Gender: Male
Popularity:
Known For:
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Overview: About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-01-01
Popularity:
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
Overview: The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-01
Popularity:
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Overview: Documentary compiled from archives and accompanied by a poet's commentary, shows the sweep of modern Italian history from 1911 to 1961, centering on the conditions leading to Fascism and the post-WWII reaction to the Fascist experience.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-04-25
Popularity:
The March on Rome
Overview: The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire world in the dark years to come.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2022-10-20
Popularity:
United We Stand
Overview: Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the narration, shows "how, through their disunity, democracies were led, some to destruction and others to the verge of destruction."]
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-10
Popularity:
The Fight For Peace
Overview: A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-01
Popularity:
Adventures on the New Frontier
Overview: A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-28
Popularity:
Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia
Overview: First portrait of Negus Hailé Selassié made by Italian television. The descendant of the Solomonid lineage, the last emperor of Ethiopia, forced into exile by the fascist invasion between 1936 and 1941, when he returned to his country after the liberation of the Allied Forces. In 1965 Selassié, considered a new messiah for Rastafarianism, was still in office, the empire of Ethiopia ending in 1974, a year before his death. (1965)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-12-31
Popularity:
The Century Is Fifty
Overview: As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director Denise Tua offers a fascinating mosaic of the people and events that shaped the years 1900 to 1950. Complementing the vintage film clips are three dramatized sketches, delineating the romantic customs of three different points in time. These sketches are inadequately performed, and can easily be ignored. Ce Siecle a 50 Ans both preserved and provided celluloid material for scores of future documentaries.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-03-16
Popularity: