Algeria, mid-50s: it is the time of uprisings against the French colonial power. The German-born foreign legionary Hans Röder witnesses inhuman criminal actions against members of the Algerian resistance movement. These go to the account of the French secret organisation "Red Hand", but it cannot use witnesses. Röder deserts and tries to bring his observations to the public. He is relentlessly pursued by the "Red Hand", which leaves a bloody trace. Röder flees to West Germany, but here too the arm of the organisation enough. He sees no other way out than to escape to the GDR.
The Gay Cavalier was a 1957 British television adventure series set during the English Civil War and starring Christian Marquand as a fictionalised Captain Claude Duval. The series was made by Associated Rediffusion and shown on ITV between May and August 1957.
In truth, Duval was a successful gentleman highwayman who came from France to post-Restoration England, but The Gay Cavalier portrayed him in heroic fashion. In each of the series 13 episodes, Duval was to be seen emnbarking on an adventure which required him to undertake such tasks as retrieving a piece of treasure, thwarting a plot by the Roundheads or saving a woman in trouble. Each of the adventures was self-contained and Duval was often accompanied on these exploits by a female companion.
The series also starred a number of other actors who generally appeared in one of the adventures. These included Christopher Lee, John Le Mesurier, Conrad Phillips, Nigel Stock and Sam Kydd.
The series was similar in genre to others of the time, such as The Adventur
Sakkaya has just returned to Thailand to inherit his grandfather’s estate, an ancient house. While examining old jars, he accidentally breaks one, releasing a spirit known as Phrai. Phrai possesses the power to create anything a person wishes for, in exchange for a human life. Sakkaya doesn’t realize that his greed will empower Phrai, ultimately causing him to be overshadowed by it.
In the year 2070, most of Africa’s 54 African countries resolve to form a single, united nation. Now, in 2100, the dream is taking shape - Azania is rising! After 30 years of peace, the threat of conflict once again looms over Azania. Nomala Kamwendo (21), a headstrong, naive Murwi soldier, sees this as her chance to prove she is Azania’s next hero. However, when she discovers there’s a darker, more sinister force from within her own family that threatens Azania’s existence, she learns the true cost of peace and what truly makes a hero.
An interesting and diverse series that presents stories of betrayal, crime, and struggles over power and wealth. On the other hand, stories of passion and love are not devoid of deception, despite wearing the characteristics of love.
Old and Senile Ninja Grandmas is an action/comedy series that follows four seniors who rule their retirement home with an iron fist, or well an iron lung.
Law Enforcers is a 2001 Hong Kong modern serial drama produced by TVB and starring Roger Kwok, Nick Cheung and Fennie Yuen. It was released overseas in June 2001 and premiered on TVB Jade on 24 December 2001.
The village of Yugla, the beginning of the 30s of the 20 century. Butcher Manol and his wife Bina acquire a son-Rangel. Already an adult, Rangel is making a film about people and events in his native village, significant for the era.
A beautiful, quiet village famous for its sesame flowers, where a hotel bearing this flower's name is located. A mysterious murder takes place in the hotel, planned by a dangerous, unknown gang. The crime is thoroughly investigated by a colonel in the intelligence service, accompanied by Lieutenant Saleh, who is disguised as a hotel servant, until the identity of the real criminal is revealed and he is arrested.
Zakia is unlike any superhero you've seen before. Some say she's just a student, others say she can't compete with male superheroes - but she always proves everyone wrong. Student by day and superhero by night, she is the heroine the world needs right now. And the secret of her strength is her sunglasses.