Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : Li Gong, Shichang Da, Tung-Shing Yee, Fang-Tsen,

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yu-liang leaves a brothel in a small Chinese town, to become the second wife of Mr. Pan. While Pan is away at the revolution in Yunnan, Yu-liang ...

Actors : Baptiste Roussillon, Jean-Marie Richier, Sandrine Bonnaire, Tatiana Moukhine,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first ...

Actors : Mrinal Kulkarni, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale,
Directors : Jabbar Patel,

A portrait of the one of our greatest social reformer of our times - Ambedkar. The film documents the period between 1901 and 1956. The film delves more into Ambedkar's life as a reformer, ...

Actors : Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie,

The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Actors : Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer, Herbert Knaup, Heino Ferch,
Directors : Joseph Vilsmaier,

The movie follows the life and personality of the famous actress Marlene Dietrich.

Actors : Friedel von Wangenheim, Wolfgang Völz, Ben Becker, Kai Schumann,
Directors : Rosa von Praunheim,

The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. ...

Actors : Colin Hay, Jimeoin, Bob Franklin, Alan McKee,
Directors : Ted Emery,

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ...

Actors : Sibylle Canonica, Herbert Knaup, Veronica Ferres, Franziska Herold,
Directors : Egon Günther,

The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for ...

Actors : Kenneth Glenaan, Iain Glen, Andrew Barr, Steve Hotchkiss,
Directors : David Hayman,

In London's seedy Soho district in 1963, Larry Winters (Iain Glen) murders a bartender with shocking violence. Sentenced to life behind bars, Winters has towering fits of rage that continue...

Actors : Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Artur Barcis, Christoph Waltz, Edward Zentara,
Directors : Krzysztof Zanussi,

The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Actors : Beto Simas, Ariana Messias, Darci Figueiredo, Carlos Evelyn,
Directors : Luís Alberto Pereira,

On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to ...

Actors : Elzbieta Okupska, Dominika Ostalowska, Krzysztof Siwczyk, Andrzej Mastalerz,
Directors : Lech Majewski,

Episodes from the last few years in the life of iconic Silesian poet Rafal Wojaczek. His provocative and scandalous life as well as tragic premature death made him a true literary legend.

Actors : Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Stina Ekblad, Morten Gundel, Anders Forchhammer,
Directors : Erik Clausen,

Carl Nielsen's life from drummer with the village's playmates to regimentation musician and composer on the throne of world renown.

Actors : Deborah Evelyn, Carla Camurati, José de Abreu, Paulo Betti,
Directors : Sergio Rezende,

The real story of a captain who, during the military dictatorship in Brazil, deserted Brazilian Army and got involved in left-wing guerilla groups, becoming one of their most prominent leaders.

Actors : Marcos Palmeira, André Ricardo, Antônio Fagundes, Letícia Spiller,
Directors : Zelito Viana,

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his ...

Actors : Colm Feore, Helen Mirren, Helen Shaver, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Phillip Borsos,

Bethune has long been a hero in China. Perhaps for reasons of politics and personality, however, his fame in North America lagged far behind. The film explores the complexity of a character...

Actors : Bogdan Stupka, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Rolan Bykov, Lev Durov,
Directors : Igor Gostev,

Actors : Helen Shaver, Françoise Robertson, Martin Cummins, Darcy Belsher,
Directors : Martin Cummins,

Caught in the jagged downtown world of drugs, prostitutes and violence, three young artists lead tumultuous lives in desperate need of an overhaul. Relationships stumble as careers take ...

Actors : Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Michael Gambon, Dominic West,
Directors : Károly Makk,

Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky must write a novel in 27 days in a deal to pay off his gambling debts, and feverishly dictates the novel 'The Gambler'.

Actors : Miep Gies, Hannah Pick-Goslar,
Directors : Julian Y. Wolff,

The story of a Jewish family that goes into hiding during world war 2