Best Biography movies of 1990s

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Charles Berling, Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Christian Charmetant,
Directors : Claude Pinoteau,

A humoristic view of the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie and their discoveries around radioactivity.

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 : Jean-Henri Compère, Noe Francq, Isabelle Legros, Sophie Schneider,
Directors : Jan Bucquoy,

A semi-autobiography of the first 28 years of the director, the Flemish anarchist Jan Bucquoy.

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 : Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Grace Zabriskie, Jaime Pressly,
Directors : Mark Anthony Galluzzo,

Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two teenage friends realize that the only ...

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 : Marc Barbé, Valérie Jeannet, Sami Frey, Julie Jézéquel,
Directors : Gérard Mordillat,

May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Over ten months, we follow the mad Artaud from 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 : 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 : 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 : Désirée Nick, Evelyn Künneke, Lotti Huber, Luzi Kryn,
Directors : Rosa von Praunheim,

Neurosia is the autobiography of the director Rosa von Praunheim. The movie begins with Rosa presenting his autobiography in a movie theater. Before the film begins, he is shot. But - his ...

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 : 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 : 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