Best Biography movies of 1980s

Actors : Laurent Terzieff, Patsy Kensit, Karl Zinny, Ben Gazzara,
Directors : Leandro Castellani,

This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco (1815 - 1888). He dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin. He was the founder of the Salesian order, ...

Actors : Steven Berkoff, Florinda Bolkan, Peter Firth, Paul Freeman,
Directors : Lech Majewski,

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

Actors : Jürgen Goslar, Ingrid Ettlmayer, Jeanette Mühlmann, Hartmut Nolte,
Directors : Willi Hengstler,

The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger, who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault.

Actors : Jutta Wachowiak, Corinna Harfouch, Katrin Saß, Jörg Gudzuhn,
Directors : Roland Gräf,

The last decade (1937-47) of the poet Hans Fallada's life. He lives with his family in Carwitz. His craving for harmony collides with the circumstances of the times and his own inner ...

Actors : Zygmunt Bielawski, Marian Dziedziel, Katarzyna Bargielowska, Marian Harasimowicz,
Directors : Henryk Kluba,

A story of the last days of the avant-garde playwright Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka Witkacy.

Actors : Bob Flag, Mark Hawkins, Martin Byrne-Quinn, Geoffrey Greenhill,
Directors : Fhiona-Louise,

Fictionalized account based on the actions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Actors : Sibylle Canonica, Herbert Knaup, Volker Prechtel, Rolf Illig,
Directors : Christian Wagner,

Waller, an old track inspector will be forced out of work, because his railway line will be shut down. In flashbacks he reflects his past while walking for his final inspection.

Actors : Jeremy Slate, Joyce Lower, Misty Rowe, Paula Lane,
Directors : Larry Buchanan,

The supposed story of superstar Marilyn Monroe's death...as told by a "friend" of hers. Watch flashbacks from "Goodbye Norma Jean" as it leads up to the night when Marilyn Monroe died.

Actors : Joe Camp, Toni Sawyer, Sandy Kenyon, Steven Tice,
Directors : Larry Buchanan,

The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot.

Actors : Pierre-Alain Chapuis, Jacques Bonnaffé, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Valérie Stroh,
Directors : René Féret,

A love story which lasts for a lifetime,Baptême is a film about the love story involving Pierre and Aline.

Actors : Peter MacNeill, Thomas Peacocke, Wayne Robson, Billy Merasty,
Directors : Paul Cowan,

Donald Marshall is imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit.

Actors : Maria Pakulnis, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Krzysztof Kolberger, Marzena Trybala,
Directors : Jerzy Sztwiertnia,

A popular 60-year-old actor falls for a much younger dancer and a cocaine addict. During the Nazi occupation, he needs money for her rehab but artists are prohibited by the undeground government to perform for Germans.

Actors : José Mora Ramos, Cathrin Loerke, Fernando Heitor, João D'Ávila,
Directors : José de Pina,

The secret history of a curse upon an astrologer and esoteric initiate, who was a Portuguese poet and essayist: Fernando Pessoa.

Actors : Bob Kingdom, Anthony Hopkins,
Directors : Anthony Hopkins,

A look at he life and writings of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

Actors : David Ackroyd, Paul Mercier, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Allison Gregory,
Directors : Jerry L. Jackson,

Wrestling with God is the true story of Alexander Campbell, a man whose conscience came into conflict with the accepted religious precepts of his time, and the struggle and resentment he ...

Actors : Peter Bostjancic, Jürgen Morche, Zeljko Ivanek, Vlado Novák,
Directors : Karpo Acimovic-Godina,

Set in Hollywood in 1935, a fictionalized depiction of Fritz Lang's life at this time.

Actors : Wadeck Stanczak, Max von Sydow, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Giacomo Battiato,

The story of Benvenuto Cellini (1500 - 1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes.

Actors : Adrianne Vallé, Juanita Salazar, Enrique Esparza, Roger Gutierrez,
Directors : Tom Naygrow,

Young Don Castro is having difficulty in school, has a strained relationship with his father, and can't understand why the girl next door only wants a serious relationship. The one place ...

Actors : Philippe Leroy, Patrick Chesnais, Daniel Mesguich, Ute Lemper,
Directors : Pierre Granier-Deferre,

Last days of queen Marie Antoinette stunningly portrayed by a director who's clearly done a massive historical research. An accurate plot and a very moving rendering.

Actors : Torquil Campbell, Clare Barclay, John Bourgeois, Robert Bidaman,
Directors : Mario Azzopardi,

Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a nation. During the time of the American Revolution, while Britain faces full scale ...