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  2. The Seventh Seal - Wikipedia

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    The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.Set in Sweden [3] [4] during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.

  3. The Royal Game - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of The Royal Game. Following the occupation and annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, the country's monarchists (i.e. supporters of Otto von Habsburg as the rightful Emperor-Archduke and the rule of the House of Habsburg), conservatives as well as supporters of Engelbert Dollfuss' Austrofascist regime, were severely persecuted by the Nazis, as they were seen as opponents of ...

  4. Mary (2024 film) - Wikipedia

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    Mary is a 2024 epic biblical film directed by D. J. Caruso from a screenplay by Timothy Michael Hayes. It follows Mary, mother of Jesus, played by Noa Cohen, from her childhood in Nazareth to the birth of Jesus. The film also stars Ido Tako, Ori Pfeffer, Hilla Vidor, Dudley O'Shaughnessy, and Anthony Hopkins.

  5. Why is a movie about Mary of Nazareth causing controversy? - AOL

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    A new movie about the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is sparking debate among viewers and religious scholars alike. “Mary,” a Biblical epic streaming now on Netflix, tells the story ...

  6. The Last Temptation of Christ (film) - Wikipedia

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    Returning from the desert, Jesus is nursed back to health by Martha and Mary of Bethany, who encourage him to marry and have children. After performing miracles, including raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus' ministry reaches Jerusalem, where he and his followers chase out money changers from the temple. He begins bleeding from his hands ...

  7. The Miracle Maker (1999 film) - Wikipedia

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    90 years into the Roman Occupation of Judea, Jairus travels to Sepphoris with his sick daughter, Tamar, to see a doctor their friend Cleopas says can help her. While the doctor confides to Jairus her condition is incurable, Tamar witnesses a deranged woman, Mary Magdalene, being spared a public humiliation by Jesus, a carpenter helping to build a new synagogue.

  8. List of 1970s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) – American-British historical drama film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland [56] Mathias Kneissl (1971) – West German drama film inspired by the real life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria who stole from the rich and gave to the poor [57]

  9. Ivory Tower (2010 film) - Wikipedia

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    The movie opens with former chess champion Hershell returning home to Toronto from trip to Europe.While visiting his mother, he finds out that his brother, Thaddeus who likes to be called Thad (), is engaged to his ex-girlfriend Marsha and took Hershell's title as the best chess player having won the National chess tournament 4 years in a row.