Koch

Feb 1, 2013

1h 35m

★ 4.9

Overview

A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.

Genres

History

Documentary

Koch Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Self

Ed Koch

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bella Abzug

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Sharpton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bess Myerson

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

5.1

American Swing

Oct 17, 2009

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

6.8

El Cid

Oct 24, 1961

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

7.0

Cleopatra

Jun 12, 1963

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

8.6

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

Nov 29, 2017

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.

6.7

The Return of Martin Guerre

May 14, 1982

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

7.2

Elizabeth

Sep 13, 1998

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

5.5

Fight Church

Sep 16, 2014

A documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries which train fighters. The film follows several pastors and popular fighters in their quest to reconcile their faith with a sport that many consider violent and barbaric. Faith is tried and questions are raised. Can you really love your neighbor as yourself and then punch him in the face?

3.5

Xiara's Song

Jun 19, 2005

Xiara Trujillo is a precocious seven-year-old who moved from the Bronx to Maryland with her mom, Aracelli Guzman, four years ago. Though she seems happy hanging out and playing with her pal Melissa, Xiara becomes defensive and emotional when talking about her father, Harold Linares. As we see and learn, Harold is in jail serving a ten-year sentence for weapons possession; Xiara seems to blame his incarceration on her mother, whom she says "kept calling the police." Xiara, who has always been extremely close to her father, acts out with her mother.

7.4

The Right Stuff

Oct 20, 1983

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.

7.5

Patton

Jan 25, 1970

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

7.2

Napoleon: Destiny and Death

Apr 24, 2021

May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.

6.5

Genius

Jun 10, 2016

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

6.9

Nixon

Dec 22, 1995

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.

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0.0

Washington at Valley Forge

Mar 30, 1914

The great awakening in the Colonies in the spring of 1775; the patriotic activities of Samuel Adams and John Hancock; the midnight ride of Paul Revere; the gathering of the Minute Men and the battle of Lexington, all these important details of Colonial history are shown as a prelude to the intense war romance woven around the situation at Valley Forge during the terrible winter of 1777, when the cause of Liberty looked next to Betty, daughter of a Minute Man who was killed in the battle of Lexington, is stopping at the inn of her uncle, a Tory sympathizer, near the winter camp of Washington's army at Valley Forge.

7.2

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Jul 27, 2017

Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto and a tireless voice for LGBT pride since the days of Stonewall, who along with fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), a trans activist group based in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. Her death in 1992 was declared a suicide by the NYPD, but friends never accepted that version of events. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson celebrates the lasting political legacy of Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.

6.6

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Nov 9, 2023

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family, students, friends, and colleagues that surround her.

Cast

Self

Ed Koch

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bella Abzug

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Sharpton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Koch

Overview

Genres

Koch Trailers

Cast

Ed Koch

Michael Bloomberg

Bella Abzug

George W. Bush

Barack Obama

Ronald Reagan

Al Sharpton

Rudolph Giuliani

Bess Myerson

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Cast

Ed Koch

Michael Bloomberg

Bella Abzug

George W. Bush

Barack Obama

Ronald Reagan

Al Sharpton

Rudolph Giuliani

Bess Myerson