The Movies Database

Movie: Dream of Love (1928)

“A duke has deposed Prince Mauritz’s father, so Mauritz spends his time in affairs with a countess, the duke’s wife and a gypsy girl Adrienne. Years later she is a famous actress in a play resembling the sad story of their earlier relationship. He falls in love with her again. The jealous duchess and the duke arrange to have him shot by firing squad but revolutionaries save him and make him King. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu}”

• Director: Fred Niblo
• Release Date: 1 December 1928 (USA)
• Run Time: 65 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Biography , Drama

Movie: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995) (TV)

“This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family from New York to California, where in 1955 shy Annette becomes one of the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. The movie covers her child stardom, her teen idol years, her singing career with big hits like “Tall Paul”, her romance with Paul Anka, her classic beach party films with Frankie Avalon, and her first marriage. It also shows her large comeback in the late 1980s and her second marriage, and the day when she found out she had multiple sclerosis. Written by {marxplace@nf.sympatico.ca}”

• Director: Bill Corcoran
• Release Date: 22 October 1995 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:120 min (including commercials)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Biography , Drama

Movie: The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)

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• Director: Phil Rosen
• Release Date: 21 January 1924 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:120 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Biography , History

Movie: Drake’s Progress (2001) (TV)

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• Director: Mary Dickinson
• Release Date: 25 December 2001 (UK)
• Run Time: 60 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Documentary , Biography

Movie: Drake of England (1935)

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• Director: Arthur B. Woods
• Run Time: 96 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Action , Biography , Drama

Movie: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

“Based on the life and career of Martial Arts superstar, Bruce Lee. Haunted by demons. Bruce was taught Martial arts at childhood. Bruce then was told by his father to flee to the United States. There, he opened up a Aartial Arts school, then was chosen to be the Green Hornet’s sidekick, Kato. Then, his big movie career that included “The Big Boss” and “Enter the Dragon”. Fighting many enemies along the way, including his childhood demon. Written by John Wiggins”

• Director: Rob Cohen
• Release Date: 7 May 1993 (USA)
• Run Time: 120 min | UK:119 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Biography , Drama

Tagline: The Mystery. The Life. The Love. The Legend

Trivia: When Bruce Lee defeats the martial artist who breaks his back at the karate show and is leaving the ring, there is an older man with gray hair visible. This man trained Jason Scott Lee for the part. He was a former student of Bruce Lee.

Goofs: Factual errors: Although Bruce Lee did not injure his back during a fight to decide whether he could teach all races martial arts (he injured it doing Good Mornings, an exercise that places the barbell on your shoulders and lean forward until your torso is 90 degrees with your legs, then repeat) the fight did take place and he did win.

Movie: Dracula’s Bram Stoker (2003) (TV)

“The documentary details the life of legendary writer Bram Stoker. It also tells about people that may have influenced him to write, espesially the masterpiece “Dracula”. Researches explain why Bram Stoker’s own life may be directly linked through his work, and horror legend Christopher Lee tells his audience that the only way that he will playing the role again is if the filmstudios follows the novel by the letter. John Hurt reads a few highlights from Bram stoker’s book. Written by Dan K Gigernes”

• Director: Sinead O’Brien
• Release Date: 6 December 2003 (Norway)
• Run Time: Norway:52 min
• Country: Ireland
• Genre: Documentary , Biography

Movie: Dr. Todt – Berufung und Werk (1935)

“Dr. Fritz Todt was the major architect of Hitler’s extensive underground bunker systems. But he is most well known as the civil engineer that designed the Autobahn, a legacy that lives on to this day in Germany’s famous national road systems. At the time of his death in 1942, Dr. Todt was actually one of the most powerful men in the Nazi Party. He was famous then for his design of fortification known as The West Wall, which this film shows in relation to the first battle Germany had against the country of France. This film features all the engineering project that Todt was involved with in the context of being a extremely influential member of the National Socialist Party. Written by SindyMac”

• Run Time: USA:36 min
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Documentary , Short , Biography

Movie: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective (1994)

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• Director: Thomas Friedman
• Run Time: France:52 min (DVD)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Biography