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French film about the contribution of colonial French North Africa's soldiers during the Second World War. Dawn of the Damned: 1966 French-shot film footage of their tortures, massacres and executions of Algerians. The Descendants: 2011 A Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 100 km 2 of pristine land on Kauai. El ...
The Land of Stories is a series of children's fiction, adventure, and fantasy books written by American author, actor, and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, The Wishing Spell , was released on July 17, 2012, with the sixth and final book published in July 2017.
French historical epic film that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. John Adams: 2008: 1770–1826: The story about the American Founding Father John Adams from the Boston Massacre in 1770 to his death in 1826. [6] Louis van Beethoven: 2020: 1770s–1827: Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, called Louis in family The Duchess: 2008: 1774–1806
This is a list of films that portray life in the French colonial empire (1534–1980). Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
[97] In 1905, the French abolished slavery in most of French West Africa. [98] From 1906 to 1911, over a million slaves in French West Africa fled from their masters to earlier homes. [99] In Madagascar over 500,000 slaves were freed following French abolition in 1896. [100]
Although the Napoleonic Wars distracted the attention of Europe from exploratory work in Africa, those wars nevertheless exercised great influence on the future of the continent, both in Egypt and South Africa. The occupation of Egypt (1798–1803), first by France and then by Great Britain, resulted in an effort by the Ottoman Empire to regain ...
The Foreign Legion is an elite unit of the French army, established in 1831, and it has seen action throughout the world, recently in Africa and the Middle East. It has been featured in a large number of films, including a number about the legion itself, such as 1949's Outpost in Morocco .
French Chouans! Philippe de Broca: Adventure, History, War. Based on a novel Les Chouans. Chouannerie: 1989 French Italy West Germany Canada United Kingdom The French Revolution: La Révolution française: Robert Enrico Richard T. Heffron: Drama, History, Thriller, War. 1989 France The Austrian: L'Autrichienne: Pierre Granier-Deferre: Biography ...