In order to support the Central Soviet Area in breaking the Kuomintang’s military "encirclement and suppression" and economic blockade, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish a red communication line from Shanghai to the Soviet Area via Hong Kong and Shantou. Zou Zuo Ren is the head of the Bogongao station of the transportation line. Together with other large, medium and small transportation stations, he is carrying out the top-secret mission of transporting personnel and scarce supplies to the Soviet area and also transporting funds and intelligence from the Soviet area to the Shanghai Party Central Committee. Under the leadership of Zou Zuo Ren, the traffic men battled wits with the enemy.
Basia and Stefan are a young married couple during World War II who risk their lives to bring aid to Jews. He is an architect, she a nurse--a member of "Zegota" (the Polish underground organization to aid Jews in occupied Poland which operated under the auspices of the Polish government in exile). The series takes place both during the war and in the present day. Basia and Stefan meet accidentally, fall in love, and marry. Basia is active with the underground from the beginning of the war; Stefan is not, but a family tragedy changes his attitude.
Julie follows the story of a young girl with a passion for singing, who after being sold to a brothel under tragic circumstances, paves her path as a prostitute with a golden voice whose future in politics brings turmoil into a corrupt political system.
Family Album, also known as Danielle Steel's Family Album, is a 1994 television film directed by Jack Bender. The film, which was released in two parts, is based upon the 1985 novel of the same name written by Danielle Steel. The drama centers on the life chronology of a Hollywood actress who becomes a successful film director in an era where directing was dominated by men.
The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.
On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The TV series was adapted from Ken Follet's novel of the same name.
The plot is set during the Iranian revolution. During the takeover of Iran, the king is overthrown, and two executives of Electronic Data Systems are imprisoned on false charges. The head of the company, Mr. Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur Simons, is hired to develop a rescue plan at any cost.
Zhan Meng-bai's father is assassinated by a mysterious archer, and his love interest is killed by the same assassin. Determined to avenge them both and discover the archer's secret, Meng-bai meets his supposedly deceased mother and many other renowned martial artists. Meanwhile, he falls in love with the daughter of the leader of the Emperor's Valley. Eventually, Meng-bai learns the identity of the archer and learns that the archer intends to die in battle with him.
At the beginning of the war, the Germans throw their saboteur into the USSR. The landing is unsuccessful - the spy is captured by the NKVD. When trying to escape, a saboteur who turned out to be a Russian thief in law, accidentally remaining in the occupied territory, dies. In order to find the other spies involved in the operation, the security officers have to turn to the criminal's twin brother, a rural teacher. He takes the place of the deceased in the German intelligence network and enters into a deadly game...
The 21st century may be the most peaceful in history so far, but we are still not completely free from wars and conflicts. From 1980 to the present day, Modern Conflicts explores recent struggles between nations and peoples.
Spywatch is a story produced by the BBC as part of the Look and Read series. It originally aired from January to March 1996. Its main educational focus was World War II.