Best Biography movies of 1980s

Actors : Randy Follett, Jackie Burroughs, Gordon Pinsent, Jessica Steen,
Directors : Gordon Pinsent,

A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of ...

Actors : Jutta Wachowiak, Corinna Harfouch, Katrin Saß, Jörg Gudzuhn,
Directors : Roland Gräf,

The last decade (1937-47) of the poet Hans Fallada's life. He lives with his family in Carwitz. His craving for harmony collides with the circumstances of the times and his own inner ...

Actors : Alan Cassell, Jacki Weaver, Michael Long, David Atkins,
Directors : Kevin James Dobson,

Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll ...

Actors : Claude Brasseur, Simone Signoret, Jean Carmet, Miou-Miou,
Directors : Michel Drach,

The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.

Actors : Zygmunt Bielawski, Marian Dziedziel, Katarzyna Bargielowska, Marian Harasimowicz,
Directors : Henryk Kluba,

A story of the last days of the avant-garde playwright Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka Witkacy.

Actors : Bob Flag, Mark Hawkins, Martin Byrne-Quinn, Geoffrey Greenhill,
Directors : Fhiona-Louise,

Fictionalized account based on the actions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Actors : Gil Gerard, Tom Silardi, Joy Vogel, Jaime Alba,
Directors : Erik Jacobson,

The true story of Raul Ries. Raul abused his wife and hated his father. His name stood for fear, for fighting, and for fury. To his high school friends, he was a violent, dangerous ...

Actors : Tom Wilkinson, Eleanor David, Mary Regan, Nigel Terry,
Directors : Michael Firth,

Real-life story of Sylvia Ashton Warner's pioneering work teaching Maori children to read in the 1940's.

Actors : Wadeck Stanczak, Max von Sydow, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Giacomo Battiato,

The story of Benvenuto Cellini (1500 - 1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes.

Actors : Yu-Han Lan, Chung-Yi Li, Szu-Cheng Mu, Chiu-Yen Chen,
Directors : Joseph Kuo,

A teacher named Chen Yi-Shing took his class to a field trip in the mountain and encountered huge wasp attack on the way. Unable to escape, the teacher exposed himself naked to the horrible...

Actors : Mario Montenegro, Marianne de la Riva, Jun Labo, Perla Bautista,
Directors : Jose Dagumboy,

Depiction of a world famous psychic healer from Baguio City.

Actors : Rea Mauranen, Ari Suonsuu, Asko Sarkola, Kari Franck,

The life of early 20th century author, journalist, and revolutionary Algot Untola (also known as Maiju Lassila, Irmari Rantamala and under several more pseudonyms), one of the most ...

Actors : Jaan Rekkor, Sulev Luik, Jüri Krjukov, Arvo Kukumägi,
Directors : Kaljo Kiisk,

A true but strongly subjective story about the leading communist Viktor Kingissepp and his hopeless fight in the 1920-s Estonian Respublic. Later, during the Soviet regime Kingissepp was made a hero and martyr.

Actors : Stanislawa Celinska, Piotr Fronczewski, Dorota Stalinska, Bozena Dykiel,
Directors : Janusz Rzeszewski,

Loosely based on a biography of a famous Polish singer from the 1930's, Hanka Ordonowna. It opens in the Egyptian desert during African campaign in World War II where Hanka's husband is ...

Actors : Daniel Olbrychski, Liv Ullmann, Aurore Clément, Francesca Ciardi,
Directors : Mauro Bolognini,

A Jewish scientist in Russia becomes frustrated with the antisemitism in her country and decides to leave with her friend and sister. When they go to receive emigration permits, her sister and friend pass but she is declined.

Actors : Dang Cecilio, Charito Solis, Mat Ranillo III, Joko Diaz,
Directors : Maria Saret,

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (c.1600 - September 29, 1637), was born in Binondo, Manila, Philippines. His Chinese father taught him Chinese, and his Filipino mother taught him Tagalog. Both of his ...

Actors : Aleksey Buldakov, Leonid Nevedomsky, Margarita Borisova, Viktor Grigoryuk,
Directors : Nikolai Gusarov,

Historical and biographical film about a remarkable Russian traveler of the XVII century, the pathfinder Semen Dezhnev (L.Buldakov)... See full synopsis »

Actors : Ahmed Benaissa, Mustapha Chougrani, Athmane Ariout, Robert Bazil,
Directors : Benamar Bakhti,

The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern...

Actors : Adrianne Vallé, Juanita Salazar, Enrique Esparza, Roger Gutierrez,
Directors : Tom Naygrow,

Young Don Castro is having difficulty in school, has a strained relationship with his father, and can't understand why the girl next door only wants a serious relationship. The one place ...

Actors : Fang Xie, Fusheng Feng, Gengchen Jiang, Jiayuan Ding,
Directors : Jinglong Zhang,

Biography of famous ancient Chinese poetess Li Qingzhao who lived in the Song Dynasty.