Nøgleord 1930s

Professor Albus Dumbledore ved, at den mægtige, mørke troldmand Gellert Grindelwald er på vej til at få kontrol over den magiske verden. Da han ikke kan stoppe ham alene, lader han magizoologen Newt Scamander lede et ængsteligt hold af troldmænd, hekse og en enkelt Muggle-bager på en farlig mission, hvor de møder gamle og nye skabninger og krydser klinger med Grindelwalds voksende legioner af følgere. Men med så meget på spil, hvor længe kan Dumbledore forblive på sidelinjen?

Året er 1935. Indiana Jones ankommer til Indien, der stadig hører under britisk styre. Han er blevet bedt om at finde nogle ædle, antikke juveler. I sin jagt på skatten støder han på en hemmelig sekt, der holder slaver og ofrer mennesker.

I 1930´ernes Japansk-besatte Korea ansættes pigen Sookee som tjenestepige for den japanske rigmandsdatter, Hideko, der lever et tilbagetrukket liv på en stor landejendom med hendes dominerende onkel. Men Sookee har en hemmelighed. Hun er i virkeligheden en tyv og arbejder for en svindler, der håber at Sookee kan hjælpe ham med at forføre rigmandsdatteren, så han kan få del i familieformuen. Men ikke alt går som man regner med i Park Chan Wooks fortælling om intriger, bedrag og seksuel forblændelse.

Året er 1935, og Paul Edgecomb er chef for dødsgangen, kaldet Den grønne mil, i Cold Mountain fængslet i Louisiana. Trods stedets grumme formål drives det af Edgecomb og hans folk med både værdighed og humanisme. Der er blot en enkelt slange i dette "Paradis", nemlig den lille, lede sadist Percy Wetmore, der har fået job som vagt på dødsgangen takket være det forhold, at han er nevø af guvernørens kone. En dag ankommer den enfoldige, sorte kæmpe John Coffey til fængslet, dødsdømt for mordet på to små hvide piger. Edgecomb opdager så småt, at denne blide kæmpe er en clairvoyant healer, der gerne bruger sine mirakuløse evner i det godes tjeneste. Sammen med det forhold, at han nu også ved, at Coffey er uskyldigt dømt, sætter det Edgecomb i et alvorligt moralsk dilemma over at skulle eksekvere dødsdommen.

Otte år efter at Rick og Evelyn kæmpede mod den 3000 år gamle mumie Imhotep, bor det gifte par nu i London sammen med deres søn Alex. Men idyllen krakelerer, da Imhoteps lig genoplives, og han atter betræder jorden i sin hvileløse jagt på udødelighed. Samtidig frigøres en anden mørk og ufattelig mægtig kraft. Da kræfterne støder sammen, hænger jordens skæbne i en tynd tråd, og Rick og Evelyn må desperat prøve at redde verden og deres søn – før det er for sent.

Den berømte og berygtede arkæolog og eventyrer Dr. Indiana Jones bliver hyret af dem amerikanske regering til at finde den tabte Ark. Arken skulle efter sigende indeholde enorme okkulte kræfter og vil derfor måske være det ultimative våben i den forestående 2. Verdenskrig. Men Adolf Hitler har også hørt om arken og sender ondskabsfulde lakajer ud for at sikre sig skatten.

Noodles og hans ven Max har siden opvæksten i New Yorks jødiske bydel været sammen om småtyverier, smuglerier og røverier. I forbudstidens USA har de kronede dage, men alligevel forråder Noodles Max og deres kammerater og går under jorden. 35 år senere trækker det op til skandale omkring handelsminister Bailey, og Noodles møder nogen, han ikke har set i mange år.

Filmen 'One Life' er et historisk drama om den virkelige historie om Nicholas Winton, der reddede 669 børn fra nazisterne i månederne op til 2. verdenskrig. Oscar-vinderen Anthony Hopkins kan ses i rollen som Nicholas Winton, der i december 1938 rejste til Prag, hvor han med egne øjne så de mange familier, der var flygtet fra nazisternes forfølgelse i Tyskland og Østrig. Halvtreds år senere, i 1988, plages Nicky af en vedvarende skyldfølelse over de børns skæbne, som han ikke kunne bringe i sikkerhed i England. Først da han deltager i et tv-program, hvor han bliver overraskes af nogle af de overlevende børn - nu voksne - kan han langt om længe finde ro i den sorg og skyld, som han har båret med sig gennem fem årtier.

I 1930'ernes Oklahoma, i et område ramt af grufulde støvstorme, er en kvinde overbevist om, at en ond tilstedeværelse truer hendes familie.

The Grand Budapest Hotel fortæller historien om Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), en legendarisk concierge på et berømt hotel beliggende i en spaby i det europæiske land Zubrowka. Vi befinder os midt imellem de to verdenskrige, og mens fascismen ruller ind over Europa, holder Gustave H på de formelle og servicerende former og er noget af en darling hos de ældre damer på hotellet. Ikke mindst hos Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis, også kaldet Madame D (Tilda Swinton), der efter sin død efterlader Gustave H et dyrebart maleri. Og så har vi balladen, for ud over at have en enorm formue har Madame D også en enorm familie, og de – ikke mindst Dmitri (Adrien Brody) og håndlangeren Jopling (Willem Dafoe) – vil gå meget langt for at forhindre Gustave H i at få det dyrebare maleri.

I en lille fattig by i Alabama i 1930'erne ne bliver den sorte Tom Robinson anklaget for voldtægt. Den hvide og højt respekterede advokat Atticus Finch risikerer sin karriere for at forsvare den anklagede.

Den berømte arkæolog Indiana Jones bliver kastet ud i et nyt eventyr, da hans far professor Henry Jones bliver kidnappet af nazister. Indiana Jones' far er nemlig på nippet til at finde Den Hellige Gral, der efter sigende skulle give evigt liv. Nazisterne er på jagt efter Den Hellige Gral, fordi de vil bruge den som det afgørende våben mod de allierede.

Erotisk kærlighedsdrama baseret på en sand historie fra Japan i 1936, hvor en mand og en af hans tjenere begynder en lidenskabelig affære. Deres ønske bliver en seksuel besættelse så stærk, at for at intensivere deres nydelse, forsager de alt, endda selve livet.

Det er en udsøgt skare, der mødes på Orientekspressens perron i Istanbul. Man hilser, og man konverserer, men før toget når Paris, er den fornemme overflade krakeleret. En af passagererne dør en frygtelig død. Heldigvis er den skarpsindige belgiske detektiv Hercule Poirot også med toget, og han giver sig straks i kast med opklaringsarbejdet.

I 1930'erne får rygter om en gigantisk menneskeabe kaldet King Kong en gruppe forskere med smag for eventyr til at udforske isoleret ø ved Sumatra. Øen viser sig at være beboet af både en enorm abe og flere fortidsdyr. Forskerne beslutter sig for at indfange Kong og bringe ham hjem til New York. Men den mægtige King Kong er ikke sådan lige at lægge i lænker.

Historien handler om Puyi, den sidste kejser af Kina. Man følger hans liv fra fødsel, da han bliver kejser som 3-årig og hersker over en halv milliard mennesker, da han bliver fængslet under den japanske invasion og til sidst i hans liv, hvor han blot er gartner.

Hercule Poirot er på vej hjem til London om bord på den luksuriøse Orientekspres. En snestorm tvinger toget til at standse, samtidig med at en af de farverige passagerer findes myrdet med adskillige knivstik. Poirot er sikker på, at morderen stadig er på toget. Og nu er det op til den belgiske detektiv og hans små, grå celler at løse gåden.

Filmatisering af Broadway-musicalen baseret på Alice Walkers litterære klassiker af samme navn fra 1982.

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.

Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.

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The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British lifestyle, but inside he's actually a traditional Chinese man. He married several wives to show off his power and upper-class status. First wife Koo Sam-lan was a rich girl; second wife is former Qing dynasty princess Aisin Gioro Yee-yin; third wife came from a family that owned banks Yvonne Yik; fourth wife is a famous Peking opera singer Hong Tsz-kwan; and the fifth wife Chui Dan-dan, a vanity admiring woman. Because Sir Arthur Chung is a strict and authoritarian father, his two sons Charles Chung and Jimmy Chung eventually start going against him. This wealthy and prominent family may seem warm on the surface, but in reality, they are scattered and disunited.

In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old house that has no electricity and that is crumbling apart. But life on Corfu is cheap, it's an earthly paradise, and the Durrells proceed to forge their new existence, with all its challenges, adventures, and forming relationships.

In a time when Shanghai was controlled by the merciless warlords, sworn brothers Kiu Ngo-Tin and Kung Siu-San have to rely on each other. Together, the ruthless Siu-San and the cunning Ngo-Tin create a world of their own, but in order to stay on top, Ngo-Tin has no choice but to leave his past behind completely, including his confidant and true love Ku Siu-Lau, a Peking opera apprentice. When Ngo-Tin catches the attention of a local casino boss, he is introduced to Kam Tong, Shanghai's most powerful tycoon. Along with Siu-San, Ngo-Tin and Kam Tong become legendary figures in Shanghai. But success is short-lived as a single city cannot accomodate three leaders; Siu-San and Kam Tong enter a battle for power, creating havoc in Shanghai.

Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.

Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detective series and television movies—most of them British productions from the BBC or the ITV companies and usually adapted from mystery fiction literary sources—to air on American television. In 2002, they added an American-produced series based on the novels of Tony Hillerman to their roster.

The Ku family are living in the Republic of China era (1930s) as a prestigious household in a wealthy part of Nanjing. Soon, word spreads that the city is being taken over by Imperial Japanese forces. The Ku family - a family of all daughters and a father and mother of weakening health - are soon forced to pack their belongings to leave the war-torn area. One of their servants recommends they move to the rural areas. To their dismay, life is incredibly difficult and they live in poverty. The family is in pieces as each daughter struggles with numerous difficulties in the countryside. However, all members of the family eventually grow closer together as they work in the rural area.

Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts -- the improbably named Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen -- the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die -- one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys' -- a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: '... and then there were none.

Coming from a very humble background, Poon Muk-hing has always been content being a driver for the rich Poon family of Dongshan. His true identity of the eldest son of the family comes to light when he saves Poon Cheuk-wah, the young master, in an accident. Chong Fung-yi, the first daughter-in-law in the family, has to admit unwillingly the fact that when she married into the family she was already pregnant. His true identity revealed, Muk-hing changes his name and joins the clan. When the Poon family runs into trouble, and Muk-hing is caught in a love triangle with Cheuk-wah and a wealthy daughter from Xiguan, Yip Heung-ching, he gets involved in a bloody battle of power...

A K-fantasy action unfolds as the Nine-tailed fox makes a crash landing in the year 1938, an era of chaos, and he struggles to return to the present.

Shanghai in 30s: An intriguing crime case emerges amidst the bustling city. A beautiful new graduate of police academy, Qin Xiaoman, joins the investigation unit. The famous detective Luo Fei becomes her colleague and neighbour.

Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars.

The Untouchables is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons in syndication, from January 1993 to May 1994. The series portrayed work of the real life Untouchables federal investigative squad in Prohibition-era Chicago and its efforts against Al Capone's attempts to profit from the market in bootleg liquor. The series features Tom Amandes as Eliot Ness and William Forsythe as Al Capone, and was based on the 1959 series and 1987 film of the same name.

Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.