In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.

A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach…

A houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of another guest, Captain Dancy. Instead of supporting De…