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This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. Films on this list are generally from American production unless indicated otherwise. 1970 A Baltic Tragedy (Swedish: Baltutlämningen) (1970) – Swedish drama film based on the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers that took place between 1945 and 1946 A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970) – action biographical crime film about Pretty Boy Floyd's escape from prison Airport (1970) – action drama film loosely based on the Continental Airlines Flight 11 suicide bombing The Andersonville Trial (1970) – drama television film based on the actual 1865 trial of Henry Wirz, commander of the infamous Confederate Andersonville prison, where thousands of Union prisoners died of exposure, malnutrition, and disease The Bloody Judge (1970) – biographical horror film loosely based on the story of Judge Jeffries, the Lord Chief Justice of seventeenth-century England, who, in this film, condemned women as witches to further his political and sexual needs Bloody Mama (1970) – crime drama film loosely based on the real story of Ma Barker, who is depicted as a corrupt, mentally-disturbed mother who encourages and organizes the criminality of her four adult sons in Depression-era southern United States The Ceremony of Innocence (1970) – historical biographical drama television film depicting a highly fictionalized account of the events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013 Chisum (1970) – Western biographical drama film based on the Lincoln County War of 1878 The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) – biographical drama film about trans woman Christine Jorgensen The Confession (French: L'aveu) (1970) – French-Italian thriller film based on the true story of the Czechoslovak communist committed leftist Artur London, a defendant in the Slánský trial Corbari (1970) – Italian war drama film based on real life events of Italian partisan Silvio Corbari Cromwell (1970) – British historical drama film based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, who rose to lead the Parliamentary forces during the later parts of the English Civil War and, as Lord Protector, ruled Great Britain and Ireland in the 1650s The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) – biographical crime drama film about David Wilkerson, a Christian evangelist and Nicky Cruz, a teen gang member whose life was transformed by Wilkerson's ministry The Diane Linkletter Story (1970) – biographical drama short film based on the 1969 suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane Dirtymouth (1970) – biographical drama film about the life and career of the controversial comedian, Lenny Bruce Emiliano Zapata (1970) – Mexican biographical drama film about Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata George M! (1970) – musical biographical comedy television film based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway" The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) – British biographical drama television film about the life of Charles Dickens The Honeymoon Killers (1970) – crime drama film inspired by the true story of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, the notorious "lonely hearts killers" of the 1940s Julius Caesar (1970) – historical war drama film about Julius Caesar, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare Liberation: Breakthrough (Russian: Освобождение: Прорыв; German: Befreiung II. Teil. Der Durchbruch; Polish: Wyzwolenie II: Przełom) (1970) – Soviet-Polish-Yugoslav-East German historical war drama film depicting the Lower Dnieper Offensive of September 1943 Liberation: The Fire Bulge (Russian: Освобождение: Огненная дуга; German: Befreiung I. Teil Der Feuerbogen; Polish: Wyzwolenie I: Ognisty łuk) (1970) – Soviet-Polish-Yugoslav-East German historical war drama film depicting the grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943 The Loves of Liszt (Hungarian: Szerelmi álmok – Liszt) (1970) – Soviet era Hungarian epic drama film based on the biography of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt Ned Kelly (1970) – British-Australian biographical bushranger film about 19th-century Australian bushranger Ned Kelly Patton (1970) – epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II Promise at Dawn (1970) – biographical drama film following author Romain Gary as he recalls his growing up with his Lithuanian-born mother Shangani Patrol (1970) – Rhodesian war drama film portraying the true story of a battalion of volunteer soldiers facing the might of King Lobengula's army in Rhodesia in 1893 The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) – British historical drama miniseries about the Wives of Henry VIII Soldier Blue (1970) – war drama revisionist Western film inspired by events of the 1864 Sand Creek massacre in the Colorado Territory Song of Norway (1970) – biographical drama film depicting the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music Tchaikovsky (Russian: Чайковский) (1970) – Soviet biographical drama film about the famous Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tora! Tora! Tora! (Japanese: トラ・トラ・トラ!) (1970) – American-Japanese epic war film dramatizing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 Tropic of Cancer (1970) – biographical drama film depicting the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris Waterloo (Russian: Ватерлоо) (1970) – Soviet-Italian epic historical war film about the Battle of Waterloo Weddings of Mr. Vok (Czech: Svatby pana Voka) (1971) – Czechoslovak comedy film describing love adventures of the Bohemian nobleman Peter Vok of Rosenberg The Wild Child (French: L'Enfant sauvage) (1970) – French biographical drama film based on the true events regarding the child Victor of Aveyron 1971 10 Rillington Place (1971) – British crime drama film dramatizing the case of British serial killer John Christie, who committed many of his crimes in the titular London terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving his neighbour Timothy Evans A Season in Hell (French: Une saison en enfer, Italian: Una stagione all'inferno) (1971) – French-Italian drama film depicting the life and death of the poet Arthur Rimbaud and his troubled relationship with the poet Paul Verlaine until the African adventure in Ethiopia The American West of John Ford (1971) – Western biographical television film about movie director John Ford's career Arutperunjothi (Tamil: அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி) (1971) – Indian Tamil-language biographical film about Ramalinga Swamigal Brian's Song (1971) – biographical sport drama film that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo (James Caan), a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer, focusing on his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers Dauria (Russian: Даурия) (1971) – Soviet historical drama film about traditional life of Cossacks in the Siberian province of Dauria at the time o.... 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Hot Off the Press
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Law of Attraction
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Tempting the King
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
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Peace on Earth
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The Cupcake Cottage
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His Girl Next Door
Khardine GrayFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sizzling hot single dad romance you won't want to miss. No strings attached fun with the ubergorgeous single d...
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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The Four Loves
C. S. LewisThe Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human loveaffection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candi...
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Rogue Alpha
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My Paper Heart
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School of Potential
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Finding Cinderella
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Inception of Gold
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Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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His Own Heaven
Jennie KewWinner of the 2021 Passionate Plume Award for BDSM Romance Finalist in the 2021 Stiletto Contest for Contemporary Romance He taught her to trust, she taught him to love. Lucy Bar...
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Escape, A New Life
David J AntocciTo save herself, she had to lose everything. Trapped in a tropical paradise with no memory of how she got there, Abby is thrust into a fight for her life. Hunted by a madman, and c...
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Coffee Girl
Sophie SinclairMackenzie "Kiki" Forbes finds herself in a pickle. Either become her snarky sister's nanny, or move halfway across the country to work as assistanttothestylist of a ...
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Pretty Little Lies
Ivy ThornFour years ago, Nicolo Marchetti took my innocence. But he left me with something else Nicolo almost took everything from me. My virginity, my reputation, and very nearly my future...
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Nothing to Hide
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All Fired Up
Kathryn ShayCaptain Jarek Zenko, a war veteran and firefighter, meets Lacey Roth at a bar one night. They don’t share their real identities, even when they retreat to a hotel. When they meet t...
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The Target
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The Icing on the Cake
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Becoming Lady Dalton
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Dracula
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The Holy Bible - King James Version
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Holy Bible
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Always Yours
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The Seduction Series Boxset
Roxy Sloane“Sensual, thrilling and wild!”   Discover the bestselling series in one collection: THE SEDUCTION, THE BARGAIN, and THE INVITATION. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Sierra S...
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Man In The Water
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The Next Girl
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Awaken Me
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Salvation
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A Bookshop to Die For
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The Great Gatsby
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Think and Grow Rich
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A Christmas Carol
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Pride and Prejudice
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Alpha
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
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Dream Psychology
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A Green Kind of Witch
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Get Lucky
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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Assisting the Bosshole
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Whiskey Girl
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