List of biographical films

This is a list of biographical films.

Before 1950

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1906 The Story of the Kelly Gang Ned Kelly Frank Mills
1909 Origin of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Harry Baur
The Life of Moses Moses Pat Hartigan
Saul and David King David Maurice Costello
King Saul William V. Ranous
1910 Pyotr Velikiy Peter the Great Pyotr Voinov
1911 Sweet Nell of Old Drury Nell Gwyn Nellie Stewart
Charles II of England Augustus Neville
1912 Custer's Last Fight George Armstrong Custer Francis Ford
From the Manger to the Cross Jesus Robert Henderson-Bland
1913 Adrienne Lecouvreur Adrienne Lecouvreur Sarah Bernhardt
Beating Back Al Jennings Al Jennings
Giuseppe Verdi nella vita e nella gloria Giuseppe Verdi Egisto Cecchi
The Life and Works of Richard Wagner Richard Wagner Giuseppe Becce
Sixty Years a Queen Queen Victoria Louie Henri
1914 Home, Sweet Home John Howard Payne Henry B. Walthall
Judith of Bethulia Judith Blanche Sweet
The Life of General Villa Pancho Villa Raoul Walsh
1915 Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale Elisabeth Risdon
Mistress Nell Nell Gwyn Mary Pickford
The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Henry B. Walthall
1916 David Garrick David Garrick Dustin Farnum
Davy Crockett Davy Crockett Dustin Farnum
Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli Dennis Eadie
Joan the Woman Joan of Arc Geraldine Farrar
1917 Betsy Ross Betsy Ross Alice Brady
Cleopatra Cleopatra Theda Bara
The Conqueror Sam Houston William Farnum
The Fall of the Romanovs Nicholas II of Russia Alfred Hickman
Alexandra Feodorovna Nance O'Neil
The Lincoln Cycle Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Chapin
My Father Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Chapin
My Mother Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Chapin
Myself Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Chapin
Rasputin, the Black Monk Grigori Rasputin Montagu Love
1918 Casanova Giacomo Casanova Alfréd Deésy
My Four Years in Germany James W. Gerard Halbert Brown
The Life Story of David Lloyd George David Lloyd George Norman Page
Why America Will Win John J. Pershing Harris Gordon
The Woman the Germans Shot Edith Cavell Julia Arthur
1919 Deliverance Helen Keller Ann Mason
The Fighting Roosevelts Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Bradshaw
Private Peat Harold R. Peat Harold R. Peat
1920 Headin' Home Babe Ruth Babe Ruth
If I Were King François Villon William Farnum
1921 Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli George Arliss
1922 Dick Turpin's Ride to York Dick Turpin Matheson Lang
Nero Nero Jacques Grétillat
Peter the Great Peter the Great Emil Jannings
A Prince of Lovers Lord Byron Howard Gaye
1923 Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Stuart Ivor Novello
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend Friedrich Schiller Theodor Loos
Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes Matheson Lang
Landru, the Bluebeard of Paris Henri Désiré Landru Wilhelm Sichra
The Little Napoleon Napoleon Egon von Hagen
Paganini Niccolò Paganini Conrad Veidt
Richard the Lion-Hearted Richard I Wallace Beery
The Ten Commandments Moses Theodore Roberts
Rameses II Charles De Roche
1924 Beau Brummel Beau Brummel John Barrymore
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln George A. Billings
1926 Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo Davy Crockett Cullen Landis
Josef Kajetán Tyl Josef Kajetán Tyl Zdeněk Štěpánek
The Life Story of Charles Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Chick Wango
Nell Gwyn Nell Gwyn Dorothy Gish
Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Cedric Hardwicke
1927 The King of Kings Jesus H. B. Warner
The Loves of Casanova Giacomo Casanova Ivan Mozzhukhin
Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte Albert Dieudonné
1928 Dream of Love Adrienne Lecouvreur Joan Crawford
Luther Martin Luther Eugen Klöpfer
The Passion of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Renée Jeanne Falconetti
The Patriot Tsar Paul I of Russia Emil Jannings
Tracy the Outlaw Harry Tracy Jack Hoy
Una nueva y gloriosa nación Manuel Belgrano Francis X. Bushman
1929 The Divine Lady Emma Hamilton Corinne Griffith
Lord Horatio Nelson Victor Varconi
Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli George Arliss
1930 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Walter Huston
Billy the Kid Billy the Kid Johnny Mack Brown
A Lady's Morals Jenny Lind Grace Moore
The Loves of Robert Burns Robert Burns Joseph Hislop
Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern Ludwig II of Bavaria William Dieterle
1931 Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton George Arliss
Dreyfus Alfred Dreyfus Cedric Hardwicke
Mata Hari Mata Hari Greta Garbo
Yorck Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg Werner Krauss
1932 Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Grace Moore
Rasputin and the Empress Grigori Rasputin Lionel Barrymore
Alexandra Feodorovna Ethel Barrymore
Nicholas II of Russia Ralph Morgan
Silver Dollar Yates Martin Edward G. Robinson
1933 The Bowery Chuck Connors Wallace Beery
Steve Brodie George Raft
In the Wake of the Bounty William Bligh Mayne Lynton
Fletcher Christian Errol Flynn
The Private Life of Henry VIII Henry VIII Charles Laughton
Queen Christina Queen Christina of Sweden Greta Garbo
Voltaire Voltaire George Arliss
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street Elizabeth Barrett Browning Norma Shearer
Robert Browning Fredric March
Cleopatra Cleopatra Claudette Colbert
Julius Caesar Warren William
Mark Antony Henry Wilcoxon
The House of Rothschild Mayer Rothschild George Arliss
The Iron Duke Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington George Arliss
Love Time Franz Schubert Nils Asther
Madame Du Barry Madame Du Barry Dolores del Río
Louis XV of France Reginald Owen
The Mighty Barnum P. T. Barnum Wallace Beery
Nell Gwynn Nell Gwynn Anna Neagle
The Rise of Catherine the Great Catherine II of Russia Elisabeth Bergner
The Scarlet Empress Catherine II "The Great" of Russia Marlene Dietrich
Waltzes from Vienna Johann Strauss Edmund Gwenn
Johann Strauss II Esmond Knight
Viva Villa! Pancho Villa Wallace Beery
1935 Annie Oakley Annie Oakley Barbara Stanwyck
Clive of India Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Ronald Colman
Diamond Jim Jim Brady Edward Arnold
Drake of England Francis Drake Matheson Lang
Golgotha Jesus Robert Le Vigan
Harmony Lane Stephen Foster Douglass Montgomery
Mutiny on the Bounty William Bligh Charles Laughton
Fletcher Christian Clark Gable
1936 Daniel Boone Daniel Boone George O'Brien
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien John Sutter Luis Trenker
The Great Ziegfeld Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. William Powell
Hearts Divided Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson Marion Davies
Jérôme Bonaparte Dick Powell
Napoleon Bonaparte Claude Rains
Mary of Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots Katharine Hepburn
The Plainsman Wild Bill Hickok Gary Cooper
The Prisoner of Shark Island Samuel Mudd Warner Baxter
Rembrandt Rembrandt Charles Laughton
Rhodes of Africa Cecil Rhodes Walter Huston
Robin Hood of El Dorado Joaquin Murrieta Warner Baxter
The Story of Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur Paul Muni
Sutter's Gold John Sutter Edward Arnold
Whom the Gods Love Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Stephen Haggard
The White Angel Florence Nightingale Kay Francis
1937 Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns Andrew Cruickshank
Fire Over England Elizabeth I of England Flora Robson
The Great Garrick David Garrick Brian Aherne
The Life of Émile Zola Émile Zola Paul Muni
Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Clark Gable
Peter the First Peter the Great Nikolai Simonov
The Toast of New York James Fisk Edward Arnold
Victoria the Great Queen Victoria Anna Neagle
William Tindale William Tyndale Alan Wheatley
Young Pushkin Alexander Pushkin Valentin Litovsky
1938 Adrienne Lecouvreur Adrienne Lecouvreur Yvonne Printemps
The Adventures of Marco Polo Marco Polo Gary Cooper
Alexander Nevsky Alexander Nevsky Nikolay Cherkasov
Boys Town Edward J. Flanagan Spencer Tracy
The Buccaneer Jean Lafitte Fredric March
Andrew Jackson Hugh Sothern
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky Aleksei Lyarsky
The Great Waltz Johann Strauss II Fernand Gravey
If I Were King François Villon Ronald Colman
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Norma Shearer
That Mothers Might Live Ignaz Semmelweis Shepperd Strudwick
Pugachev Yemelyan Pugachev Yevgeny Matveyev
Saint Theresa of Lisieux Thérèse of Lisieux Irène Corday
Sixty Glorious Years Queen Victoria Anna Neagle
Suez Ferdinand de Lesseps Tyrone Power
1939 Conquest of Peter the Great Peter the Great Nikolai Simonov
Drums Along the Mohawk Nicholas Herkimer Roger Imhof
The Flying Irishman Douglas Corrigan Douglas Corrigan
Frontier Marshal Wyatt Earp Randolph Scott
The Great Victor Herbert Victor Herbert Allan Jones
Immortal Waltz Johann Strauss I Paul Hörbiger
Jesse James Jesse James Tyrone Power
Frank James Henry Fonda
Juarez Benito Juárez Paul Muni
Kaiss wa leila Qays Badr Lama
Layla Al-Aamiriya Amina Rizk
Lenin in 1918 Vladimir Lenin Boris Shchukin
The Mad Empress Charlotte of Belgium Medea de Novara
Man of Conquest Sam Houston Richard Dix
Nurse Edith Cavell Edith Cavell Anna Neagle
On His Own Maxim Gorky Aleksei Lyarsky
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Elizabeth I of England Bette Davis
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Errol Flynn
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Don Ameche
Thomas A. Watson Henry Fonda
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Vernon Castle Fred Astaire
Irene Castle Ginger Rogers
Swanee River Stephen Foster Don Ameche
Tower of London Richard III of England Basil Rathbone
Young Mr. Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Henry Fonda
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abraham Lincoln Raymond Massey
Bismarck Otto von Bismarck Paul Hartmann
Brigham Young Brigham Young Dean Jagger
Joseph Smith Vincent Price
A Dispatch from Reuter's Paul Reuter Edward G. Robinson
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Paul Ehrlich Edward G. Robinson
Edison, the Man Thomas Edison Spencer Tracy
Eternal Melodies Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gino Cervi
Kit Carson Kit Carson Jon Hall
Knute Rockne, All American Knute Rockne Pat O'Brien
George Gipp Ronald Reagan
Lillian Russell Lillian Russell Alice Faye
Alexander Pollock Moore Henry Fonda
Lady with Red Hair Mrs. Leslie Carter Miriam Hopkins
Northwest Passage Robert Rogers Spencer Tracy
Rambrandt Rembrandt Jules Verstraete
The Return of Frank James Frank James Henry Fonda
The Rothschilds Nathan Mayer Rothschild Carl Kuhlmann
Santa Fe Trail J.E.B. Stuart Errol Flynn
George Armstrong Custer Ronald Reagan
John Brown Raymond Massey
Semmelweis Ignaz Semmelweis Tivadar Uray
The Westerner Judge Roy Bean Walter Brennan
Young Tom Edison Thomas Edison Mickey Rooney
1941 Belle Starr Belle Starr Gene Tierney
Billy the Kid Billy the Kid Robert Taylor
Blossoms in the Dust Edna Gladney Greer Garson
Hudson's Bay Pierre-Esprit Radisson Paul Muni
Médard des Groseilliers Laird Cregar
Men of Boys Town Edward J. Flanagan Spencer Tracy
Ohm Kruger Paul Kruger Emil Jannings
One Foot in Heaven William Spence Fredric March
The Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli John Gielgud
Sergeant York Alvin York Gary Cooper
That Hamilton Woman Emma Hamilton Vivien Leigh
Lord Horatio Nelson Laurence Olivier
They Died with Their Boots On George Armstrong Custer Errol Flynn
You Will Remember Leslie Stuart Robert Morley
1942 Apache Trail Tom O'Folliard William Lundigan
Die Entlassung Otto von Bismarck Emil Jannings
The First of the Few R. J. Mitchell Leslie Howard
For Me and My Gal Harry Palmer Gene Kelly
Gentleman Jim James J. Corbett Errol Flynn
The Great Mr. Handel George Frideric Handel Wilfrid Lawson
Here Will I Nest Thomas Talbot John Sullivan
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe Shepperd Strudwick
My Gal Sal Paul Dresser Victor Mature
The Pride of the Yankees Lou Gehrig Gary Cooper
The Remarkable Andrew Andrew Jackson Brian Donlevy
Rembrandt Rembrandt Ewald Balser
Rossini Gioachino Rossini Nino Besozzi
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Julián Soler
Tennessee Johnson Andrew Johnson Van Heflin
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die Wyatt Earp Richard Dix
The Vanishing Virginian Robert Yancey Frank Morgan
Yankee Doodle Dandy George M. Cohan James Cagney
Sam Harris Richard Whorf
The Young Mr. Pitt William Pitt the Younger Robert Donat
1943 Der Unendliche Weg Friedrich List Eugen Klöpfer
Dixie Daniel Decatur Emmett Bing Crosby
Hitler's Madman Reinhard Heydrich John Carradine
The Iron Major Frank Cavanaugh Pat O'Brien
Is Everybody Happy? Ted Lewis Michael Duane
Jack London Jack London Michael O'Shea
Madame Curie Marie Curie Greer Garson
Pierre Curie Walter Pidgeon
Mission to Moscow Joseph E. Davies Walter Huston
The Outlaw Billy the Kid Jack Buetel
The Song of Bernadette Bernadette Soubirous Jennifer Jones
The Woman of the Town Bat Masterson Albert Dekker
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain Mark Twain Fredric March
Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill Joel McCrea
Champagne Charlie George Leybourne Tommy Trinder
Alfred Vance Stanley Holloway
Enemy of Women Joseph Goebbels Paul Andor
The Great Moment William T. G. Morton Joel McCrea
Henry V Henry V of England Laurence Olivier
The Hitler Gang Adolf Hitler Robert Watson
Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV of Russia Nikolay Cherkasov
Shine On, Harvest Moon Nora Bayes Ann Sheridan
Jack Norworth Dennis Morgan
Wilson Woodrow Wilson Alexander Knox
1945 Caesar and Cleopatra Julius Caesar Claude Rains
Cleopatra Vivien Leigh
Captain Eddie Eddie Rickenbacker Fred MacMurray
Captain Kidd William Kidd Charles Laughton
Dillinger John Dillinger Lawrence Tierney
The Dolly Sisters Janszieka "Jenny" Dolly Betty Grable
Rozsika "Rosie" Dolly June Haver
The Great John L. John L. Sullivan Greg McClure
God Is My Co-Pilot Robert Lee Scott Jr. Dennis Morgan
Incendiary Blonde Texas Guinan Betty Hutton
Pride of the Marines Al Schmid John Garfield
Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin Robert Alda
A Royal Scandal Catherine II of Russia Tallulah Bankhead
A Song to Remember Frédéric Chopin Cornel Wilde
1946 Anna and the King of Siam Anna Leonowens Irene Dunne
Camões Luís de Camões António Vilar
Devotion Charlotte Brontë Olivia de Havilland
Emily Brontë Ida Lupino
Anne Brontë Nancy Coleman
Gallant Journey John Joseph Montgomery Glenn Ford
The Great Glinka Mikhail Glinka Boris Chirkov
The Jolson Story Al Jolson Larry Parks
The Magic Bow Niccolò Paganini Stewart Granger
Magnificent Doll Dolley Madison Ginger Rogers
James Madison Burgess Meredith
Aaron Burr David Niven
My Darling Clementine Wyatt Earp Henry Fonda
Night and Day Cole Porter Cary Grant
The Razor's Edge W. Somerset Maugham Herbert Marshall
Sister Kenny Elizabeth Kenny Rosalind Russell
So Goes My Love Hiram Percy Maxim Don Ameche
Till the Clouds Roll By Jerome Kern Robert Walker
1947 Albéniz Isaac Albéniz Pedro López Lagar
Captain Boycott Charles Boycott Cecil Parker
Charles Stewart Parnell Robert Donat
The Fabulous Dorseys Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey
Monsieur Vincent Vincent de Paul Pierre Fresnay
My Wild Irish Rose Chauncey Olcott Dennis Morgan
The Perils of Pauline Pearl White Betty Hutton
Seine einzige Liebe Franz Schubert Franz Böheim
Song of Love Clara Schumann Katharine Hepburn
Robert Schumann Paul Henreid
Song of Scheherazade Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Jean-Pierre Aumont
Trail Street Bat Masterson Randolph Scott
1948 The Babe Ruth Story Babe Ruth William Bendix
Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Stuart David Niven
Brindis a Manolete Manolete Pedro Ortega
The Iron Curtain Igor Gouzenko Dana Andrews
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Ingrid Bergman
The Lame Devil (Le Diable boiteux) Talleyrand Sacha Guitry
Macbeth Macbeth of Scotland Orson Welles
Man to Men Henry Dunant Jean-Louis Barrault
Saraband Philip Christoph von Königsmarck Stewart Granger
The Mozart Story Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hans Holt
Up in Central Park William Tweed Vincent Price
Words and Music Richard Rodgers Tom Drake
Lorenz Hart Mickey Rooney
1949 Alexander Popov Alexander Stepanovich Popov Nikolay Cherkasov
Almafuerte Pedro Bonifacio Palacios Narciso Ibáñez Menta
The Bad Lord Byron Lord Byron Dennis Price
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Fredric March
Docteur Laennec René Laennec Pierre Blanchar
Eroica Ludwig van Beethoven Ewald Balser
Heaven over the Marshes Maria Goretti Inés Orsini
Hen. Gregorio del Pilar Gregorio del Pilar Jose Padilla Jr.
I Shot Jesse James Jesse James Reed Hadley
Frank James Tom Tyler
Ivan Pavlov Ivan Pavlov Aleksandr Borisov
Jolson Sings Again Al Jolson Larry Parks
Life of St. Paul Series Paul the Apostle Nelson Leigh
Orpopojan valssi J. Alfred Tanner Sakari Halonen
Padre Burgos Jose Burgos Jaime de la Rosa
Samson and Delilah Samson Victor Mature
Delilah Hedy Lamarr
The Stratton Story Monty Stratton James Stewart
Viennese Girls Karl Michael Ziehrer Willi Forst

1950s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1950 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley Betty Hutton
The Baron of Arizona James Reavis Vincent Price
The Bells of Nagasaki Takashi Nagai Masao Wakahara
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac José Ferrer
The Jackie Robinson Story Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Harold Tasker
Madeleine Madeleine Smith Ann Todd
The Magnificent Yankee Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Louis Calhern
Mussorgsky Modest Mussorgsky Aleksandr Borisov
Over the Waves Juventino Rosas Pedro Infante
The Petty Girl George Petty Robert Cummings
Three Little Words Bert Kalmar Fred Astaire
Harry Ruby Red Skelton
Young Man with a Horn Bix Beiderbecke Kirk Douglas
Zhukovsky Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky Yuri Yurovsky
1951 David and Bathsheba King David Gregory Peck
Bathsheba Susan Hayward
The Desert Fox Field Marshal Erwin Rommel James Mason
Diego Silang Diego Silang José Padilla Jr.
Follow the Sun Ben Hogan Glenn Ford
The Great Caruso Enrico Caruso Mario Lanza
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain William Asbury Thompson William Lundigan
I Was an American Spy Claire Phillips Ann Dvorak
I'll See You in My Dreams Gus Kahn Danny Thomas
Jim Thorpe – All-American Jim Thorpe Burt Lancaster
The Lady and the Bandit Dick Turpin Louis Hayward
The Lady with the Lamp Florence Nightingale Anna Neagle
The Magic Box William Friese-Greene Robert Donat
The Man with a Cloak Edgar Allan Poe Joseph Cotten
Valentino Rudolph Valentino Anthony Dexter
Wherever She Goes Eileen Joyce Suzanne Parrett
1952 Above and Beyond Paul Tibbets Robert Taylor
Blackbeard the Pirate Blackbeard Robert Newton
Carbine Williams David Marshall Williams James Stewart
Dr.Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Pierre Fresnay
The Girl in White Emily Barringer June Allyson
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Danny Kaye
I Dream of Jeanie Stephen Foster Bill Shirley
The Iron Mistress James Bowie Alan Ladd
Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo Calle Jularbo Jan-Olof Lindstedt
Million Dollar Mermaid Annette Kellermann Esther Williams
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Lúcia dos Santos Susan Whitney
Moulin Rouge Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec José Ferrer
No Greater Love Bertha von Suttner Hilde Krahl
The Pride of St. Louis Dizzy Dean Dan Dailey
Procès au Vatican Thérèse of Lisieux France Descaut
The Secret Conclave Pope Pius X Henri Vidon
Somebody Loves Me Blossom Seeley Betty Hutton
Benny Fields Ralph Meeker
Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa Clifton Webb
The Story of Will Rogers Will Rogers Will Rogers Jr.
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Sergei Bondarchuk
Viva Zapata! Emiliano Zapata Marlon Brando
The Winning Team Grover Cleveland Alexander Ronald Reagan
With a Song in My Heart Jane Froman Susan Hayward
The Young Caruso Enrico Caruso Ermanno Randi
1953 The Actress Ruth Gordon Jean Simmons
Admiral Ushakov Fyodor Ushakov Ivan Pereverzev
Belinsky Vissarion Belinsky Sergei Kurilov
Calamity Jane Calamity Jane Doris Day
Chaimite Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque Jacinto Ramos
Crazylegs Elroy Hirsch Elroy Hirsch
Dagohoy Francisco Dagohoy Mario Montenegro
The Desert Rats Field Marshal Erwin Rommel James Mason
The Eddie Cantor Story Eddie Cantor Keefe Brasselle
Franz Schubert Franz Schubert Heinrich Schweiger
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg Skanderbeg Akaki Khorava[1]
Houdini Harry Houdini Tony Curtis
The I Don't Care Girl Eva Tanguay Mitzi Gaynor
The Joe Louis Story Joe Louis Coley Wallace
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Marlon Brando
The Lawless Breed John Wesley Hardin Rock Hudson
The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Pierre Cressoy
Man of Music Mikhail Glinka Boris Smirnov
Martin Luther Martin Luther Niall MacGinnis
Melba Nellie Melba Patrice Munsel
Puccini Giacomo Puccini Gabriele Ferzetti
The President's Lady Andrew Jackson Charlton Heston
Rachel Donelson Robards Susan Hayward
So This Is Love Grace Moore Kathryn Grayson
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan W. S. Gilbert Robert Morley
Arthur Sullivan Maurice Evans
Young Bess Elizabeth I of England Jean Simmons
1954 Beau Brummell Beau Brummell Stewart Granger
The Bob Mathias Story Bob Mathias Bob Mathias
Canaris Wilhelm Canaris O. E. Hasse
Cuando me vaya María Grever Libertad Lamarque
Deep in My Heart Sigmund Romberg José Ferrer
Der Komödiant von Wien [de] Alexander Girardi Karl Paryla
Desirée Désirée Clary Jean Simmons
Napoleon Bonaparte Marlon Brando
El joven Juárez Benito Juárez Humberto Almazán
Ernst Thälmann Ernst Thälmann Günther Simon
The Eternal Waltz Johann Strauss II Bernhard Wicki
The Glenn Miller Story Glenn Miller James Stewart
His Majesty O'Keefe David O'Keefe Burt Lancaster
John Wesley John Wesley Leonard Sachs
The Red Prince Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (Johann Orth) Peter Pasetti
Rimskiy-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Grigori Belov
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Miyamoto Musashi Toshirō Mifune
Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben Ferdinand Sauerbruch Ewald Balser
Seger i mörker Gustaf Dalén Olof Bergström
Sitting Bull Sitting Bull J. Carroll Naish
1955 Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur Valentina Cortese
Beautiful but Dangerous Lina Cavalieri Gina Lollobrigida
Les chiffonniers d'Emmaüs[citation needed] Abbé Pierre André Reybaz
Chief Crazy Horse Crazy Horse Victor Mature
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell Gary Cooper
Ernst Thälmann Ernst Thälmann Günther Simon
The Eternal Breasts Fumiko Nakajō Yumeji Tsukioka
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Evelyn Nesbit Joan Collins
Interrupted Melody Marjorie Lawrence Eleanor Parker
I'll Cry Tomorrow Lillian Roth Susan Hayward
Lapu-Lapu Lapulapu Mario Montenegro
The Last Command James Bowie Sterling Hayden
Lola Montès Lola Montez Martine Carol
The Long Gray Line Martin Maher Tyrone Power
Love Me or Leave Me Ruth Etting Doris Day
Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs Ludwig II of Bavaria O.W. Fischer
Magic Fire Richard Wagner Alan Badel
A Man Called Peter Peter Marshall Richard Todd
Melodie immortali - Mascagni Pietro Mascagni Pierre Cressoy
Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oskar Werner
Napoléon Napoleon Daniel Gélin (Young)
Raymond Pellegrin (Older)
Prince of Players Edwin Booth Richard Burton
Richard III Richard III of England Laurence Olivier
Road to Life Anton Makarenko Vladimir Yemelyanov
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Miyamoto Musashi Toshirō Mifune
Seven Angry Men John Brown Raymond Massey
Seven Cities of Gold Junípero Serra Michael Rennie
The Seven Little Foys Eddie Foy Sr. Bob Hope
Säkkijärven polkka Viljo Vesterinen Sakari Jurkka
To Hell and Back Audie Murphy Audie Murphy
The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I of England Bette Davis
Wiegenlied Ernestine Schumann-Heink Osa Massen
1956 Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Richard Burton
Ang buhay at pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal José Rizal Eddie Del Mar
The Benny Goodman Story Benny Goodman Steve Allen
The Best Things in Life Are Free Buddy DeSylva Gordon MacRae
Ray Henderson Dan Dailey
Lew Brown Ernest Borgnine
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer Daniel Boone Bruce Bennett
The Eddy Duchin Story Eddy Duchin Tyrone Power
The Conqueror Genghis Khan John Wayne
Heneral Paua Heneral Paua Danilo Montes
The King and I Anna Leonowens Deborah Kerr
Lust for Life Vincent van Gogh Kirk Douglas
Magic Fire Richard Wagner Alan Badel
Reach for the Sky Douglas Bader Kenneth More
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Miyamoto Musashi Toshirō Mifune
Somebody Up There Likes Me Rocky Graziano Paul Newman
The Ten Commandments Moses Charlton Heston
Ramesses II Yul Brynner
Walk the Proud Land John Clum Audie Murphy
1957 After the Ball Vesta Tilley Patricia Kirkwood
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Elizabeth Barrett Browning Jennifer Jones
Robert Browning Bill Travers
Battle Hymn Dean Hess Rock Hudson
Beau James Jimmy Walker Bob Hope
The Buster Keaton Story Buster Keaton Donald O'Connor
En drömmares vandring Dan Andersson Jarl Kulle
Fear Strikes Out Jimmy Piersall Anthony Perkins
The Flying Dutchman Anthony Fokker Ton Kuyl
The Helen Morgan Story Helen Morgan Ann Blyth
Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels Kim Novak
The Joker is Wild Joe E. Lewis Frank Sinatra
A Lesson in History Georgi Dimitrov Stefan Savov
Made in Germany - Die dramatische Geschichte des Hauses Zeiss Ernst Abbe Carl Raddatz
Mahnı belə yaranır Süleyman Stalski K. Slanov
Man of a Thousand Faces Lon Chaney James Cagney
Monkey on My Back Barney Ross Cameron Mitchell
Nine Lives Jan Baalsrud Jack Fjeldstad
Rasskazy o Lenine Vladimir Lenin Maksim Shtraukh
Nadezhda Krupskaya Mariya Pastukhova
Rot ist die Liebe Hermann Löns Dieter Borsche
Saint Joan Joan of Arc Jean Seberg
The Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh James Stewart
Stresemann Gustav Stresemann Ernst Schröder
The Three Faces of Eve Chris Costner Sizemore Joanne Woodward
The True Story of Jesse James Jesse James Robert Wagner
Frank James Jeffrey Hunter
The Wings of Eagles Frank Wead John Wayne
1958 The Bonnie Parker Story Bonnie Elizabeth Parker Dorothy Provine
The Buccaneer Jean Lafitte Yul Brenner
Andrew Jackson Charlton Heston
Carve Her Name with Pride Violette Szabo Virginia McKenna
The Csardas Princess Emmerich Kálmán Gerhard Riedmann
Rosemary Rosemarie Nitribitt Nadja Tiller
I Accuse! Alfred Dreyfus José Ferrer
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Gladys Aylward Ingrid Bergman
Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV of Russia Nikolay Cherkasov
I Want to Live! Barbara Graham Susan Hayward
I Was Monty's Double M. E. Clifton James M. E. Clifton James
The Left Handed Gun Billy the Kid Paul Newman
The Lovers of Montparnasse Amedeo Modigliani Gérard Philipe
Machine-Gun Kelly Machine Gun Kelly Charles Bronson
The Naked Maja Francisco Goya Anthony Franciosa,
Rasputín Grigori Rasputin Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Sebastian Kneipp Sebastian Kneipp Carl Wery
The Silent Enemy Lionel Crabb Laurence Harvey
St. Louis Blues W. C. Handy Nat King Cole
Too Much, Too Soon Diana Barrymore Dorothy Malone
John Barrymore Errol Flynn
1959 Affäre Dreyfus Alfred Dreyfus
Al Capone Al Capone Rod Steiger
The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank Millie Perkins
Beloved Infidel F. Scott Fitzgerald Gregory Peck
Sheilah Graham Deborah Kerr
The Five Pennies Red Nichols Danny Kaye
Gayarre Julián Gayarre Alfredo Kraus
The Gene Krupa Story Gene Krupa Sal Mineo
The Great Impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara Tony Curtis
Hannibal Hannibal Victor Mature
Herod the Great Herod the Great Edmund Purdom
John Paul Jones John Paul Jones Robert Stack
Leap to Fame Santiago Ramón y Cajal Adolfo Marsillach
Love Now, Pay Later Rosemarie Nitribitt Belinda Lee
The Redeemer Jesus Luis Álvarez
Solomon and Sheba King Solomon Yul Brynner
Queen of Sheba Gina Lollobrigida

1960s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1960 Alfonso XII y María Cristina Alfonso XII of Spain Vicente Parra
Maria Christina of Austria Marga López
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons Henri Désiré Landru George Sanders
David and Goliath King David Ivica Pajer
King Saul Orson Welles
Esther and the King Esther Joan Collins
The Gallant Hours William Halsey Jr. James Cagney
Hell to Eternity Guy Gabaldon Jeffrey Hunter
I Aim at the Stars Wernher von Braun Curd Jürgens
Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Robert Morley
Por ti aprendí a querer Lorenzo Barcelata Antonio Maciel
Pretty Boy Floyd Pretty Boy Floyd John Ericson
Song Without End Franz Liszt Dirk Bogarde
Spartacus Spartacus Kirk Douglas
The Story of Ruth Ruth Elana Eden
Sunrise at Campobello Franklin D. Roosevelt Ralph Bellamy
Sweetheart of the Gods Renate Müller Ruth Leuwerik
The Trials of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Peter Finch
1961 Barabbas Barabbas Anthony Quinn
Bridge to the Sun Gwen & Hidenari Terisaki Carroll Baker & James Shigeta
Darclee Hariclea Darclée Silvia Popovici
El Cid El Cid Charlton Heston
The Flash Elorde Story Gabriel Elorde Gabriel Elorde
Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi Bradford Dillman
Fray Escoba Martin de Porres René Muñoz
Galileo Galileo Galilei James Grout
The George Raft Story George Raft Ray Danton
Hoodlum Priest Father Charles Dismas Clark Don Murray
King of Kings Jesus Jeffrey Hunter
King of the Roaring 20s Arnold Rothstein David Janssen
Mad Dog Coll Mad Dog Coll John Davis Chandler
The Moises Padilla Story Moises Padilla Leopoldo Salcedo
Prince Yeonsan Yeonsangun of Joseon Shin Young-kyun
Portrait of a Mobster Dutch Schultz Vic Morrow
A Story of David King David Jeff Chandler
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Franklin Stroud Burt Lancaster
Docteur Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Jean-Pierre Marielle
Elgar Edward Elgar Peter Brett
Freud: The Secret Passion Sigmund Freud Montgomery Clift
Geronimo Geronimo Chuck Connors
Gypsy Gypsy Rose Lee Natalie Wood
June Havoc Ann Jillian
Rose Thompson Hovick Rosalind Russell
Hitler Adolf Hitler Richard Basehart
Joseph and His Brethren Joseph Geoffrey Horne
Lawrence of Arabia T. E. Lawrence Peter O'Toole
The Miracle Worker Helen Keller Patty Duke
Annie Sullivan Anne Bancroft
No Man Is an Island George Ray Tweed Jeffrey Hunter
The Reluctant Saint Joseph of Cupertino Maximilian Schell
Salvatore Giuliano Salvatore Giuliano Pietro Cammarata
Sodom and Gomorrah Lot Stewart Granger
The Trial of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Florence Delay
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Laurence Harvey
Jacob Grimm Karlheinz Böhm
1963 Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din Saladin Ahmed Mazhar
Cleopatra Cleopatra Elizabeth Taylor
Jacob, the Man Who Fought With God Jacob Fosco Giacchei
Landru Henri Désiré Landru Charles Denner
PT 109 John F. Kennedy Cliff Robertson
1964 Becket Thomas Becket Richard Burton
Henry II of England Peter O'Toole
Lady General Hua Mu-lan Hua Mulan Ivy Ling Po
Saul and David King David Gianni Garko
King Saul Norman Wooland
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Molly Brown Debbie Reynolds
Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams George Hamilton
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy Michelangelo Charlton Heston
The Debussy Film Claude Debussy Oliver Reed
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan Omar Sharif
The Greatest Story Ever Told Jesus Max von Sydow
Harlow Jean Harlow Carroll Baker
Harlow Jean Harlow Carol Lynley
The Magnificent Yankee Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Alfred Lunt
Lee Seong-gye King Taejo Taejo of Joseon Shin Young-kyun
A Man Named John Pope John XXIII Giovanni Rossi
A Patriot for Me Alfred Redl John Osborne
The Sound of Music Maria von Trapp Julie Andrews
Georg von Trapp Christopher Plummer
Mother abbess Peggy Wood
1966 Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev Anatoly Solonitsyn
Born Free Joy Adamson Virginia McKenna
George Adamson Bill Travers
El Greco El Greco Mel Ferrer
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World Isadora Duncan Vivian Pickles
Khartoum General Gordon Charlton Heston
Muhammad Ahmad Laurence Olivier
La vida de Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Jose Infante Cruz
A Man for All Seasons Thomas More Paul Scofield
Rasputin, the Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin Christopher Lee
The Singing Nun Jeanine Deckers Debbie Reynolds
1967 Bill Wallace of China Dr Bill Wallace Gregory Walcott
Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Parker Faye Dunaway
Clyde Barrow Warren Beatty
Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Horst Buchholz
Custer of the West George Armstrong Custer Robert Shaw
Elvira Madigan Elvira Madigan Pia Degermark
The Happiest Millionaire Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. Fred MacMurray
The Life of Na Woon-gyu Na Woon-gyu Choi Moo-ryong
Sofiya Perovskaya Sofiya Perovskaya Aleksandra Nazarova
1968 Bloody Che Contra Che Guevara Francisco Rabal
The Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo Tony Curtis
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Gustav Leonhardt
Anna Magdalena Bach Christiane Lang
Funny Girl Fanny Brice Barbra Streisand
Hrabina Cosel Anna Constantia von Brockdorff Jadwiga Barańska
Augustus II the Strong Mariusz Dmockowski
Isadora Isadora Duncan Vanessa Redgrave
The Lion in Winter Henry II of England Peter O'Toole
Eleanor of Aquitaine Katharine Hepburn
Prince Daewon Heungseon Daewongun Shin Young-kyun
Star! Gertrude Lawrence Julie Andrews
Paper Lion George Plimpton Alan Alda
Song of Summer Frederick Delius Max Adrian
1969 Alfred the Great Alfred the Great David Hemmings
Anne of the Thousand Days Henry VIII Richard Burton
Anne Boleyn Geneviève Bujold
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy Paul Newman
Harry Longabaugh Robert Redford
The Color of Pomegranates Sayat-Nova Sofiko Chiaureli, others
Che! Che Guevara Omar Sharif
De Sade Marquis de Sade Keir Dullea
Emma Hamilton Emma Hamilton Michèle Mercier
Lord Horatio Nelson Richard Johnson
Posol Sovetskogo Soyuza Alexandra Kollontai Yuliya Borisova
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Maximilian Schell
Where's Jack? Jack Sheppard Tommy Steele

1970s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1970 A Bullet for Pretty Boy Pretty Boy Floyd Fabian
Chisum John Chisum John Wayne
Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Richard Harris
The Cross and the Switchblade David Wilkerson Pat Boone
The Honeymoon Killers Martha Beck Shirley Stoler
Raymond Fernandez Tony Lo Bianco
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Charlton Heston
Michael the Brave Michael the Brave Amza Pellea
Ned Kelly Ned Kelly Mick Jagger
Patton George S. Patton George C. Scott
Song of Norway Edvard Grieg Toralv Maurstad
Rikard Nordraak Frank Porretta
Szerelmi álmok – Liszt Franz Liszt Imre Sinkovits
Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller Rip Torn
The Wild Child Victor of Aveyron Jean-Pierre Cargol
1971 Brian's Song Brian Piccolo James Caan
The Devils Urbain Grandier Oliver Reed
Doc Doc Holliday Stacy Keach
Evel Knievel Evel Knievel George Hamilton
Macbeth Macbeth of Scotland Jon Finch
Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots Vanessa Redgrave
Elizabeth I of England Glenda Jackson
The Music Lovers Pyotr Tchaikovsky Richard Chamberlain
Nicholas and Alexandra Tsar Nicholas II Michael Jayston
Tsaritsa Alexandra of Russia Janet Suzman
Rain for a Dusty Summer Miguel Pro Humberto Almazán
10 Rillington Place John Reginald Christie Richard Attenborough
1972 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall Spike Milligan Jim Dale
The Assassination of Trotsky Leon Trotsky Richard Burton
Aguirre, the Wrath of God Lope de Aguirre Klaus Kinski
Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony Charlton Heston
Cleopatra VII Hildegarde Neil
Brother Sun, Sister Moon St. Francis of Assisi Graham Faulkner
St. Clare of Assisi Judi Bowker
Dirty Little Billy Billy the Kid Michael J. Pollard
The Great Waltz Johann Strauss II Horst Buchholz
Henry VIII and His Six Wives Henry VIII Keith Michell
Anne Boleyn Charlotte Rampling
Lady Caroline Lamb Lady Caroline Lamb Sarah Miles
Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday Diana Ross
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Judge Roy Bean Paul Newman
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Philippe Leroy
Living Free George Adamson Nigel Davenport
Joy Adamson Susan Hampshire
Ludwig Ludwig II of Bavaria Helmut Berger
Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King Ludwig II of Bavaria Harry Baer
The Mattei Affair Enrico Mattei Gian Maria Volonté
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa Telly Savalas
Pope Joan Pope Joan Liv Ullmann
Savage Messiah Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Scott Antony
Tadas Blinda Tadas Blinda Vytautas Tomkus
The Valachi Papers Joseph Valachi Charles Bronson
Young Winston Winston Churchill Simon Ward
1973 Dillinger John Dillinger Warren Oates
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Geir Westby
Hitler: The Last Ten Days Adolf Hitler Alec Guinness
Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Ted Neeley
The Last American Hero Junior Johnson Jeff Bridges
Lucky Luciano Lucky Luciano Gian Maria Volonté
Maurie Maurice Stokes Bernie Casey
Jack Twyman Bo Svenson
Papillon Henri Charrière Steve McQueen
Louis Dega Dustin Hoffman
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Pat Garrett James Coburn
Billy the Kid Kris Kristofferson
Serpico Frank Serpico Al Pacino
Walking Tall Buford Pusser Joe Don Baker
1974 The Abdication Queen Christina of Sweden Liv Ullmann
The Education of Sonny Carson Robert "Sonny" Carson Rony Clanton
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Kaspar Hauser Bruno S.
Karl May Karl May Helmut Käutner
The Great McGonagall William McGonagall Spike Milligan
Lenny Lenny Bruce Dustin Hoffman
Mahler Gustav Mahler Robert Powell
Alma Mahler Georgina Hale
Stavisky Alexandre Stavisky Jean-Paul Belmondo
The Story of Jacob and Joseph Jacob Keith Michell
Joseph Tony Lo Bianco
Visit to a Chief's Son Kevin Gorman John Philip Hogdon
1975 Babe Babe Didrickson Susan Clark
Capone Al Capone Ben Gazzara
Dog Day Afternoon Sonny Wortzik Al Pacino
Galileo Galileo Galilei Chaim Topol
The Happy Hooker Xaviera Hollander Lynn Redgrave
The Hiding Place Corrie ten Boom Julie Harris
Lepke Louis Buchalter Tony Curtis
Lisztomania Franz Liszt Roger Daltrey
Moses the Lawgiver Moses Burt Lancaster
Murph the Surf Jack Roland Murphy Don Stroud
The Naked Civil Servant Quentin Crisp John Hurt
The Other Side of the Mountain Jill Kinmont Marilyn Hassett
The Story of Adele H. Adèle Hugo Isabelle Adjani
Un prete scomodo Lorenzo Milani Enrico Maria Salerno
1976 Amelia Earhart (miniseries) Amelia Earhart Susan Clark
Bound for Glory Woody Guthrie David Carradine
Bruce Lee and I Bruce Lee Danny Lee
Betty Ting Pei Betty Ting Pei
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth Bruce Lee Bruce Li
Buffalo Bill and the Indians Buffalo Bill Paul Newman
The Disappearance of Aimee Aimee Semple McPherson Faye Dunaway
Eleanor and Franklin Franklin D. Roosevelt Edward Herrmann
Eleanor Roosevelt Jane Alexander
Fellini's Casanova Giacomo Casanova Donald Sutherland
Gable and Lombard Clark Gable James Brolin
Carole Lombard Jill Clayburgh
Helter Skelter Vincent Bugliosi George DiCenzo
Charles Manson Steve Railsback
James Dean James Dean Stephen McHattie
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Julie Harris
Mad Dog Morgan Dan Morgan Dennis Hopper[2]
The Message Muhammad Anthony Quinn
The Story of David King David Timothy Bottoms
Sybil Shirley Ardell Mason Sally Field
W.C. Fields and Me W. C. Fields Rod Steiger
1977 Chanakya Chandragupta Chanakya Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Chandragupta N. T. Rama Rao
The Amazing Howard Hughes Howard Hughes Tommy Lee Jones
Greased Lightning Wendell Scott Richard Pryor
The Greatest Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali
MacArthur Douglas MacArthur Gregory Peck
Looking for Mr. Goodbar Roseann Quinn Diane Keaton
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover Broderick Crawford
Rembrandt fecit 1669 Rembrandt Frans Stelling as (Rembrandt young)
Ton de Koff as (Rembrandt old)
Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Billy Dee Williams
Valentino Rudolph Valentino Rudolf Nureyev
Wilma Wilma Rudolph Shirley Jo Finney
1978 American Hot Wax Alan Freed Tim McIntire
Bud and Lou Bud Abbott Harvey Korman
Lou Costello Buddy Hackett
The Buddy Holly Story Buddy Holly Gary Busey
Deadman's Curve Jan Berry Richard Hatch
Dean Torrence Bruce Davison
Diary of Korean-Japanese War Yi Sun-sin Kim Jin-kyu
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Ishi Eloy Casados
La Vida y Poesia de Julia de Burgos Julia de Burgos Ana Li Diaz
King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Paul Winfield
The Lost Boys J. M. Barrie Ian Holm
Midnight Express Billy Hayes Brad Davis
Pretty Baby Ernest J. Bellocq Keith Carradine
Veera Puran Appu Puran Appu Ravindra Randeniya
Gongalegoda Banda Joe Abeywickrama
The Defection of Simas Kudirka Simas Kudirka Alan Arkin
The Roads of Exile Jean-Jacques Rousseau François Simon
1979 Birth of The Beatles John Lennon Stephen MacKenna
Paul McCartney Rod Culbertson
George Harrison John Altman
Ringo Starr Ray Ashcroft
A Glass Of Water Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham Svetlana Smirnova[citation needed]
The Bronte Sisters Charlotte Brontë Isabelle Adjani
Emily Brontë Marie-France Pisier
Anne Brontë Isabelle Huppert
Caligula Gaius Germanicus Caligula Malcolm McDowell
Elvis Elvis Presley Kurt Russell
Escape from Alcatraz Frank Morris Clint Eastwood
Jesus Jesus Brian Deacon
Les Égouts du paradis Albert Spaggiari Francis Huster
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery Ian McShane[citation needed]
Meetings with Remarkable Men George Gurdjieff Dragan Maksimovic
The Onion Field Karl Francis Hettinger John Savage
Gregory Powell James Woods
Jimmy Lee Smith Franklyn Seales
Vlad Tepes Vlad the Impaler Stefan Sileanu[3]

1980s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1980 Breaker Morant Breaker Morant Edward Woodward
Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn Sissy Spacek
The Elephant Man John Merrick John Hurt
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Jim Jones Powers Boothe
Heart Beat Neal Cassady Nick Nolte
Carolyn Cassady Sissy Spacek
Jack Kerouac John Heard
Heaven's Gate James "Jim" Averall Kris Kristofferson
Ellen Watson Isabelle Huppert
Nate Champion Christopher Walken
The Hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson Steve McQueen
Joni Joni Eareckson Tada Joni Eareckson Tada
Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky George de la Peña
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Samuel Mudd Dennis Weaver
Raging Bull Jake LaMotta Robert De Niro
The Secret of Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Petar Božović
A Time for Miracles Elizabeth Ann Seton Kate Mulgrew
Where the Buffalo Roam Hunter S. Thompson Bill Murray
1981 Agony Grigori Rasputin Alexei Petrenko
Chariots of Fire Harold Abrahams Ben Cross
Eric Liddell Ian Charleson
Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo Christiane F. Natja Brunckhorst
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story Dorothy Stratten Jamie Lee Curtis
Paul Snider Bruce Weitz
Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung Egon Schiele Mathieu Carrière
The Girl with the Red Hair Hannie Schaft Renée Soutendijk
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy Jaclyn Smith
Lion of the Desert Omar Mukhtar Anthony Quinn
Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford Faye Dunaway
Christina Crawford Diana Scarwid
Peter and Paul Paul of Tarsus Anthony Hopkins
Peter the Fisherman Robert Foxworth
Al Qadisiyya Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas Ezzat El Alaili
Reds John Reed Warren Beatty
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin Idi Amin Joseph Olita
Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette Annette O'Toole
George Jones Tim McIntire
1982 Macbeth Macbeth of Scotland György Cserhalmi
Flight of the Eagle Salomon August Andrée Max von Sydow
Frances Frances Farmer Jessica Lange
Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Ben Kingsley
The Grey Fox Bill Miner Richard Farnsworth
Legend of a Fighter Fok Yuen-kap Bryan Leung
Mae West Mae West Ann Jillian
Missing Charles Horman John Shea
The Return of Martin Guerre Arnaud du Tilh Gérard Depardieu
Bertrande de Rols Nathalie Baye
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana Charles, Prince of Wales Christopher Baines
Diana, Princess of Wales Catherine Oxenberg
The White Rose Sophie Scholl Lena Stolze
A Woman Called Golda Golda Meir Ingrid Bergman
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Adi Shankara Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Banović Strahinja Strahinja Banović Franco Nero
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess Rita Hayworth Lynda Carter
Cross Creek Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Mary Steenburgen
Champions Bob Champion John Hurt
Danton Georges Danton Gérard Depardieu
Dempsey Jack Dempsey Treat Williams
Grace Kelly Grace Kelly Cheryl Ladd
Heart Like a Wheel Shirley Muldowney Bonnie Bedelia
Kennedy John F. Kennedy Martin Sheen
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Blair Brown
Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story Hank Williams Jr. Richard Thomas
Sadat Anwar El Sadat Louis Gossett Jr
The Scarlet and the Black Hugh O'Flaherty Gregory Peck
Silkwood Karen Silkwood Meryl Streep
Star 80 Dorothy Stratten Mariel Hemingway
Paul Snider Eric Roberts
Wagner Richard Wagner Richard Burton
1984 Amadeus Antonio Salieri F. Murray Abraham
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Tom Hulce
The Bounty William Bligh Anthony Hopkins
First Mate Fletcher Christian Mel Gibson
The Jesse Owens Story Jesse Owens Dorian Harewood
The Killing Fields Sydney Schanberg Sam Waterston
Dith Pran Haing S. Ngor
Jon Swain Julian Sands
The Miracle Continues Helen Keller Mare Winningham
Puccini Giacomo Puccini Robert Stephens
Samson and Delilah Samson Max von Sydow
Delilah Belinda Bauer
1985 Colonel Redl Alfred Redl Klaus Maria Brandauer
Dance with a Stranger Ruth Ellis Miranda Richardson
Eoudong Uhwudong Lee Bo-hee
God Rot Tunbridge Wells George Frideric Handel Trevor Howard
John And Yoko: A Love Story John Lennon Mark McGann
Yoko Ono Kim Miyori
King David King David Richard Gere
Marie Marie Ragghianti Sissy Spacek
Mask Florence Dennis Cher
Roy L. Dennis Eric Stoltz
Mata Hari Mata Hari Sylvia Kristel
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Yukio Mishima Ken Ogata
Robert Kennedy & His Times Robert F. Kennedy Brad Davis
Out of Africa Karen Blixen Meryl Streep
Denys Finch Hatton Robert Redford
Sweet Dreams Patsy Cline Jessica Lange
Sylvia Sylvia Ashton-Warner Eleanor David
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Raoul Wallenberg Richard Chamberlain
1986 The Boy in Blue Ned Hanlan Nicolas Cage
Castaway Gerald Kingsland Oliver Reed
Lucy Irvine Amanda Donohoe
The Deliberate Stranger Ted Bundy Mark Harmon
Dream West John C. Frémont Richard Chamberlain
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation George Washington Barry Bostwick
Heartburn Nora Ephron Meryl Streep
Carl Bernstein Jack Nicholson
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas Michael Rooker
Otis Toole Tom Towles
Hwang Jin Yi Hwang Jini Chang Mi-hee
Lady Jane Lady Jane Grey Helena Bonham Carter
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James Frank James Johnny Cash
Jesse James Kris Kristofferson
Palay Khan Palay Khan Jackie Shroff
Romanza final Julián Gayarre José Carreras
Salvador Richard Boyle James Woods
Second Serve Renee Richards Vanessa Redgrave
Shaka Zulu Shaka Henry Cele
Sid and Nancy Sid Vicious Gary Oldman
Nancy Spungen Chloe Webb
Thérèse Thérèse of Lisieux Catherine Mouchet
A Winner Never Quits Pete Gray Keith Carradine
1987 The Betty Ford Story Betty Ford Gena Rowlands
Blonde Dolly Blonde Dolly Hilde Van Mieghem
84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff Anne Bancroft
Frank Doel Anthony Hopkins
A Child Called Jesus Jesus Matteo Bellina
Cry Freedom Steve Biko Denzel Washington
Escape from Sobibor Liutenant Aleksandr 'Sasha' Pechersky Rutger Hauer
The Impossible Spy Eli Cohen John Shea
La Bamba Ritchie Valens Lou Diamond Phillips
LBJ: The Early Years Lyndon B. Johnson Randy Quaid
The Last Emperor Pu-Yi John Lone
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Barbara Hutton Farrah Fawcett
Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton Gary Oldman
Kenneth Halliwell Alfred Molina
The Sicilian Salvatore Giuliano Christopher Lambert
Shinran: Path to Purity Shinran Junkyu Moriyama
The Untouchables Eliot Ness Kevin Costner
Al Capone Robert De Niro
Waiting for the Moon Gertrude Stein Linda Bassett
Alice B. Toklas Linda Hunt
Walker William Walker Ed Harris
Good Morning Vietnam Adrian Cronauer Robin Williams
Yohwa Eoludong Uhwudong Kim Muh-hee
1988 Bird Charlie Parker Forest Whitaker
Bloodsport Frank Dux Jean-Claude Van Damme
Camille Claudel Camille Claudel Isabelle Adjani
A Cry in the Dark Lindy Chamberlain Meryl Streep
David David Rothenberg Matthew Lawrence
Marie Rothenberg Bernadette Peters
Diary of King Yeonsan Yeonsangun of Joseon Yu In-chon
Elvis and Me Elvis Presley Dale Midkiff
Priscilla Presley Susan Walters
Gorillas in the Mist Dian Fossey Sigourney Weaver
Hanna's War Hannah Szenes Maruschka Detmers
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Victor Garber
Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Sam Waterston
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Aristotle Onassis Raul Julia
Painted Faces Yu Jim-yuen Sammo Hung
Patty Hearst Patty Hearst Natasha Richardson
Stand and Deliver Jaime Escalante Edward James Olmos
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Preston Tucker Jeff Bridges
Young Guns Billy the Kid Emilio Estevez
1989 Billy the Kid Billy the Kid Val Kilmer
Blaze Earl Long Paul Newman
Blaze Starr Lolita Davidovich
Bomber Harris Sir Arthur Harris John Thaw
Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic Tom Cruise
Communion Whitley Strieber Christopher Walken
Francesco Francis of Assisi Mickey Rourke
Glory Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Matthew Broderick
Great Balls of Fire! Jerry Lee Lewis Dennis Quaid
Henry V Henry V of England Kenneth Branagh
The Karen Carpenter Story Karen Carpenter Cynthia Gibb
Lean on Me Joe Louis Clark Morgan Freeman
My Left Foot Christy Brown Daniel Day-Lewis
Paganini Niccolò Paganini Klaus Kinski
Rikyu Sen no Rikyū Rentarō Mikuni
Romero Óscar Romero Raúl Juliá
Triumph of the Spirit Salamo Arouch Willem Dafoe
Winter of '54: Father Pierre Abbé Pierre Lambert Wilson
Wired John Belushi Michael Chiklis
Tjoet Nja' Dhien Cut Nyak Dhien Christine Hakim

1990s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
1990 An Angel at My Table Janet Frame Karen Fergusson (child), Alexia Keogh (adolescent) and Kerry Fox (adult)
Awakenings Oliver Sacks Robin Williams
Bhim Garjana B. R. Ambedkar Krishnanand
Call Me Anna Anna Marie Duke Patty Duke (older)
Jenny Robertson (adult)
Ari Meyers (youth)
C.H. Spurgeon Tonight Charles Spurgeon Craig Skinner
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia T. E. Lawrence Ralph Fiennes
Faisal I of Iraq Alexander Siddig
The Dreamer of Oz L. Frank Baum John Ritter
The Elegant Criminal Pierre François Lacenaire Daniel Auteuil
Europa Europa Solomon Perel Marco Hofschneider
Family of Spies John Anthony Walker Powers Boothe
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg Stellan Skarsgård
Goodfellas Henry Hill Ray Liotta
Henry & June Henry Miller Fred Ward
June Miller Uma Thurman
Anaïs Nin Maria de Medeiros
Hugo Guiler Richard E. Grant
Iron & Silk Mark Salzman Mark Salzman
The Krays The Kray twins Martin Kemp and Gary Kemp
Nambugun Lee Tae Ahn Sung-ki
The Nasty Girl Anna Rosmus Lena Stolze
Reversal of Fortune Claus von Bülow Jeremy Irons
Sunny von Bülow Glenn Close
Rock Hudson Rock Hudson Thomas Ian Griffith
Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Malcolm McDowell
Vincent & Theo Vincent van Gogh Tim Roth
Theo van Gogh Paul Rhys
Young Guns II Billy the Kid Emilio Estevez
1991 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth Stephen Lang
Balak Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar Chiranjeevi Vinay
Bugsy Bugsy Siegel Warren Beatty
Cabeza de Vaca Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Juan Diego
Center Stage Ruan Lingyu Maggie Cheung
Death Song Yun Sim-deok Chang Mi-hee
Dillinger John Dillinger Mark Harmon
The Doors Jim Morrison Val Kilmer
Impromptu Frédéric Chopin Hugh Grant
George Sand Judy Davis
JFK Jim Garrison Kevin Costner
The Josephine Baker Story Josephine Baker Lynn Whitfield
Lucy & Desi: Before The Laughter Lucille Ball Frances Fisher
Desi Arnaz Maurice Benard
Not Without My Daughter Betty Mahmoody Sally Field
Once Upon a Time in China Wong Fei-hung Jet Li
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend Pete Maravich Adam Guier
Prisoner of Honor Georges Picquart Richard Dreyfuss
To Be Number One Ng Sik-ho Ray Lui
Tous les matins du monde Marin Marais Gérard Depardieu
Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Jacques Dutronc
A Woman Named Jackie Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Roma Downey
John F. Kennedy Stephen Collins
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Sonora Webster Carver Gabrielle Anwar
Young Catherine Catherine II of Russia Julia Ormond
1992 Amy Fisher: My Story Amy Fisher Noelle Parker
The Babe Babe Ruth John Goodman
Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story Bonnie Parker Tracey Needham
Clyde Barrow Dana Ashbrookt
Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Robert Downey Jr.
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After Charles, Prince of Wales Christopher Baines
Diana, Princess of Wales Catherine Oxenberg
Citizen Cohn Roy Marcus Cohn James Woods
1492: Conquest of Paradise Christopher Columbus Gérard Depardieu
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Christopher Columbus Georges Corraface
Daens Adolf Daens Jan Decleir
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story Hank Gathers Victor Love
Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa Jack Nicholson
The Jacksons: An American Dream Jackson family various casts
The Last of His Tribe Ishi Graham Greene
Lorenzo's Oil Augusto Odone Nick Nolte
Michaela Odone Susan Sarandon
Malcolm X Malcolm X Denzel Washington
A River Runs Through It Norman Maclean Craig Sheffer
Ruby Jack Ruby Danny Aiello
Sinatra Frank Sinatra Philip Casnoff
Stalin Joseph Stalin Robert Duvall
Swoon Nathan Leopold Craig Chester
Richard Loeb Daniel Schlachet
To Catch a Killer John Wayne Gacy Brian Dennehy
1993 The Amy Fisher Story Amy Fisher Drew Barrymore
Belle van Zuylen - Madame de Charrière Isabelle de Charrière Will van Kralingen
Benjamin Constant Laus Steenbeeke
Benito Benito Mussolini Antonio Banderas
Cannibal! The Musical Alferd Packer Trey Parker
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story Amy Fisher Alyssa Milano
Cool Runnings 1988 Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Leon Robinson
Doug E. Doug
Rawle D. Lewis
Malik Yoba
Diana: Her True Story Diana, Princess of Wales Serena Scott Thomas
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Bruce Lee Jason Scott Lee
Fong Sai Yuk Fong Sai Yuk Jet Li
Geronimo: An American Legend Geronimo Wes Studi
Heaven & Earth Le Ly Hayslip Hiep Thi Le
In The Name Of The Father Guildford Four Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite
Jeffrey Dahmer: The Secret Life Jeffrey Dahmer Carl Crew
JFK: Reckless Youth John F. Kennedy Patrick Dempsey
Ludwig 1881 Ludwig II of Bavaria Helmut Berger
M. Butterfly Bernard Boursicot Jeremy Irons
Rudy Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger Sean Astin
Schindler's List Oskar Schindler Liam Neeson
Searching for Bobby Fischer Joshua Waitzkin Max Pomeranc
Shadowlands C. S. Lewis Anthony Hopkins
Joy Gresham Debra Winger
Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma Srinatha Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Glenn Gould Colm Feore
This Boy's Life Tobias Wolff Leonardo DiCaprio
Tombstone Wyatt Earp Kurt Russell
Doc Holliday Val Kilmer
Viva Castro! Fidel Castro Pavel Zharkov
What's Love Got to Do with It Tina Turner Angela Bassett
Ike Turner Laurence Fishburne
Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein Karl Johnson
Yugpurush Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar Narayan Dulake
Zelda Zelda Fitzgerald Natasha Richardson
Zohar Zohar Argov Shaul Mizrachi
1994 Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Abraham Abraham Richard Harris
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Amelia Earhart Diane Keaton
Backbeat Stuart Sutcliffe Stephen Dorff
John Lennon Ian Hart
Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi Seema Biswas
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story Margaret Mitchell Shannen Doherty
Cobb Ty Cobb Tommy Lee Jones
Doomsday Gun Gerald Bull Frank Langella
Ed Wood Ed Wood Johnny Depp
Bela Lugosi Martin Landau
Farinelli Farinelli Stefano Dionisi
Frank & Jesse Jesse James Rob Lowe
Frank James Bill Paxton
Heavenly Creatures Pauline Parker Melanie Lynskey
Juliet Hulme Kate Winslet
Immortal Beloved Ludwig van Beethoven Gary Oldman
La Reine Margot Queen Margot Isabelle Adjani
Jacob Jacob Matthew Modine
The Madness of King George George III of the United Kingdom Nigel Hawthorne
Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer Alan Rickman
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dorothy Parker Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nostradamus Nostradamus Tchéky Karyo
Quiz Show Charles Van Doren Ralph Fiennes
The Road to Wellville John Harvey Kellogg Anthony Hopkins
8 Seconds Lane Frost Luke Perry
A Soul Haunted by Painting Pan Yuliang Gong Li
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Squanto Adam Beach
Tom & Viv T. S. Eliot Willem Dafoe
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Miranda Richardson
The Vernon Johns Story Vernon Johns James Earl
Wing Chun Yim Wing-chun Michelle Yeoh
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Kevin Costner
Zorn Anders Zorn Gunnar Hellström
1995 Aletta Jacobs: Het Hoogste Streven Aletta Jacobs Luutgard Willems
Apollo 13 Jim Lovell Tom Hanks
Jack Swigert Kevin Bacon
Fred Haise Bill Paxton
Balto Balto Kevin Bacon (voice)
The Basketball Diaries Jim Carroll Leonardo DiCaprio
Braveheart William Wallace Mel Gibson
Casino Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal Robert De Niro
Catherine the Great Catherine II of Russia Catherine Zeta-Jones
Carrington Dora Carrington Emma Thompson
Lytton Strachey Jonathan Pryce
Citizen X Andrei Chikatilo Jeffrey DeMunn
Dangerous Minds LouAnne Johnson Michelle Pfeiffer
Dead Man Walking Sister Helen Prejean Susan Sarandon
Faustina Mary Faustina Kowalska Dorota Segda
The Flor Contemplacion Story Flor Contemplacion Nora Aunor
Jefferson in Paris Thomas Jefferson Nick Nolte
Joseph Joseph Paul Mercurio
Le Grand blanc de Lambaréné Albert Schweitzer André Wilms
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Elizabeth Taylor Sherilyn Fenn
Love Can Build a Bridge Naomi Judd Kathleen York
Wynonna Judd Viveka Davis
Murder in the First Henri Young Kevin Bacon
Nixon Richard Nixon Anthony Hopkins
Panther Bobby Seale Courtney B. Vance
Huey P. Newton Marcus Chong
Restoration Charles II of England Sam Neill
Rob Roy Robert Roy MacGregor Liam Neeson
Sister My Sister Christine and Lea Papin Joely Richardson
Jodhi May
Solomon & Sheba Solomon Jimmy Smits
Queen of Sheba Halle Berry
Total Eclipse Arthur Rimbaud Leonardo DiCaprio
Paul Verlaine David Thewlis
Truman Harry S. Truman Gary Sinise
Wild Bill Wild Bill Hickok Jeff Bridges
Calamity Jane Ellen Barkin
Madonna: Innocence Lost Madonna Terumi Matthews
The Young Poisoner's Handbook Graham Young Hugh O'Conor (older)
Tobias Arnold (young)
1996 Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat Jeffrey Wright
Beaumarchais Pierre Beaumarchais Fabrice Luchini
The Crucible John Proctor Daniel Day-Lewis
Abigail Williams Winona Ryder
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Dorothy Day Moira Kelly
Evita Eva Perón Madonna
The Ghost and the Darkness John Henry Patterson Val Kilmer
Ghosts of Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith James Woods
A Girl Called Rosemary Rosemarie Nitribitt Nina Hoss
Gotti John Gotti Armand Assante
Infinity Richard Feynman Matthew Broderick
In Love and War Ernest Hemingway Chris O'Donnell
I Shot Andy Warhol Valerie Solanas Lili Taylor
Killer: A Journal of Murder Carl Panzram James Woods
Michael Collins Michael Collins Liam Neeson
Moses Moses Ben Kingsley
Nasser 56 Gamal Abdel Nasser Ahmed Zaki
Norma Jean & Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino
The People vs. Larry Flynt Larry Flynt Woody Harrelson
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Grigori Rasputin Alan Rickman
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Earl Manigault Don Cheadle
Samson and Delilah Samson Dennis Hopper
Delilah Elizabeth Hurley
Shine David Helfgott Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor
Surviving Picasso Pablo Picasso Anthony Hopkins
Unabomber: The True Story Ted Kaczynski Tobin Bell
The Whole Wide World Robert E. Howard Vincent D'Onofrio
Novalyne Price Ellis Renée Zellweger
1997 Amistad John Quincy Adams Anthony Hopkins
Martin Van Buren Nigel Hawthorne
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Greg Louganis Mario Lopez
David King David Nathaniel Parker
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Federico García Lorca Andy García
Donnie Brasco Donnie Brasco Johnny Depp
Elvis Meets Nixon Elvis Presley Rick Peters
Richard Nixon Bob Gunton
Four Days in September Fernando Gabeira Pedro Cardoso
Charles Burke Elbrick Alan Arkin
The Gambler Fyodor Dostoyevsky Michael Gambon
Hoodlum Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson Laurence Fishburne
Dutch Schultz Tim Roth
Lucky Luciano Andy Garcia
Kundun Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, others
The Last Time I Committed Suicide Neal Cassady Thomas Jane
Mrs Brown Queen Victoria Judi Dench
John Brown Billy Connolly
My Heart Is Mine Alone Else Lasker-Schüler Lena Stolze
Gottfried Benn Cornelius Obonya
Prefontaine Steve Prefontaine Jared Leto
Private Parts Howard Stern Howard Stern
Rizal sa Dapitan Jose Rizal Albert Martinez
Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt Tom Berenger
Saint-Ex Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Bruno Ganz
Selena Selena Jennifer Lopez
Seven Years in Tibet Heinrich Harrer Brad Pitt
Solomon King Solomon Ben Cross
The Soong Sisters Soong Ching-ling Maggie Cheung
Soong Ai-ling Michelle Yeoh
Soong Mei-ling Vivian Wu
The Sarah Balabagan Story Sarah Balabagan Vina Morales
Wilde Oscar Wilde Stephen Fry
1998 54 Steve Rubell Mike Myers
A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann Bill Paxton
A Civil Action Jan Schlichtmann John Travolta
Dangerous Beauty Veronica Franco Catherine McCormack
Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess Diana, Princess of Wales Amy Seccombe
Elizabeth Elizabeth I Cate Blanchett
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Hunter S. Thompson Johnny Depp
Fifteen and Pregnant Tina Spangler Kirsten Dunst
The General Martin Cahill Brendan Gleeson
Gia Gia Marie Carangi Angelina Jolie
Gods and Monsters James Whale Ian McKellen
Grey Owl Grey Owl Pierce Brosnan
Hilary and Jackie Hilary du Pré Rachel Griffiths
Jacqueline du Pré Emily Watson
Jeremiah Jeremiah Patrick Dempsey
Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Christopher Lee
José Rizal José Rizal Cesar Montano
Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Régis Royer
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Derek Jacobi
Patch Adams Hunter "Patch" Adams Robin Williams
Permanent Midnight Jerry Stahl Ben Stiller
The Prince of Egypt Moses and Ramesses II Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes (voices)
The Rat Pack Frank Sinatra Ray Liotta
Dean Martin Joe Mantegna
Sammy Davis Jr. Don Cheadle
The Temptations The Temptations Leon, Terron Brooks, D. B. Woodside
Shakespeare in Love William Shakespeare Joseph Fiennes
Winchell Walter Winchell Stanley Tucci
Without Limits Steve Prefontaine Billy Crudup
Bill Bowerman Donald Sutherland
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Frankie Lymon Larenz Tate
1999 The 13th Warrior Ahmad ibn Fadlan Antonio Banderas
And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny And Cher Story Sonny Bono Jay Underwood
Cher Renee Faia
Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt Joe Breen young, Ciaran Owens (middle) and Michael Legge (older)
Anna and the King Anna Leonowens Jodie Foster
Balzac: A Life of Passion Honoré de Balzac Gérard Depardieu
Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena Hilary Swank
Children of the Century George Sand Juliette Binoche
Alfred de Musset Benoît Magimel
Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story Danny Bonaduce Shawn Pyfrom
David Cassidy Rodney Scott
Esther Esther Louise Lombard
Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen Winona Ryder
Goya in Bordeaux Francisco Goya José Coronado as (Goya young)
Francisco Rabal as (Goya old)
Hefner: Unauthorized Hugh Hefner Randall Batinkoff
The Hurricane Rubin Carter Denzel Washington
The Insider Jeffrey Wigand Russell Crowe
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge Halle Berry
Jesus Jesus Jeremy Sisto
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Leelee Sobieski
Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman Jim Carrey
Mary, Mother of Jesus Mary of Nazareth Pernilla August
Young Mary Melinda Kinnaman
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Milla Jovovich
Moloch Adolf Hitler Leonid Mozgovoy
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Father Damien David Wenham
Music of the Heart Roberta Guaspari Meryl Streep
October Sky Homer Hickam Jake Gyllenhaal
The Passion of Ayn Rand Ayn Rand Helen Mirren
Nathaniel Branden Eric Stoltz
Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger Percy Grainger Richard Roxburgh
Pirates of Silicon Valley Steve Jobs Noah Wyle
Bill Gates Anthony Michael Hall
RKO 281 Orson Welles Liev Schreiber
Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano Jon Favreau
The Straight Story Alvin Straight Richard Farnsworth
Summer of Sam David Berkowitz Michael Badalucco
To Walk with Lions George Adamson Richard Harris
Tony Fitzjohn John Michie
Topsy-Turvy W. S. Gilbert Jim Broadbent
Arthur Sullivan Allan Corduner

2000s

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Year Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actress
2000 The Audrey Hepburn Story Audrey Hepburn Jennifer Love Hewitt
Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas Javier Bardem
Best George Best John Lynch
The King Is Dancing Jean-Baptiste Lully Boris Terral
Louis XIV of France Benoît Magimel
The Beach Boys: An American Family The Beach Boys Multiple actors
Chopper Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read Eric Bana
Close to Jesus Joseph of Nazareth Tabias Moretti
Mary Magdalene Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Judas Enrico Lo Verso
Thomas Ricky Tognazzi
The Courage To Love Henriette DeLille Vanessa L. Williams
The Crossing George Washington Jeff Daniels
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula Vlad the Impaler Rudolf Martin[4]
The David Cassidy Story David Cassidy Andrew Kavovit
Shirley Jones Dey Young
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story The Monkees Multiple Actors
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar Mammootty
Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts
The Farewell Bertolt Brecht Josef Bierbichler
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Arturo Sandoval Andy Garcia
Growing Up Brady Barry Williams Adam Brody
Florence Henderson Rebeccah Bush
Hendrix Jimi Hendrix Wood Harris
I Dreamed of Africa Kuki Gallmann Kim Basinger
In His Life: The John Lennon Story John Lennon Philip McQuillan Phoenix
In the Light of the Moon Ed Gein Steve Railsback
Isn't She Great Jacqueline Susann Bette Midler
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Joanne Whalley
Joe Gould's Secret Joe Gould Ian Holm
Joseph: King of Dreams Joseph Ben Affleck (voice)
Little Richard Little Richard Leon Robinson
Lumumba Patrice Lumumba Eriq Ebouaney
Men of Honor Carl Brashear Cuba Gooding Jr.
The Miracle Maker Jesus (voice) Ralph Fiennes
Murderous Maids Christine and Lea Papin Sylvie Testud
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Nora Nora Barnacle Susan Lynch
James Joyce Ewan McGregor
One Hundred Steps Giuseppe Impastato Luigi Lo Cascio
Pandaemonium William Wordsworth John Hannah
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Linus Roache
Paul the Apostle Paul of Tarsus Johannes Brandrup
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town Lou Smit Kris Kristofferson
Pollock Jackson Pollock Ed Harris
Quills Marquis de Sade Geoffrey Rush
Rated X Artie Jay Mitchell Charlie Sheen
James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell Emilio Estevez
Remember the Titans Herman Boone Denzel Washington
Ricky 6 Ricky Kasso Vincent Kartheiser
Shadow of the Vampire F. W. Murnau John Malkovich
Max Schreck Willem Dafoe
Steal This Movie! Abbie Hoffman Vincent D'Onofrio
Anita Hoffman Janeane Garofalo
The Three Stooges Moe Howard Paul Ben-Victor
Larry Fine Evan Handler
Curly Howard Michael Chiklis
Shemp Howard John Kassir
Vatel François Vatel Gérard Depardieu
Word and Utopia António Vieira Lima Duarte
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story John Denver Chad Lowe
2001 61* Roger Maris Barry Pepper
Mickey Mantle Thomas Jane
Ali Muhammad Ali Will Smith
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anne Frank Hannah Taylor-Gordon
As̅oka Ashoka Shah Rukh Khan
Attila Attila Gerard Butler
Ayyam El Sadat Anwar Al Sadat Ahmad Zaki
A Beautiful Mind John Nash Russell Crowe
Blow George Jung Johnny Depp
Bojangles Bill Robinson Gregory Hines
Brian's Song Brian Piccolo Sean Maher
Gale Sayers Mekhi Phifer
Bride of the Wind Alma Mahler Sarah Wynter
Gustav Mahler Jonathan Pryce
The Cat's Meow Marion Davies Kirsten Dunst
William Randolph Hearst Edward Herrmann
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story Shirley Temple Emily Hart (older)
Ashley Rose Orr (young)
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky Derek Jacobi
The Gaul Vercingetorix Christopher Lambert
A Huey P. Newton Story Huey P. Newton Roger Guenveur Smith
Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story Def Leppard Multiple Actors
In the Time Of Butterflies Minerva Mirabal Salma Hayek
Iris Iris Murdoch Judi Dench (older)
Kate Winslet (young)
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot Jacqueline Kennedy Jill Hennessy
Ethel Kennedy Lauren Holly
Joan Kennedy Leslie Stefanson
James Dean James Dean James Franco
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Judy Garland Judy Davis (older)
Tammy Blanchard (young)
Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante & Kenny Kimes Sante Kimes Mary Tyler Moore
Kenny Kimes Gabriel Olds
Mad Love Joanna of Castile Pilar López de Ayala
Philip I of Castile Daniele Liotti
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time Nienke van Hichtum Monic Hendrickx
Pieter Jelles Troelstra Jeroen Willems
The Other Side of Heaven John H. Groberg Christopher Gorham
Piñero Miguel Piñero Benjamin Bratt
Riding in Cars with Boys Beverly Donofrio Drew Barrymore
Taurus Vladimir Lenin Leonid Mozgovoy
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story MC Hammer Romany Malco
Der Tunnel Hasso Herschel Heino Ferch
2002 24 Hour Party People Tony Wilson Steve Coogan
Adaptation Charlie Kaufman Nicolas Cage
Susan Orlean Meryl Streep
Amen. Kurt Gerstein Ulrich Tukur[5]
Antwone Fisher Antwone Q. Fisher Derek Luke (adult)
Malcolm David Kelley (child)
Auto Focus Bob Crane Greg Kinnear
Bertie and Elizabeth George VI James Wilby
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Juliet Aubrey
Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Leonardo DiCaprio
Callas Forever Maria Callas Fanny Ardant
Champion Kim Duk-koo Yu Oh-seong
Chi-hwa-seon Owon Choi Min-sik
The Child I Never Was Jürgen Bartsch Tobias Schenke
Chopin: Desire for Love Fryderyk Chopin Piotr Adamczyk
George Sand Danuta Stenka
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Chuck Barris Sam Rockwell
Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer Jeremy Renner
Evelyn Desmond Doyle Pierce Brosnan
Fidel Fidel Castro Víctor Huggo Martin
Frida Frida Kahlo Salma Hayek
Gada Meilin Gada Meiren Deligeer
The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill Albert Finney
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something Gilda Radner Jami Gertz
Gene Wilder Tom Rooney
Gleason Jackie Gleason Brad Garrett
The Hours Virginia Woolf Nicole Kidman
The Kid Stays in the Picture Robert Evans Robert Evans
Lapu-Lapu Lapulapu Lito Lapid
Ferdinand Magellan Dante Rivero
The Legend of Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh Ajay Devgan
The Life of Aleksis Kivi Aleksis Kivi Marko Tiusanen
Madame Satã Madame Satã Lázaro Ramos
The Man Who Saved Christmas A.C. Gilbert Jason Alexander
Martin and Lewis Dean Martin Jeremy Northam
Jerry Lewis Sean Hayes
The Matthew Shepard Story Matthew Shepard Shane Meier
Path to War Lyndon B. Johnson Michael Gambon
The Pianist Władysław Szpilman Adrien Brody
Prince William Prince William Jordan Frieda
The Rookie Jim Morris Dennis Quaid
The Rosa Parks Story Rosa Parks Angela Bassett
Shackleton Ernest Shackleton Kenneth Branagh
The Soul Keeper Sabina Spielrein Emilia Fox
Carl Gustav Jung Iain Glen
Francesco Francis of Assisi Raoul Bova
Ted Bundy Ted Bundy Michael Reilly Burke
Trudeau Pierre Trudeau Colm Feore
Margaret Trudeau Polly Shannon
2003 America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story John F. Kennedy Jr. Kristoffer Polaha
Jackie Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Bisset
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Portia de Rossi
American Splendor Harvey Pekar Paul Giamatti
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Pancho Villa Antonio Banderas
BAADASSSSS! Melvin Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company John Ritter Bret Anthony
Suzanne Somers Jud Tylor
Joyce DeWitt Melanie Deanne Moore
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Benedict Arnold Aidan Quinn
George Washington Kelsey Grammer
Blind Flight John McCarthy Linus Roache
Brian Keenan Ian Hart
Cambridge Spies Guy Burgess Tom Hollander
Donald MacLean Rupert Penry-Jones
Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Norma Aleandro
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster Andrew Luster Jason Gedrick
The Deal Gordon Brown David Morrissey
Tony Blair Michael Sheen
The Elizabeth Smart Story Elizabeth Smart Amber Marshall
Gacy John Wayne Gacy Mark Holton
Gods and Generals Robert E. Lee Robert Duvall
Stonewall Jackson Stephen Lang
Joshua Chamberlain Jeff Daniels
Henry VIII Henry VIII Ray Winstone
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story Stu Ungar Michael Imperioli
Hitler: The Rise of Evil Adolf Hitler Robert Carlyle
Imperium: Augustus Caesar Augustus Peter O' Toole
The Lion in Winter King Henry II Patrick Stewart
Eleanor of Aquitaine Glenn Close
The Lost Prince Prince John Daniel Williams (young)
Matthew James Thomas (older)
Lucy Lucille Ball Rachel York
Desi Arnaz Danny Pino
Luther Martin Luther Joseph Fiennes
Maria Goretti Maria Goretti Martina Pinto
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Cybill Shepherd
Monster Aileen Wuornos Charlize Theron
Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa Olivia Hussey
Ned Kelly Ned Kelly Heath Ledger
The Night We Called It a Day Frank Sinatra Dennis Hopper
Paradise Found Paul Gauguin Kiefer Sutherland
Party Monster Michael Alig Macaulay Culkin
The Pentagon Papers Daniel Ellsberg James Spader
Radio James Robert "Radio" Kennedy Cuba Gooding Jr.
Harold Jones Ed Harris
The Reagans Ronald Reagan James Brolin
Nancy Reagan Judy Davis
Remake Zlatko Topčić Ermin Bravo
Seabiscuit Red Pollard Tobey Maguire
Charles S. Howard Jeff Bridges
Tom Smith Chris Cooper
Shattered Glass Stephen Glass Hayden Christensen
Soraya Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari Anna Valle
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Erol Sander
Spy Sorge Richard Sorge Iain Glen
Stander Andre Stander Thomas Jane
Swimming Upstream Tony Fingleton Jesse Spencer
Sylvia Sylvia Plath Gwyneth Paltrow
Touching the Void Joe Simpson Brendan Mackey
Veronica Guerin Veronica Guerin Cate Blanchett
Wonderland John Holmes Val Kilmer
The Manson Family Charles Manson Marcello Games[6]
2004 Against the Ropes Jackie Kallen Meg Ryan
Aimee Semple McPherson Aimee Semple McPherson Mimi Michaels
Alexander Alexander the Great Colin Farrell
The Assassination of Richard Nixon Samuel Byck Sean Penn
The Aviator Howard Hughes Leonardo DiCaprio
Beautiful Boxer Parinya Charoenphol Asanee Suwan
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett Tricia Helfer
Jaclyn Smith Christina Chambers
Kate Jackson Lauren Stamile
Bettie Page: Dark Angel Bettie Page Paige Richards
Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin Kevin Spacey
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones Jim Caviezel
The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Lacey Chabert & Vanessa Marano
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss Heidi Fleiss Jamie-Lynn Sigler
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Dale Earnhardt Barry Pepper
De-Lovely Cole Porter Kevin Kline
Downfall
Adolf Hitler Bruno Ganz
The Ninth Day Father Jean Bernard Ulrich Matthes
Finding Neverland J. M. Barrie Johnny Depp
Fighter in the Wind Masutatsu Oyama Yang Dong-geun
Hawking Stephen Hawking Benedict Cumberbatch
Helter Skelter Charles Manson Jeremy Davies
Hidalgo Frank Hopkins Viggo Mortensen
Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina Don Cheadle
Ike: Countdown to D-Day Dwight D. Eisenhower Tom Selleck
Kinsey Alfred Kinsey Liam Neeson
The Libertine John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Johnny Depp
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Peter Sellers Geoffrey Rush
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Michael Jackson Flex Alexander
Miracle Herb Brooks Kurt Russell
Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani Andy García
The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara Gael García Bernal
Alberto Granado Rodrigo de la Serna
Nero Nero Hans Matheson
My Nikifor Nikifor Krystyna Feldman
The Mystery of Natalie Wood Natalie Wood Justine Waddell (older)
Elizabeth Rice (teen)
Grace Fulton (young)
Robert Wagner Michael Weatherly
Warren Beatty Matthew Settle
Ray Ray Charles Jamie Foxx
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Stanley Tookie Williams Jamie Foxx
Rikidōzan Rikidōzan Sol Kyung-gu
Khuni Shikder Ershad Sikder Shakib Khan
The Sea Inside Ramon Sampedro Javier Bardem
Something The Lord Made Alfred Blalock Alan Rickman
Vivien Thomas Mos Def
Stage Beauty Edward Kynaston Billy Crudup
Thérèse Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Lindsay Younce
The Blue Butterfly Pete Carlton (The character is based on David Marenger)[7] Marc Donato
2005 2 Filhos de Francisco Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Márcio Kieling
Thiago Mendonça
Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Amber Frey Janel Moloney
Scott Peterson Nathan Anderson
Gloria Allred Nora Dunn
Ambulance Girl Jane Stern Kathy Bates
Aurore Aurore Gagnon Marianne Fortier
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Robin Williams Chris Diamantopoulos
Pam Dawber Erinn Hayes
Blue Swallow Park Kyung-won Jang Jin-young
Bose – The Forgotten Hero Subhas Chandra Bose Sachin Khedekar
Capote Truman Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman
Charles Wesley: Hymns of Praise Charles Wesley John Jackman
Cinderella Man James J. Braddock Russell Crowe
Coach Carter Ken Carter Samuel L. Jackson
Désiré Landru Henri Désiré Landru Patrick Timsit
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar Vishnukanth B. J.
Domino Domino Harvey Keira Knightley
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I of England Helen Mirren
Elvis Elvis Presley Jonathan Rhys Meyers
The Flight That Fought Back Mark Bingham Jason LeGrande
Jeremy Glick Kevin Paul
Gie Soe Hok Gie Nicholas Saputra
Good Night, and Good Luck Edward R. Murrow David Strathairn
The Greatest Game Ever Played Francis Ouimet Shia LaBeouf
The Hunt for the BTK Killer Dennis Rader Gregg Henry
Jarhead Anthony Swofford Jake Gyllenhaal
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration Joseph Smith Nathan Mitchell
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol Wojtyła Piotr Adamczyk
Lords of Dogtown Stacy Peralta John Robinson
Jay Adams Emile Hirsch
Tony Alva Victor Rasuk
Marathon Cho-won[8][circular reference] Cho Seung-woo
Martha: Behind Bars Martha Stewart Cybill Shepherd
Mrs. Harris Jean Harris Annette Bening
Mrs Henderson Presents Laura Henderson Judi Dench
Murder Unveiled Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu Anita Majumdar
My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell Eugene Simon
The New World John Smith Colin Farrell
Pocahontas Q'orianka Kilcher
The Notorious Bettie Page Bettie Page Gretchen Mol
Pierrepoint Albert Pierrepoint Timothy Spall
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II Cary Elwes (young), Jon Voight (old)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Evelyn Ryan Julianne Moore
The Queen's Sister Princess Margaret Lucy Cohu
Riot at the Rite Vaslav Nijinsky Adam Garcia
The Rising Mangal Pandey Aamir Khan
The Rocket Maurice Richard Roy Dupuis
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl Julia Jentsch
Stoned Brian Jones Leo Gregory
Imperium: Saint Peter Saint Peter Omar Sharif
The Sun Emperor Hirohito Issey Ogata
Trump Unauthorized Donald Trump Justin Louis
Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story Walter Gretzky Tom McCamus
Wayne Gretzky Kristen Holden-Ried
Walk the Line Johnny Cash Joaquin Phoenix
June Carter Cash Reese Witherspoon
Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt Kenneth Branagh
Eleanor Roosevelt Cynthia Nixon
The World's Fastest Indian Burt Munro Anthony Hopkins
2006 Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa Albert Schweitzer Jeff McCarthy
Alien Autopsy Ray Santilli Declan Donnelly
Gary Shoefield Anthony McPartlin
Amazing Grace William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd
John Newton Albert Finney
The Amazing Grace John Newton Nick Moran
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Beau Brummell James Purefoy
The Black Dahlia Elizabeth Short Mia Kirshner
The Borgia Rodrigo Borgia Lluís Homar
Cesare Borgia Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Catch a Fire Patrick Chamusso Derek Luke
Color of the Cross Jesus Jean-Claude La Marre
The Death of Poe Edgar Allan Poe Mark Redfield
Driving Lessons Jeremy Brock Rupert Grint
El Benny Benny Moré Renny Arozarena
El Cantante Héctor Lavoe Marc Anthony
Factory Girl Edie Sedgwick Sienna Miller
Faith like Potatoes Angus Buchan Frank Rautenbach
The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale Fantasia Barrino Fantasia Barrino (older)
Jamia Simone Nash (young)
Fearless Huo Yuanjia Jet Li
Find Me Guilty Giacomo "Jackie" DiNorscio Vin Diesel
The Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree Jonny Lee Miller
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Diane Arbus Nicole Kidman
Glory Road Don Haskins Josh Lucas
The Good Shepherd James Jesus Angleton Matt Damon
Goya's Ghosts Francisco Goya Stellan Skarsgård
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Dito Montiel Robert Downey Jr. (older)
Shia LaBeouf (young)
Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare Hannibal Alexander Siddig
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross Henry Dunant Thomas Jouannet
Hollywoodland George Reeves Ben Affleck
Infamous Truman Capote Toby Jones
Invincible Vince Papale Mark Wahlberg
Karla Karla Homolka Laura Prepon
Paul Bernardo Misha Collins
Klimt Gustav Klimt John Malkovich
The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin Forest Whitaker
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Kirsten Dunst
Milarepa Milarepa Jamyang Lodro
Miss Potter Beatrix Potter Renée Zellweger
The Nativity Story Mary of Nazareth Keisha Castle-Hughes
Joseph of Nazareth Oscar Isaac
One Night with the King Esther Tiffany Dupont
King Xerxes 1 Luke Goss
Peaceful Warrior Dan Millman Scott Mechlowicz
Provoked Kiranjit Ahluwalia Aishwarya Rai
The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher Gardner Will Smith
Pushkin: The Last Duel Alexander Pushkin Sergei Bezrukov
The Queen HM Queen Elizabeth II Helen Mirren
Raising Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer Rusty Sneary
Requiem Anneliese Michel Sandra Hüller
The Ron Clark Story Ron Clark Matthew Perry
Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs Joseph Cross
Stan Stan Laurel Jim Norton (old), Nik Howden (young)
Oliver Hardy Trevor Cooper (old), Mike Goodenough (young)
Take the Lead Pierre Dulaine Antonio Banderas
United 93 Mark Bingham Cheyenne Jackson
Jeremy Glick Peter Hermann
The Water Is Wide Pat Conroy Jeff Hephner
We Are Marshall Jack Lengyel Matthew McConaughey
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Geralyn Lucas Sarah Chalke
Wild Romance Herman Brood Daniël Boissevain
World Trade Center John McLoughlin Nicolas Cage
Will Jimeno Michael Peña
2007 American Gangster Frank Lucas Denzel Washington
An American Crime Sylvia Likens Elliot Page[a]
Gertrude Baniszewski Catherine Keener
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Jesse James Brad Pitt
Robert Ford Casey Affleck
Assembly Gu Zidi Zhang Hanyu
Becoming Jane Jane Austen Anne Hathaway
The Black Pimpernel Harald Edelstam Michael Nyqvist
Breach Robert Hanssen Chris Cooper
Charlie Wilson's War Charlie Wilson Tom Hanks
Clare and Francis Clare of Assisi Mary Petruolo
Francis of Assisi Ettore Bassi
Control Ian Curtis Sam Riley
Colour Me Kubrick Alan Conway John Malkovich
The Counterfeiters Salomon Smolianoff Karl Markovics
Crazy Hank Garland Waylon Payne
Dark Matter Gang Lu Liu Ye
Eight Miles High Uschi Obermaier Natalia Avelon
Diana: Last Days of a Princess Diana, Princess of Wales Genevieve O'Reilly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jean-Dominique Bauby Mathieu Amalric
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield Ed Gein Kane Hodder
Eichmann Adolf Eichmann Thomas Kretschmann
El Greco El Greco Nick Ashdon
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Elizabeth I Cate Blanchett
Freedom Writers Erin Gruwell Hilary Swank
Gandhi, My Father Mahatma Gandhi Darshan Jariwala
Harilal Gandhi Akshaye Khanna
Ganes Remu Aaltonen Eero Milonoff
Albert Järvinen Jussi Nikkilä
Cisse Häkkinen Olavi Uusivirta
Ile Kallio Timo Tikka
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Genghis Khan Takashi Sorimachi
Georg Georg Ots Marko Matvere
Goodbye Bafana James Gregory Joseph Fiennes
Nelson Mandela Dennis Haysbert
The Gray Man Albert Fish Patrick Bauchau
The Great Debaters Melvin B. Tolson Denzel Washington
James L. Farmer Sr. Forest Whitaker
James Farmer Denzel Whitaker
The Hoax Clifford Irving Richard Gere
Hwang Jin Yi Hwang Jin Yi Song Hye Kyo
I'm Not There Bob Dylan Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw.
Into The Wild Christopher McCandless Emile Hirsch
Jump! Philippe Halsman Ben Silverstone
The Killing of John Lennon Mark David Chapman Jonas Ball
The King Graham Kennedy Stephen Curry
La Vie En Rose Édith Piaf Marion Cotillard
Manolete Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez Adrien Brody
My Boy Jack Jack Kipling Daniel Radcliffe
Neal Cassady Neal Cassady Tate Donovan
A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl Angelina Jolie
Daniel Pearl Dan Futterman
Miss Austen Regrets Jane Austen Olivia Williams
Mongol Genghis Khan Tadanobu Asano
Music Within Richard Pimentel Ron Livingston
My Father Hwang Nam-cheol Kim Yeong-cheol
Nightwatching Rembrandt Martin Freeman
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi Chiara Mastroianni (voice)
Pride Jim Ellis Terrence Howard
Rescue Dawn Dieter Dengler Christian Bale
Rise of the Footsoldier Carlton Leach Ricci Harnett
Romulus, My Father Romulus Gaita Eric Bana
Raimond Gaita Kodi Smit-McPhee
Saint Mary Mary (mother of Jesus) Shabnam Gholikhani
Shake Hands with the Devil Roméo Dallaire Roy Dupuis
The Singer Héctor Lavoe Raul Carbonell
Sybil Shirley Ardell Mason Tammy Blanchard
Talk to Me Ralph "Petey" Greene Don Cheadle
Tears of a King Elvis Presley Matt Lewis
The Ten Commandments Moses Ben Kingsley (voice)
Theresa: The Body of Christ Saint Teresa of Ávila Paz Vega
What We Do Is Secret Darby Crash Shane West
26 Years Diary Lee Su-hyon Lee Tae-sung
Zodiac Robert Graysmith Jake Gyllenhaal
2008 Admiral Alexander Kolchak Konstantin Habensky
Amália Amália Rodrigues Sandra Barata
Billy: The Early Years Billy Graham Armie Hammer
Bronson Charles Bronson Tom Hardy
Cadillac Records Leonard Chess Adrien Brody
Muddy Waters Jeffrey Wright
Etta James Beyoncé Knowles
Cass Cass Pennant Nonso Anozie
Céline Céline Dion Christine Ghawi (older)
Jodelle Ferland (young)
Che Che Guevara Benicio del Toro
Changeling Christine Collins Angelina Jolie
Chapter 27 Mark David Chapman Jared Leto
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Shirley MacLaine (older)
Barbora Bobuľová (young)
The Curse of Steptoe Harry H. Corbett Jason Isaacs
Wilfrid Brambell Phil Davis
Defiance Tuvia Bielski Daniel Craig
Zus Bielski Liev Schreiber
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Ulrike Meinhof Martina Gedeck
Andreas Baader Moritz Bleibtreu
Gudrun Ensslin Johanna Wokalek
The Duchess Georgiana Cavendish Keira Knightley
The Easy Way Albert Spaggiari Jean-Paul Rouve
The Edge of Love Dylan Thomas Matthew Rhys
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Ernie Davis Rob Brown
Flash of Genius Robert Kearns Greg Kinnear
Forever Enthralled Mei Lanfang Leon Lai
Front of the Class Brad Cohen James Wolk
Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon Frank Langella
David Frost Michael Sheen
Hansie Hansie Cronje Frank Rautenbach
House of Saddam Saddam Hussein yigal Naor
Sajida Khairallah Talfah Shohreh Aghdashloo
Hunger Bobby Sands Michael Fassbender
Il Divo Giulio Andreotti Toni Servillo
Ip Man Ip Man Donnie Yen
Jodhaa Akbar Akbar the Great Hrithik Roshan
Jodhabai Aishwarya Rai
John Adams John Adams Paul Giamatti
Abigail Adams Laura Linney
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Alexander Pearce Ciarán McMenamin
Little Ashes Salvador Dalí Robert Pattinson
Federico García Lorca Javier Beltrán
The Longshots Jasmine Plummer Keke Palmer
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin Chi Cao
Max Manus Max Manus Aksel Hennie
The Messiah Jesus Ahmad Soleimani Nia
Milk Harvey Milk Sean Penn
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Jacques Mesrine Vincent Cassel
Muhammad: The Final Legacy Muhammad
Meu Nome Não É Johnny João Guilherme Estrella Selton Mello
The Other Boleyn Girl Mary Boleyn Scarlett Johansson
Anne Boleyn Natalie Portman
Phantom Punch Sonny Liston Ving Rhames
Public Enemy Number One Jacques Mesrine Vincent Cassel
Portrait of a Beauty Sin Yun-bok Kim Min-sun
The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen Matthias Schweighöfer
Red Cliff Zhou Yu Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Zhuge Liang Takeshi Kaneshiro
Cao Cao Zhang Fengyi
Sagan Françoise Sagan Sylvie Testud
Séraphine Séraphine Louis Yolande Moreau
Skin Sandra Laing Sophie Okonedo
Sugar Miguel Santos Algenis Perez Soto
A Tale of Water on the Southern Island Yoichi Hatta Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice)
Valkyrie Col. Claus von Stauffenberg Tom Cruise
Victor Victor Davis Mark Lutz
W. George W. Bush Josh Brolin
Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman Ari Folman (voice)
2009 Agora Hypatia Rachel Weisz
Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Jeroen Krabbé
The Damned United Brian Clough Michael Sheen
Amelia Amelia Earhart Hilary Swank
An Englishman in New York Quentin Crisp John Hurt
The Anna Nicole Smith Story Anna Nicole Smith Willa Ford
The Assailant Manoel Henrique "Besouro Mangangá" Pereira[9][circular reference] Aílton Carmo[citation needed]
Balibo Roger East Anthony LaPaglia
José Ramos-Horta Oscar Isaac
Berdella[10] Robert Berdella Seth Correa
Berlin 36 Gretel Bergmann Karoline Herfurth
Marie Ketteler Sebastian Urzendowsky
The Blind Side Leigh Anne Tuohy Sandra Bullock
Sean Tuohy Tim McGraw
Michael Oher Quinton Aaron
Bright Star John Keats Ben Whishaw
Fanny Brawne Abbie Cornish
Coco Before Chanel Coco Chanel Audrey Tautou
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Coco Chanel Anna Mouglalis
Igor Stravinsky Mads Mikkelsen
Connolly James Connolly Peter Mullan
The Consul of Sodom Jaime Gil de Biedma Jordi Mollà
The Countess Countess Elizabeth Báthory Julie Delpy
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler Anna Paquin
Creation Charles Darwin Paul Bettany
Desert Flower Waris Dirie Liya Kebede
Enid Enid Blyton Helena Bonham Carter
Fortapàsc Giancarlo Siani Libero De Rienzo
Garrow's Law William Garrow Andrew Buchan
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Ben Carson Cuba Gooding Jr.
Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe Joan Allen
Goemon Ishikawa Goemon Yōsuke Eguchi
Grey Gardens Edith Ewing Bouvier Jessica Lange
Edith Bouvier Beale Drew Barrymore
Hilde Hildegard Knef Heike Makatsch
The Informant! Mark Whitacre Matt Damon
Into the Storm Winston Churchill Brendan Gleeson
Invictus Nelson Mandela Morgan Freeman
François Pienaar Matt Damon
John Rabe John Rabe Ulrich Tukur
Julie & Julia Julie Powell Amy Adams
Julia Child Meryl Streep
King Conqueror Peter II of Aragon Tim Roth
Kerala Varma Pazhassiraja Pazhassi Raja Mammootty
The Last Station Leo Tolstoy Christopher Plummer
Margaret Margaret Thatcher Lindsay Duncan
The Mighty Macs Cathy Rush Carla Gugino
Natalee Holloway Natalee Holloway Amy Gumenick
Beth Twitty Tracy Pollan
Joran van der Sloot