Movies: Adventurer

A special examining the appeal of real-life daredevils and heroic figures compared with their fictional counterparts as portrayed in adventure films....

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This Warner Bros. The Sports Parade series short chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. Led by Norman D. Nevills, nine men undertake a nineteen days trip in three specially built...

High up in the Northern California mountains there is a place, where not too many get to visit. Its called - The Emerald Triangle, real mecca of Americas cannabis game. Follow a ukrainian journalist Luka on a journey that explores lifes of real growe...

In 1886 the 20 years old Percy Fitzpatrick from Kaapstad sets out for the Delagoa bay in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way he prevents the weakly puppy Jock being drowned and adopts him. But when they finally reach the destination of his journey,...

An adventurer finds himself alone, washed ashore on an unknown island, will he be able to make it out alive or will the dangers of the forest be his demise?...

Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings....

This educational program for children invites the viewer to interact with the characters on screen through singing, clapping, and dancing. Animated hosts Leo, June, Quincy, Annie, and Rocket explore a Mexican butterfly garden, Niagara Falls, and an O...

Bikes for Africa is an entertaining, insightful and moving documentary following the life adventures of Hap Cameron and Mandy Todd, and their attempt to help implement a self sustainable bike workshop in rural Namibia with a container load secondhand...

In a whimsical adventure, Otto Van Walrus creates a mischievous RoboPuffin to outshine the real puffins. Led by Johnny Puff, the feathered friends train to defend their home. Join the fun as they battle wits and show the power of teamwork....

Wingsuit BASE jumping is often presented as a thrill seeking adrenaline rush. Spellbound takes us deeper into the more contemplative aspects of jumping, as David Walden and friends venture into the mountains around his home in New Zealand. Beautiful...

Seven adventurers embark on an expedition in the world's most hostile environment, The Arctic. Starting from the Southernmost peninsula of Spitsbergen Svalbard, they travel to the Northernmost part of the Island lasting for 40 days....

An adventurous boy and without fear of falling between rocks, ventures outside a campsite in Porto Moniz, Portugal where he finds a tunnel associated with a local legend that says it has no end and whoever enters gets completely lost....

La Cordée de Rêve traces the great alpine journey made from August 2000 to February 2001 by Patrick Berhault. His great crossing of the Alps, here told to his daughter, will be done sometimes alone, sometimes surrounded by friends: Patrick Gabarrou, ...

J. Warren Kerrigan plays the standard Vance hero, a devil-may-care Irish mercenary named Terrence O'Rourke. While knocking about in India, O'Rourke comes into possession of the Pool of Flame, a valuable ruby stolen from a Hindu temple. Typically, who...

An adventurer is promised $1 million if he can recover a fortune in pearls, but they are guarded by a tribe of fierce natives....

No-one expected an ordinary scout camp would turn into an extraordinary adventure that the children would never forget. The camp is situated near an ancient castle in a forest which the teachers consider as a peaceful and harmless place. But as the n...

To honor his father, Keith Doubman walks from Lewes, Delaware, to San Francisco, California, raising money for cancer research....

One evening, Didi sat in front of the computer and called his mother to come and play with him. But mother was busy. “You’re always busy when I need you!” Didi was angry, “I need you now!” Didi, an impatient boy, embarks on a fascinating journey to ...

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