History Movies

star 5.5

Young Russia

1984

Young Russia

1984

star 5.5
The film is set in the era of Peter I The Great, on the Russian North. The plot revolves around the fate of three people: Captain-Commander Sylvester Ievlev, customs army lieutenant Athanasius Krykov vaster and-White Sea Ivan Ryabov. Ivan Ryabov - a real historical character. In 1701, during the defense of Arkhangelsk from the Swedish military squadron of Charles XII, accomplished the feat as a vaster under the guise of traitors planted swedish flagship aground under fire from shore batteries.

Ballad for a Bandit

1979

star 9
The film version of the theatre musical production by the "Divadlo na provazku" in Brno tells the tale of legendary bandit Nikola Šuhaj from Koločava.

Since

1966

Since

1966

Andy Warhol's experimental reconstruction of the assassination of the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, which serves as his critical commentary on the way the media presented the tragic event.
star 3

Dharmputra

1961

Dharmputra

1961

star 3
The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

1995

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Fear No Evil

1945

The life of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western Monasticism.

The Great American Mug

1945

star 6.5
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
star 6.4

Asier ETA biok

2014

Asier ETA biok

2014

star 6.4
Asier and I grew up in the Basque Country. But one day he disappeared, later I found out he had joined ETA.

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

1938

star 10
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.

The Patriots

1963

Thomas Jefferson has just returned from France, hoping to relax with his daughters at Monticello. George Washington however, has a favor to ask of him. Hit by tough political opposition, specifically afraid of rising monarch strength, he urges Jefferson to become his Secretary of State. Jefferson accepts, albeit grudgingly. Not long after, he is battling his archrival, Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist just before his election in 1800.
star 6

Dearest Anita

2019

Dearest Anita

2019

star 6
In the wake of her passing, fans of the late Hong Kong icon Anita Mui strive to save and return a collection of fan-given gifts that are destined for the landfill. As the items find they way back to the original senders, personal stories of friendship and fandom with the superstar begin to emerge.
star 6

Dawn of the Nazis

2017

Dawn of the Nazis

2017

star 6
How Germany was when its people entered the nightmare of World War II? Despair and fear lead a hungry population to follow the chilling call of just one man to world domination. A real-life horror story, an ominous tale of violence and deception, which takes place from 1919 to 1934. (Entirely made up of restored, colorized archival footage.)
star 6

The Prime Minister

1941

The Prime Minister

1941

star 6
Directed by Thorold Dickinson.
star 6.3

Battal Gazi Destanı

1971

Battal Gazi Destanı

1971

star 6.3
Depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi.

The Plague in Florence

1919

star 6.1
Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture the woman can be carried out, then turns the city's churches into dens of sexual debauchery. Acts of evil and corruption continue unabated until the arrival of Death, who brings with her a horrible plague which she is about to loose upon the city.
star 8.3

Radetzkymarsch

1965

Radetzkymarsch

1965

star 8.3
The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon the novel by Joseph Roth.

The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty

2023

star 10
The story of legendary actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982), and his children, Jane (1937) and Peter (1940-2019), who would become famous performers in their own right, pop culture icons, and political and social activists; three members of Hollywood royalty who maintained a tense and complicated relationship.

By the Will of Chingis Khan

2009

star 5
Three childhood friends. Three sworn brothers. One was initiated into the sacrament and grew up to be a great shaman. The other two followed the path of war and the nation recognised them as leaders. But only one of them was to become the ruler of the entire steppe. He was chosen by the Eternal Blue Sky and the Sky itself put him on a trial. Love for a woman will make him a warrior. Allegiance to the law will lead him to fratricide. Striving for peace will force him to start war. The council of nine tribes, speaking nine tongues, proclaimed him the sovereign and gave him the name of an ancient deity - Genghis Kahn.