History Movies

The Bay of Happiness

1978

star 8
The film is about the first oil-well in the world in the world in the 1920th.

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

star 5.5
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.

Shepherd of Žemaitsi

1993

Teleplay about the personality and activities of Motiejas Valančiaus, a bishop of Žemaitsi and the problems of the Lithuanian nation in the 19th century.

Bhagavad Gita

1993

An adaptation of the Hindu religious book Bhagavat Gita, an epic centering around two families and their fight for the throne.

Martin Fierro: The Movie

2007

star 8
At late 19th Century, the Argentinean Pampa is changing. Martin Fierro is a renegade that fights against the power and corruption that try to subordinate him and to take away his most precious value: freedom. With his strength and courage, Martin Fierro represents the fight for justice. Based on the most important book of Argentinean Literature, "The Gaucho Martin Fierro", the film intends to rescue the current value of the story and the epic character of Martín Fierro for an audience mainly young, especially students and families.

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

1985

Musical film: Hiromi Go plays a warrior, a gigolo, and an officer spread across a thousand years of history
star 1

Zdivočelá země

1997

Zdivočelá země

1997

star 1

Face of Unity

2014

Face Of Unity is the definitive Nelson Mandela documentary feature and first retrospective to be released since the president's death in late 2013. It includes a never before seen speech where Mandela outlines the groundwork for peace and reconciliation to future generations. The piece also includes tributes to Nelson Mandela from President Barack Obama, Sam Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, George Lucas, Ray Charles, Morgan Freeman, and two former Australian Prime Ministers, among others.

The Life God

1975

Tells the story of "Bao sheng da di"--A marvelous man who wanted to become a doctor so that he could save his mother's life.
star 6.9

La classe degli asini

2015

La classe degli asini

2015

star 6.9

Klapka-Legion

1983

1866. The Habsburg monarchy fight a war against the Italians and the Prussians. General Klapka, who emigrated to England after the fall of the 1848-49 freedom fight of Hungary, exploits the situation and organises a Hungarian legion with the help of the Prussians, then attacking the Austrians in their back sets out to return to Hungary.

We Do It Because

1942

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.
star 7

Patria

2019

Patria

2019

star 7
Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country.

The Birth of Yue Fei

1962

The Birth of Yue Fei is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
star 4.8

Minin and Pozharsky

1939

Minin and Pozharsky

1939

star 4.8
star 5.5

The Mid-Nightmare

1962

The Mid-Nightmare

1962

star 5.5
Essentially an adaptation of Gaston Leroux's classic The Phantom of the Opera, Mid-Nightmare is set in a Huangmei diao teahouse theatre, which an embittered and horribly disfigured ex-performer ‘haunts', looking to extract revenge on his enemies and falling in love with a talented and beautiful, but ultimately unattainable, ingénue.

Young Mothers in the '70s

2016

star 6.4
In the 1970s, the house of Plessis welcomes young pregnant minors. Even though these unborn children are the fruit of love or rape, in this institution, a single slogan: put these girls in the right way. But the day when the revolt rumbles, the mechanism fails... A story deliberately based on real events.
star 7.9

Grandfather's Lamp

2011

Grandfather's Lamp

2011

star 7.9
A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.

Groom of the minister's daughter

1970

star 6
Amira, a flight attendant and daughter of a foreign minister, marries fellow pilot Hassan Ramzy. Her husband, pilot Hassan, disappears in mysterious circumstances on the wedding night. Amira grieves for a while, until she is pressured to get engaged to Kamal, who is also a pilot, and the marriage is agreed upon in Cairo, On the honeymoon, the bride’s father knows the return of the ex-husband, Hassan.