Popular History Movies - Page 151
大汉风18：霸王别姬
2006
Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa
1982
star 7A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying 836 schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru.A Cooler Climate
2022
A Cooler Climate
2022
star 8In 1960, acclaimed filmmaker James Ivory traveled to Afghanistan to shoot scenes for a documentary that was never completed. In 2022, he decided to revisit this unique footage, which takes him back to his adventurous youth.LA 92
2017
LA 92
2017
star 7.7Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.The Inventor of Dreams
2013
Centered on two young boys, an aristocrat and a native, chronicles the period in which Brazil went from colony to the center of the Portuguese Empire.A Chivalrous Romance
2000
A Chivalrous Romance
2000
star 10The action of the movie is set in the late 11th century Constantinople during the time of the 1st Crusade. The crusaders need the help of the emperor Alexius to get to Jerusalem while the latter tries to do his best to get rid of the unwelcome guests. At the same time Caesar Nicephorus plays his own game and betrays his royal fiancée Anna Comnena while trying to win the heart of the beautiful countess Brigitta.Vikramaadhithan
1962
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
A kind-hearted deed for an old friend leads Dodger to break into 10 Downing Street.The Fall of Otrar
1991
The Fall of Otrar
1991
star 6.9A staggering historical epic about the intrigue and turmoil of the East Asian civilization of Otrar, before its systematic destruction at the hands of Genghis Khan.Thunder Ninja Kids 2: Wonderful Mission
1990
star 4.8The highest spiritual symbol of the Capa Ninja Clan, the Buddha statue, resurfaces after being stolen from them years ago. Three groups set out to get the statue...let the battles begin!Le déserteur
2008
Le déserteur
2008
star 4.4It tells the story of Georges Guénette, a deserter from the Canadian Army during World War II, who was shot and killed by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Gracias Gauchito
2018
Gracias Gauchito
2018
star 3The legend of the life of Antonio 'Gauchito' Gil and the construction of the myth are axes of this story. 40 years after his death, an old man goes through the towns telling the legend of the pagan saint. He tells the story of his miracles and the exploits of the Gaucho, who knew how to do justice in times of war.Kidnapped
2023
Kidnapped
2023
star 7.3The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.Ghettos in the Holocaust
2023
star 7.5The gruesome story of the Jewish ghettos during the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe in the dark days of World War II, based on the records written by their inhabitants, who bear witness to the human tragedy of the Shoah; but also to an indomitable will to live.Nail Bomber: Manhunt
2021
Nail Bomber: Manhunt
2021
star 6.5This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator. He terrorized a city, seeking to ignite a race war but justice was served by those who wouldn't let his hate win.Kill Pinochet
2020
Kill Pinochet
2020
star 6.5Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.Julius Caesar
1970
Julius Caesar
1970
star 5.9All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.Missak Manouchian and the Red Poster
2024
star 7.6In February 1944, in a courtyard at Fresnes Prison, the Germans staged a spectacle to stigmatize a group of communist resistance fighters—all foreigners and mostly Jewish—who had been arrested a few weeks earlier. The propaganda aimed to discredit these fighters, portraying them as terrorists and criminals, even though they had managed to carry out numerous attacks against the occupiers in Paris. The red poster, plastered in thousands of copies across the country, would immortalize them in legend. They were subsequently executed at Mont-Valérien, near Paris. Missak Manouchian, the Armenian who led these fighters, now embodies this group in the collective memory as he is enshrined in the Panthéon, on behalf of all his comrades, 80 years after their execution.I Loved You More than Life
1985
star 8.7Biopic about general Hazi Aslanov, who died fighting Germans in WW2.Soul of the Game
1996
Soul of the Game
1996
star 4.9In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to sign a black player and only one player will be the first to take the field. The Brooklyn Dodgers want to make the deal that will make history. But the man they choose will have to be more than a great player - he has to have the charisma of a star. It soon comes down to three powerful and extraordinary players: legendary pitcher Satchel Paige; the greatest hitter in baseball Josh Gibson; and a rookie by the name of Jackie Robinson. Three player - three friends - three champions. Together they are unbeatable - but only one will cross the home plate into history.
