Popular History Movies - Page 161
End of the Spear
2005
End of the Spear
2005
star 6.3"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.Through the Mill
2018
Through the Mill
2018
star 4.9Long live the strike! Lucie Baud, one of the pioneers of the women's movement, went with creativity, fighting spirit and the power of singing against the weapons of male-dominated capitalist society in nineteenth-century France. The film, based on true events, describes the ambitious fight of a silk moth. She stood up for the rights of the female working class to end maltreatment and oppression once and for all. For the revolution in women's rights, she even put her family back and fought to the end for their beliefs.Stork of Hope
2025
Stork of Hope
2025
star 4.5In the early days of World War II, two Jewish brothers lost their parents during the Nazi invasion of Belarus. The boys were imprisoned in a German hospital and found many of their peers there. They were kept in inhuman conditions - hunger, cold, lack of sleep and rest. The only thing the boys had, their treasure - was a family portrait with mom and dad. Before the fascists separated brothers, each of them got half of it.Battle for Saipan
2022
Battle for Saipan
2022
star 5.6On July 7, 1944, a U.S. Army hospital on the remote island of Saipan is overrun by Japanese forces during a relentless attack. Outgunned and surrounded by the enemy, a lone medic puts it all on the line to lead a band of wounded soldiers to safety.Rebellion
2022
Rebellion
2022
star 7.7Joe Arroyo and his musicians will embark together on this psychedelic journey through various hotel rooms. Rebelión is the portrait of a genius in the depths of his intimacy, the throb of a soul in love and tormented by that great love: music. It is a timeless journey through his life, passing through the dark and lonely place where the creative act happens, where his talent is on the surface and his emotions are free, as well as his whims. The story takes place in hotel rooms, overflowing with chaos and the genius of Joe. A hotel room that are many and that, in turn, contains the agony of the genius who sabotages everything he loves to remain free.TNGRI
2012
TNGRI
2012
The Khan of the Mongol aimag secretly sends his warriors to take the princess of Bokhem from the Khan of the Nirut aimag to his prince Sorogto. Because according to the words of Princess Saran and her mother, Queen Gilben, the tribes are discussing the need to give birth to a son who will unite everything under the sky. However, getting the princess is very difficult. Bokhem Khan is protecting the princess from the "crazy tiger Crab" who killed his brother Sargai agi in order to become the Khan of Nirut. A complex story involving the Mongolian aimag general Chuns, his son Beret, the leading warriors Tungar, Suder, Ayanhal, and the Nirut warriors Sukhlai, Khalchir, and Erloy shaman... Who will give birth to the TNGRI boy who will establish peace in the universe?Cuore italiano
2020
The Devils of Monza
1987
The Devils of Monza
1987
star 4.1The young noble Don Monza is caught and thrown out by the nun Virginia de Leva when she catches him flirting with one of her nun sisters across the stone wall between their gardens. He hears the rumor that she'd have an affair with her trustee - so he kills him in a set-up duel and aims to take his place. Against her initial resistance, Monza manages to win her heart - and to get into her bed. This doesn't stay a secret for long, but Monza, now in love, does everything to keep it going.The Great Lillian Hall
2024
star 7.1Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a new play her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.Die schöne Lügnerin
1959
Reign of Terror
1949
Reign of Terror
1949
star 6.8The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.Loneliness
1964
Loneliness
1964
star 8Soviet propaganda film on the struggle against counter-revolution in Tambov region in the first years of Soviet power.Salammbô
1926
Salammbô
1926
star 7Based on the historical novel by Flaubert, "Salammbo" tells the story of the Mercenary War between Carthage and the Barbarians in the third century BC.七七事变
1995
七七事变
1995
Ernest Hemingway: 4 Weddings and a Funeral
2021
star 7A look at the intimacy of the US writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), a man infinitely more complex than his public image suggested, through the story of his relationship with his four wives.Nana
2018
Nana
2018
Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, born in Poland, survived Ravensbruck, Malchow, and Auschwitz, where she was the forced translator of the “Angel of Death”, Dr. Mengele. She dedicated her post-war life to publicly speaking of her survival to the young generations, so that it would never be forgotten or repeated. Alice and Serena, her daughter and granddaughter, explore how Maryla’s fight against intolerance can continue today, in a world where survivors are disappearing, and intolerance, racism and antisemitism are on the rise.Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul
1971
star 9Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev, the movie shows Kyrgyzstan under early Soviet rule; and tells us about opium contrabanda across the border.Recount
2008
Recount
2008
star 6.8In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026
star 6Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation Proclamation; to his death, on the eve of the March on Washington in 1963, his legacy as an activist continues to resonate today.Mother
2016
Mother
2016
Nazi German officers decide to seize a house where the Pelka family of four live. The four members of the family are Otylia, Czeslaw and two little daughters called Terenia and Jania. From that moment on the life of the Pelka family starts hanging by a thread.
