Popular History Movies - Page 184
Execution Day
1990
Execution Day
1990
star 4After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.The Other Conquest
1999
The Other Conquest
1999
star 6.6The film is a drama about the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of Mexico told from the perspective of the indigenous Aztec people. It explores the social, religious, and psychological changes brought about by a historical process of colonization that both defined the American continent and is also highly reminiscent of today’s neocolonialism.Someone
2017
Someone
2017
star 7At the end of World War II, Red Army soldiers bent on brutal revenge for past atrocities attack a German city. Compassion comes from an unlikely source. Based on a true story.Katia
1938
Katia
1938
star 8.5In the middle of the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II made the acquaintance of a young aristocratic girl from the provinces, unruly in character. He falls in love with her and tries to see her again.Üç Əsrə Şahid
2023
Üç Əsrə Şahid
2023
Reflects the rich history, traditions, and development of national shipping in modern times. In addition, the film presents a generalized image of Azerbaijani sailors through the example of the sailor Haji Vahab Aligulu oglu, who lived in 1855-1916.Super Eunuch
2016
Super Eunuch
2016
star 1In China 1644 a young man is castrated/dismembered against his will. However, he gains a somewhat defect super power. Much later he's chosen to escort two concubines on a long, adventurous journey to Beijing.The Roman Orgy
1911
The Roman Orgy
1911
star 5.8The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.Tramuntana
1991
Tramuntana
1991
star 8In the 13th century, desolation and misery lead the inhabitants of a village in the Pyrenees to emigrate to Burriana, in Valencia, a region considered to be the Promised Land. During the journey, love, hatred and suffering will jeopardize their arrival at their longed-for destination. At the same time, they will be involved in the war waged by King James I to reconquer these lands held by the Muslims. Reaching the end of the journey will be an odyssey.铁马英歌
2021
铁马英歌
2021
To a New Shore
1955
To a New Shore
1955
star 8.5The dramatic fates of the Līdumu, Tauriņu, and Pacepļu families from the 1920s to the 1950s. The conflict between the Līdumu and Tauriņu dynasties as a class struggle, ending with the victory of the Līdumu family.Extinguished Flames
1956
Extinguished Flames
1956
star 7.51790, the county of Szerém. József Hajnóczy, a democrat and a reformer is deprived of his position as vice-steward of the county because he is not born a nobleman.Goodbye Bafana
2007
Goodbye Bafana
2007
star 6.9The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.Conversion
2014
Conversion
2014
In this contemporary take on the ancient Greek tragedy “The Bacchae” by Euripides, Dionysus, the god of wine, madness, divine ecstasy and of the arts is a downtown fashion photographer with a gluten allergy, who, along with his model Maenads, lures the rational and civilized King Pentheus into his hotel party of debauchery.Kanaka Purandara
1988
Kanaka Purandara
1988
star 7About the saints Kanaka and Purandara who led the Bhakti movement, which insisted that theological language be spoken in popular dialect rather than Sanskrit.Panzers Attack!
1940
Panzers Attack!
1940
Rare wartime featurette introduced by General Heinz Guderian covering the German breakthrough at Sedan during World War 2Four Days in September
1997
star 7.5Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.Florence Nightingale
1915
Florence Nightingale
1915
The film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854–56).Salvatore Giuliano
1962
Salvatore Giuliano
1962
star 7.5Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.The Ploy
2016
The Ploy
2016
star 5.9In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.Without Prejudice
1947
Without Prejudice
1947
star 7.7The film was made on the basis of the literary version of events in the life of the famous Russian ethnographer, anthropologist, biologist and traveler who studied the indigenous population of South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania.
