Popular History Movies - Page 186
The Quinta's Ghost
2025
The Quinta's Ghost
2025
star 7In seclusion at La Quinta del Sordo, Goya confronts illness, memories, and haunting visions, exorcising his demons through the Black Paintings —sacrificing peace, sanity, and self to immortalize his torment.Divadlo Svoboda
2011
Divadlo Svoboda
2011
Sahel: Pátria ou Morte
2025
For decades, the countries of the African Sahel region have been targets of colonialism and exploitation by France and other Western powers. This documentary addresses the popular resistance and new paths of development forged by Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali after experiencing civil and military uprisings in recent years. The film explores the popular resistance that sustains the revolution in the three Sahel countries and was made after extensive coverage of the ongoing social dynamics and geopolitical disputes.Lilith: Ouverture
2021
Lilith: Ouverture
2021
Hands Up!
2005
Hands Up!
2005
star 7.2A Chinese peasant tries to protect a student from being caught during the Japanese invasion of the village.Sandesaya
1960
Sandesaya
1960
star 9Sandesaya (Sinhalese language word meaning The Message) is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka. It was directed by Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries. It was produced by K. Gunaratnam on behalf of the Cinemas Company on the request of Raj Kapoor.Fall From Grace
1990
Fall From Grace
1990
star 6.5Jim Bakker establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. However, they are removed from P.T.L, the ministry that they had established in 1987.Love in Thoughts
2004
Love in Thoughts
2004
star 6.3A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.Upstairs Inferno
2015
Upstairs Inferno
2015
star 5.6On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire — an event that, for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History."Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
star 5.5Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.Ashik Kerib
1988
Ashik Kerib
1988
star 6.2Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness.Ekvtime: Man of God
2018
Ekvtime: Man of God
2018
star 9Man who was a Guardian of The National Treasure of his homeland Sakartvelo (Georgia) in France placed in 39 big boxes, did not lose any item and brought it back in 1945 after 24 years of struggle and became a national hero.Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
star 7The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.Witnesses
2021
Witnesses
2021
star 1David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris face ridicule and persecution when they claim to have seen angels and hefted golden plates containing ancient inscriptions.The Sorrow of Brook Steppe
1995
star 6Tells the tragic story of Mongolian herders in defense of their homeland against the invaders.Shin Karate Jigokuhen
1990
A returning veteran and karateka from WW2 starts working for the yakuza, looking for a man strong enough to kill him. After becoming a karate champion, he joins an Italian woman who is looking for revenge against the nazis who killed her family.Moscow Skies
1944
Moscow Skies
1944
star 7.4Based on the play of the same name by Georgi Mdivani. In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.Forever and a Day
1943
Forever and a Day
1943
star 7.5In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.Nell Gwyn
1934
Nell Gwyn
1934
star 6.7King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.血泊皇陵
1990
