Popular History Movies - Page 222
Sunset Song
2015
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
star 7.3The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.The Era of Woman
2026
Tower of London
1939
Tower of London
1939
star 6.1In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.Sid & Judy
2019
Sid & Judy
2019
star 7.4Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.Bashi-Achuki
1956
Bashi-Achuki
1956
star 6.2The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia. An Imeretian youth nicknamed as Bashi-Achuk is a real exterminator of the Persians. He attacks the Persian escort and sets free the Georgian women who were supposed to be locked up in the Shah’s harem. Bashi-Achuk’s twin sisters are among the rescued captives. Abdushahil, a Persian warrior who was defeated by Bashi-Achuk in wrestling, falls in love with Mzisa, Bashi-achuk’s sister. Mzisa brings Abdushahil to the camp of the Georgian rebels. Abdushahil learns that he is a Georgian too. As a child he was kidnapped and brought up in Persia. Abdushahil’s army gives up and the Georgians win the battle.1939 Battle of Westerplatte
2013
star 5.4September 1st, 1939. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein marks the start of World War II by firing on the garrison stationed at the Westerplatte peninsula in Poland.Care That Comes from the Heart
2025
After years of living abroad, Luisa comes home to surprising news: an engagement to the wealthy bachelor Diego, much to the dismay of her secret lover, the farm boy Anton. Can love keep them safe when everything else falls apart? Philippine Airlines’ latest inflight safety video is a full-blown telenovela—packed with drama, heated confrontations, and heartbreaking tears—to keep you watching until the very end.Laïcité, l'exception française - 120 ans, et maintenant ?
2025
The 1905 law proclaiming the separation of church and state is 120 years old. This law affirms freedom of conscience and religious freedom. It is considered the founding text of secularism. Secularism is the subject of endless controversy and debate.The Girl with the Instagram
2019
star 7Nagyvárad, Hungary, 1944. From February to June, Eva Heyman, a 13-year-old Jewish girl, wrote a diary describing the harsh conditions of her life under Nazi occupation. How would she have told her story if she had used Instagram?Double Crossbones
1951
Double Crossbones
1951
star 6Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
star 6.9Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.Special Unit - The First Murder
2025
star 7.2Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.The Siege of Manchester
1965
star 9A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.Jules Ferry
1993
Jules Ferry
1993
The romanticized life story of lawyer and journalist Jules Ferry, who fought for the freedom of citizens.Pharaoh
1966
Pharaoh
1966
star 6.8Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ambitious pharaoh is putting up a fight against a powerful clan of priests usurping rule over the country.The Ideal Palace
2019
The Ideal Palace
2019
star 6.9Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.A Twelve-Year Night
2018
A Twelve-Year Night
2018
star 7.4Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.The Hindenburg
1996
The Hindenburg
1996
star 7.5The history of lighter than air transportation culminating in the Hindenburg explosion which gets thoroughly covered and analyzed.Case of Umon: Red Lizard
1962
Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.
