Popular History Movies - Page 229
The Tower of Nesle
1937
The Tower of Nesle
1937
star 9In the 13th century, lovers hurried to the door of Marguerite de Bourgogne. The aristocrat who every day was indulged in orgies that were famous throughout the country. What the suitors do not know is that they will inevitably be executed the day after these festivities and thrown to the Seine.It Happened in Paris
1932
It Happened in Paris
1932
Directed by MJ Weisfeldt and starring Ranny Weeks and Eva Lorraine is a remake of the lost 1915 Theda Bara film "Two Orphans".The Conscience
2021
The Conscience
2021
star 10Petrograd, Soviet Union, 1920s. Boris Letush, devastated by a personal tragedy, feels the need to put his conscience and his principles before the demands of the cruel system he serves, where law and justice are systematically ignored.What's My Line At 25
1975
What's My Line At 25
1975
star 9A retrospective of the classic game show, What's My Line, in which a four-member celebrity panel attempted to identify a contestant's occupation through yes or no questions. In addition, each episode featured a celebrity mystery guest that the panelists tried to identify the guest while blindfolded. The show ran from 1950-1967 and prominently featured John Daly, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen. This documentary looked back on the show 25 years after it premiered.Bang Rajan
2000
Bang Rajan
2000
star 6.4Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.Chosin
2010
Chosin
2010
star 7.7At the height of the Korean War, 15,000 U.S. troops were trapped and outnumbered 10-to-1. In a harrowing battle, these soldiers fought 78-miles to freedom and saved the lives of 98,000 refugees. After 60 years of silence, the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history.Whispering Shadows
2024
Whispering Shadows
2024
star 10An unsolved mystery. A haunting discovery. Shadows that hide more than darkness. Whispering Shadows—where curiosity could be your undoing. A Short Film by Paradigm ClubLe Pen : Secrets, pardons et trahisons
2019
star 6Investigation into the Le Pen family, which has been a prominent presence on the political stage for three generations, with two of its members reaching the second round of the presidential election.Les Unwanted de Europa
2018
star 6.6In February 1939, the paths of those fleeing Francoist Spain on one side and the advancing Nazis on the other crossed along the Pyrenees. Anarchists and socialists, Jews and partisans, in an exodus with no safe destination. Among them Walter Benjamin, one of the greatest European intellectuals of the 20th century.Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
star 5.9Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet, journalist and revolutionary and libertarian teacher of the early twentieth century, known for its sexual liberalism, which shocked the pre-Revolution in the state of Paraíba during 1930. His love for João Dantas eventually forge João Pessoa's death, at that time, governor of of Paraíba. These events served as a trigger for the a revolution.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.Benkei and Ushiwakamaru
1999
This is the story of the extraordinary Benkei, who after having met his enemy Yoshitsune in his childhood (then named 'Ushiwaka') came to guard him as a lifetime partner in later years.Hideout
2020
Hideout
2020
star 7Ukraine, 1946. Orest, commander of an insurgent squad, is in a hideout together with his pregnant wife Eva and several fighters. The NKVD surrounds the insurgents. The captain of the commissariat squad gives Orest a choice: he either gives Eva out or accepts an unequal fight.Socrates
1971
Socrates
1971
star 7.1A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.1939-1940: A Strange Defeat
2026
star 6.5In late summer 1939, the French learned that Adolf Hitler had attacked Poland. On September 3, France entered the war, twenty years after the carnage of World War I. Although France was considered the world’s leading military power, with a vast empire and a powerful ally in the United Kingdom, everyone was overcome with a sense of dread. Yet the fighting would not begin until May 1940 and would end with France’s defeat in June. How did the French people experience those few months—among the most decisive and darkest in the country’s history?Mycelium
2023
Mycelium
2023
Hungry for a better life, a mother and her daughter embark on a perilous journey across a famine landscape in the hope of making it to the boat alive. An interdisciplinary film about the natural cycle of death and rebirth, submerging us into our past, and connecting us with our future.Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
2019
star 6.3Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a brave Telugu chieftain who took up arms in 1846 to protest against the numerous arbitrariness and crimes perpetrated by the leaders and military forces of the East India Company.Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945
star 5.9Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.Foxhole
2021
Foxhole
2021
star 6.2Unfolding over the span of 36 hours in three separate wars – The American Civil War, World War I, and Iraq – FOXHOLE follows five soldiers confined in a foxhole as they grapple with morality, futility, and an increasingly volatile combat situation. Casting the same five actors in each episode, the film depicts the shifting roles of race and gender over time against the backdrop of the seemingly endless human struggle for power and domination. (Olivia Belluck)
