Popular History Movies - Page 239
Violets
2025
Violets
2025
In 1945, beneath the oppressive shadow of the Francoist dictatorship, Juan, a university teacher assistant, meets Manuel during a chance encounter at night in a park. With their initial reservations, a complex love story unfolds between them, shaped by the turbulent political climate and the misunderstanding of those around them.The War Prayer
2005
The War Prayer
2005
"In 1904, disgusted by the aftermath of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine-American War, Mark Twain wrote a short anti-war prose poem called "The War Prayer." His family begged him not to publish it, his friends advised him to bury it, and his publisher rejected it, thinking it too inflammatory for the times. Twain agreed, but instructed that it be published after his death, saying famously: None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth."Neptune
2018
Neptune
2018
star 2In 1964, the discovery of secret Nazi documents in the bottom of a lake in the Šumava hits the press worldwide. Years later, it is revealed that the sensational event was orchestrated by the communist regime in a campaign against West Germany, code-named Neptune. Revisiting recent political past of the Cold War in a noir pastiche, this docufiction contributes to the process of myth-making as a necessary construction of our perception of the history.The Call to Arms
1910
The Call to Arms
1910
star 4A Feudal Lord and his bride were visited by their cousin at a time when this Lord was presenting to his bride the family heirloom the Great Ruby of Irskaat. The cousin coveted it, and was determined to secure it. The Lord receives a call to arms and appreciating the danger of leaving this valuable jewel unguarded, buries it in a secluded part of the grounds. His soldiers now assembled, he departs, leaving his wife to the care of his trusted servants. No sooner had he left than the cousin returns with the subterfuge that he will stay at the palace guarding the wife until the Lord's return. This the wife appreciates, believing his tender well meant. Surreptitiously he rids the palace of the servants, placing his own in their stead; The poor woman is now in the absolute power of this despicable villain.1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare
2022
star 3.5Islamic extremist Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji spurs the Malabar riots of 1921 and the Hindu genocide.Titanic: Untold Stories
1997
star 6.1The gripping personal accounts of the people and the tragedy. In never-before-seen footage, we journey with historian Charles Haas, as he descends into the depths of the North Atlantic and guides us on a tour of the RMS Titanic. While recounting tales of triumph and struggle, we see among the many sites the doors where all passengers would have entered, peer through the porthole of a first class cabin, see the davits where the too few lifeboats hung and pause by the mail room where the postal workers heroically died. This unique footage coupled with letters, old stills, artifacts and new recreations tells the amazing human stories of this famous ship as never before.Trenck, der Pandur
1940
Trenck, der Pandur
1940
star 6.2Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of empress Maria Theresia of Austria garnished with espionage and twisted love affairs.Like a Legend
1995
Like a Legend
1995
A movie about Võ Thị Sáu, a Vietnamese schoolgirl who fought as a guerrilla against the French occupiers of Vietnam.The Wyvern Mystery
2000
The Wyvern Mystery
2000
star 5.2After precipitating the death of a tenant with whom he has been feuding, Squire Fairfield brings the dead man's young daughter to live in Wyvern Manor. Alice grows up thinking the squire is her kind benefactor, and falls in love with one of his two sons.Even the Rain
2011
Even the Rain
2011
star 7As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.Primer voto
2015
Primer voto
2015
Yo, Ocaña
2024
Yo, Ocaña
2024
A portrait of the Spanish painter José Pérez Ocaña (1947-83), who used transvestism and performances as his calling card.Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
star 6.8After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.Marion de Lorme
1918
Marion de Lorme
1918
star 8The romantic drama based on the play of the same name, depicting the life of a 17th-century French courtesan.The Lost
2015
The Lost
2015
The Conquest of Constantinople
1951
star 6.4The Turkish Sultan decides to send his armies in war against the remnant of the Roman Empire, Byzantine. All of his advisory council assent to the move with the exception of one aged councilor, who allies himself with the Byzantines, who kidnap the fiancée of the Turkis army leader. The Sultan orders the army leader, along with two others, to proceed to Byzantine for espionage purposes. There, they contact a couple sympathetic to the Turkish cause and, with their home as the base, gather information about the city's defenses. The Byzantines capture the couple and two of the Turks, leaving only the army leader to escape with the vital information. The Turks use it to make an easy conquest, ending the Roman empire, and creating the Ottoman empire.Le Berger
2024
Le Berger
2024
At the beginning of the XXth century, in an isolated mountain village, a little girl must accomplish a rite of passage to join a group of teenagers. Away from the village lives an old shepherd, solitary and mysterious, around whom rumors swirl. When strange phenomena occur, suspicions turn towards him. But everything changes the day the little girl disappears, the village ignites and everything flares up.Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
star 5.9Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.The Capote Tapes
2021
The Capote Tapes
2021
star 5.9A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
